Biology:Pseudoliparis (fish)

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Pseudoliparis
Pseudoliparis swirei.png
Pseudoliparis swirei
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Pseudoliparis
Andriashev, 1955
Type species
Careproctus (Pseudoliparis) amblystomopsis
Andriashev, 1955[1]

Pseudoliparis is a genus of snailfishes native to very deep water in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2][3]

Habitat

Pseudoliparis are native to the hadal zone of the ocean. They have been observed swimming at extreme depths of 8,336 metres (27,349 ft; 5.180 mi), in very deep ocean trenches of the Pacific Ocean,[4][5] including the Izu-Ogasawara Trench and the Mariana Trench.

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Liparidae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Liparidae. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Pseudoliparis in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  3. Gerringer, M.E.; T.D. Linley; P.H. Yancey; A.J. Jamieson; E. Goetze; J.C. Drazen (2017). "Pseudoliparis swirei sp. nov.: A newly-discovered hadal snailfish (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Mariana Trench". Zootaxa 4358 (1): 161–177. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4358.1.7. PMID 29245485. 
  4. Hernandez, Joe (5 April 2023). "Check out the deepest-swimming fish ever caught on camera". NPR. https://www.npr.org/2023/04/05/1168051498/deepest-fish-japan-photograph. 
  5. Amos, Jonathan (2023-04-01). "Deepest ever fish caught on camera off Japan" (in en-GB). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65148876. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3184007 entry