Paraliparis holomelas Gilbert, 1896
Ebony snailfish

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  10 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 128 - 3356 m
Distribution:  North Pacific: Okhotsk Sea, off northern Kuril Islands and southeastern Kamchatka, southern Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska (Ref. 51661). Reported to range south to British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 11366).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth reported at 128 m (Ref. 50550).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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