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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335); selti: Named for 'selti', meaning blue in the almost extinct Kunza language of the indigenous peoples of the Atacama Desert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 5913 - 7616 m (Ref. 130189). Deep-water
Distribution
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Southeastern Pacific: Atacama Trench.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130189)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 60; Anal soft rays: 52; Vertebrae: 65. This species is distinguished by the following characters: absence of a ventral disk and pseudobranch; with a single pair of nostrils; single suprabranchial pore present; no coronal pore; branchiostegal rays 6; lower pectoral fin lobe does not form a single filament; hypural plate not divided and is fused with the terminal vertebral column; head lacks barbels or head flaps; differs from its congeners by having a high number of vertebrae 65, abdominal vertebrae 12; D 60; A 52; caudal fin rays 8; low number of pectoral fin rays 18 which forms a deep notch with two widely spaced non-rudimentary rays; mouth horizontal; jaw teeth simple and not uniserial.
Colouration: in life, blue-black anteriorly becoming pale posteriorly, blue pigment becoming dusky when preserved, peritoneum black (Ref. 130189).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Linley, T.D., M.E. Gerringer, H. Ritchie, J.N.J. Weston, A. Scott-Murray, V. Fernandez, J. Canto-Hernández, F. Wenzhöfer, R.N. Glud and A.J. Jamieson, 2022. Independent radiation of snailfishes into the hadal zone confirmed by Paraliparis selti sp. nov. (Perciformes: Liparidae) from the Atacama Trench, SE Pacific. Mar. Biodiv. 52(56). (Ref. 130189)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
