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Paraliparis operculosus Andriashev, 1979 Longeared snailfish |
| Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 12.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 380 - 1010 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southern Ocean: Kerguelen, Skif Seamount (SW of Kerguelen) and off Heard Island. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 53-58; Anal soft rays: 48-53; Vertebrae: 59-64. This species is characterized by the following: broad head; ventral and transverse mouth; smaller chin pores than mandibular pores and markedly approximated; opercular opening do not extend below 2nd and 3rd pectoral-fin rays; operculum about 1/3 HL; very large opercular lobe, extending far past of pectoral; rays of pectoral fin evenly decreasing in length without forming marked notch. Colour of peritoneum black, stomach dark brown to black (Ref. 44814). | |||
| Biology: | A 1.45 cm SL fry was caught in the mesopelagic zone (Ref. 44814). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||