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Paraliparis abyssorum
Kamryn Paraliparis abyssorum is a species of fish in the family Liparidae (snailfish).
From the article Paraliparis abyssorum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Paraliparis abyssorum is maximum 11.3 cm (4.4 in) long, and brown in colour. Its mouth is terminal (i.e. pointing straight forward) and small, with simple teeth.
Range & habitat
Paraliparis abyssorum lives in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, to the southwest of Ireland; it was first discovered off the Porcupine Bank. It lives in the bathydemersal zone, up to 3,715 m (12,188 ft) deep, hence its specific name abyssorum ("of the depths").
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
Paraliparis abyssorum is a demersal spawner, meaning that it deposits eggs in a pre-prepared nest on or under the seafloor. Its eggs are 3 mm (0.12 in) diameter and have a volume of 14 mm3 (0.00085 cu in).
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 446350.