Paraliparis hystrix

Paraliparis hystrix is a species of fish in the family Liparidae (snailfish).^[2][3][4]

Paraliparis hystrix
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Cottoidei
Family:	Liparidae
Genus:	Paraliparis
Species:	P. hystrix
Binomial name
Paraliparis hystrix Merrett, 1983

Description

Paraliparis hystrix is up to 14 cm (5.5 in) long.^[5] It is white in colour with a black belly and tail.^[6]

Its specific name is from Ancient Greek ὕστριξ (hystrix), meaning "bristly".^[7] It has no common name in English, but is known in Danish as mørkhalet dybhavsringbug, "dark-tailed deep-sea seasnail".^[8][9]

Habitat

Paraliparis hystrix lives in the north Atlantic Ocean and in Canada's arctic waters off the Davis Strait.^[10][11] It is benthic and bathydemersal, living at 250–1,150 m (820–3,770 ft).^[12]