Paraliparis abyssorum


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Paraliparis abyssorum is a species of fish in the family Liparidae.

Description

Paraliparis abyssorum is maximum long, and brown in colour. Its mouth is terminal and small, with simple teeth.

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 deep, hence its specific name abyssorum.

Behaviour

Paraliparis abyssorum is a demersal spawner, meaning that it deposits eggs in a pre-prepared nest on or under the seafloor. Its eggs are diameter and have a volume of.