Scientific Name
Notoliparis kurchatovi

Common Name
Kurchatov's notoliparis

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 41; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 38; Vertebrae: 50. Pale, uniformly grayish, with an unpigmented mouth-gill cavity (Ref. 11892).

Classification

Classified By

Andriashev, 1975

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

Southern Ocean

Distribution

Southern Ocean: known from one specimen from the South Orkney Trench (Scotia Sea).

Range

60°S - 61°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

5465 m

Depth To - meters

5474 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 5465 - 5474 m (Ref. 11892)

Trophic Level

3.35 s.e. 0.47 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

10.8 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (13 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated