Paraliparis bipolaris

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Paraliparis bipolaris

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Paraliparis
Species:
P. bipolaris
Binomial name
Paraliparis bipolaris

Paraliparis bipolaris is a

Liparidae (snailfish).[2][3][4]

Description

Paraliparis bipolaris is up to 9.2 cm (3.6 in) long.[5]

Its specific name means "of the two poles", an allusion to how it is closely related to Paraliparis kreffti, an Antarctic fish.[6][7]

Habitat

Paraliparis bipolaris lives in the northeast

bathydemersal, living at 2,585–3,040 m (8,481–9,974 ft).[9]

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