Paraliparis abyssorum

Kamryn Paraliparis abyssorum is a species of fish in the family Liparidae (snailfish).^[3][4][5]

Paraliparis abyssorum
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1][2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Cottoidei
Family:	Liparidae
Genus:	Paraliparis
Species:	P. abyssorum
Binomial name
Paraliparis abyssorum Andriashev & Chernova, 1997

Description

Paraliparis abyssorum is maximum 11.3 cm (4.4 in) long,^[6] and brown in colour. Its mouth is terminal (i.e. pointing straight forward) and small, with simple teeth.^[7]

Habitat

Paraliparis abyssorum lives in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, to the southwest of Ireland; it was first discovered off the Porcupine Bank.^[8] It lives in the bathydemersal zone, up to 3,715 m (12,188 ft) deep, hence its specific name abyssorum ("of the depths").^[7]

Behaviour

Paraliparis abyssorum is a demersal spawner, meaning that it deposits eggs in a pre-prepared nest on or under the seafloor.^[7] Its eggs are 3 mm (0.12 in) diameter and have a volume of 14 mm³ (0.00085 cu in).^[9]