Pseudoliparis
Pseudoliparis swirei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  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. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  5. Amos, Jonathan (2023-04-01). "Deepest ever fish caught on camera off Japan". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
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