Paraliparis rosaceus Gilbert, 1890
Pink snailfish
photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  40 cm SL (male/unsexed); 36.1 cm SL (female)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1050 - 3358 m
Distribution:  North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk off Abashiri, Japan, Kuril Islands, and British Columbia to Baja California, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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