Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 120 - 1055 m (Ref. 51661). Deep-water; 53°S - 61°S
Southern Ocean: South Georgia Island and the Crozet Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5070)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 62 - 66; Anal soft rays: 57 - 62; Vertebrae: 68 - 74. This species is characterized by the following: no pyloric caeca; terminal mouth; weakly notched pectoral fin; opening of opercle extends down to 1st-3rd pectoral fin rays; head 18-20%, anteanal distance 28-31% SL; peritoneum black, stomach dark brown (Ref. 44814).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Andriyashev, A.P., 1994. Review of Liparidae (Scorpaeniformes) from Subantarctic islands of the Indian ocean, with a description of a new species of Paraliparis. J. Ichthyol. 34(8):1-9. (Ref. 44814)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.6 - 2, mean 1.9 °C (based on 5 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): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
