Scientific Name
Paraliparis lasti

Common Name
Rusty snailfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 63; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 57; Vertebrae: 70. Caudal-fin rays 8; pectoral fin notched, upper and lower pectoral lobes long; pectoral without rudimentary rays, with 3 round radials; chin pores paired, small, not in pits; uppermost pectoral ray horizontal with eye center; HL 19.7% SL; preanal 37% SL; mandible to anus short, 11.4% SL; skin semitransparent, reddish-brown, peritoneum brownish-black (Ref. 42734).

Classification

Classified By

Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: Great Australian Bight.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1000 m

Depth To - meters

1152 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1000 - 1152 m (Ref. 42734)

Trophic Level

3.56 s.e. 0.50 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

18.5 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (23 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated