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Pseudoliparis (fish)

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Genus of fishes

Pseudoliparis
Pseudoliparis swirei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Pseudoliparis
Andriashev, 1955
Type species
Careproctus (Pseudoliparis) amblystomopsis
Andriashev, 1955

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:

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, 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". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pseudoliparis". 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. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  5. Amos, Jonathan (2023-04-01). "Deepest ever fish caught on camera off Japan". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
Taxon identifiers
Pseudoliparis


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