Scientific Name
Paraliparis copei copei

Common Name
Blacksnout seasnail

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 60-66; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 55 - 59. Specimens in alcohol are white or pale in color (Ref. 6632).

Classification

Classified By

Goode & Bean, 1896

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

North Atlantic

Distribution

North Atlantic: Azores and the northwest Atlantic. South Atlantic: off Cape Point, South Africa.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

200 m

Depth To - meters

1976 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 1976 m (Ref. 58426)

Trophic Level

4 s.e. 0.28 Based on diet studies.

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

17.0 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

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (16 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