Paraliparis hystrix

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Paraliparis hystrix

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. hystrix
Binomial name
Paraliparis hystrix
Merrett, 1983

Paraliparis hystrix is a

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

Description

Paraliparis hystrix is up to 14 cm (5.5 in) long.[5] It is white in colour with a black belly and tail.[6]

Its specific name is from Ancient Greek ὕστριξ (hystrix), meaning "bristly."[7] It has no common name in English, but is known in Danish as mørkhalet dybhavsringbug, "dark-tailed deep-sea seasnail."[8][9]

Habitat

Paraliparis hystrix lives in the north

bathydemersal, living at 250–1,150 m (820–3,770 ft).[12]

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