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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335); meganchus: Named for its large opercular opening (Ref. 5070).
More on author: Andriashev.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 220 - 1145 m (Ref. 51661), usually 220 - 850 m (Ref. 30823). Deep-water; 60°S - 67°S
Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068). Southern Ocean: South Orkney Island (Ref. 30823), South Shetland Islands, and Bransfield Strait.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5196)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 51-58;
Anal
soft rays: 44 - 56;
Vertebrae: 57 - 63. Gill slit extending ventrally in front of pectoral rays 13-14; presence of a suture between upper and lower hypural and of a dorsal procurrent ray; brown spotted peritoneum (Ref. 36325).
Feeds on benthic and epibenthic invertebrates, mainly mysids, gammarid amphipods, and sipunculids.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Stein, D.L. and A.P. Andriashev, 1990. Liparididae. p. 231-255. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5196)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): -0.8 - 0.9, mean 0.1 °C (based on 55 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00237 - 0.01161), b=3.15 (2.96 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.44 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).