Paraliparis hystrix

Paraliparis hystrix
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Liparidae
Genus:	Paraliparis
Species:	P. hystrix
Binomial name
Paraliparis hystrix Merrett, 1983

Paraliparis hystrix is a species of fish in the family 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 Atlantic Ocean and in Canada's arctic waters off the Davis Strait.^[10][11] It is benthic and bathydemersal, living at 250–1,150 m (820–3,770 ft).^[12]

References

1. Keskin, Ç.; Herrera, J.; de Sola, L. & Papaconstantinou, C. (2014). "Paraliparis hystrix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18237772A45128914. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18237772A45128914.en. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
2. Hinga, K. R. (September 20, 1988). Feasibility of Disposal of High-level Radioactive Waste Into the Seabed. Nuclear Energy Agency, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. ISBN 9789264131644 – via Google Books.
3. "Journal of Ichthyology". Scripta Publishing Company. September 20, 2004 – via Google Books.
4. Balon, E. K.; Bruton, Michael N.; Noakes, David L. G. (December 6, 2012). Women in ichthyology: an anthology in honour of ET, Ro and Genie. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789401101998 – via Google Books.
5. Paraliparis hystrix, MCZ 155473, 140 mm SL, 38°11'N, 73°38'W, 667-682 m. | Download Scientific Diagram
6. "BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser - Paraliparis hystrix {species}". v3.boldsystems.org.
7. "Picea abies 'Hystrix' / Hystrix Norway spruce". American Conifer Society.
8. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paraliparis hystrix". FishBase. February 2023 version.
9. "ADW: Paraliparis hystrix: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org.
10. Merrett, N. R.; Haedrich, R. L. (October 31, 1997). Deep-Sea Demersal Fish and Fisheries. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780412394102 – via Google Books.
11. Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442647107 – via Google Books.
12. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paraliparis hystrix Merrett, 1983". www.marinespecies.org.