Species Paraliparis obtusirostris Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001

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External Links

• Paraliparis obtusirostris Stein, D.L., Chernova, N.V. & Andriashev, A.P. 2001. Snailfishes (Pisces: Liparidae) of Australia, including descriptions of thirty new species. Records of the Australian Museum 53: 341-406 [391, fig. 41].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV A.7123 (female), 100 km north-east of Flinders Island, TAS, 1270-1290m [38°57.09´S, 148°41.95´E].

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Temperate.

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southeast Transition (11)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

1270–1290 m.

 

General References

Chernova, N.V., Stein, D.L. & Andriashev, A.P. 2004. Family Liparidae Scopoli 1777 — snailfishes. Calif. Acad. Sci. Annotated Checklists of Fishes No. 31. 1-72 pp. [43]

Hoese, D. F., Paxton, J.R. & Gates, J. E. 2006. Liparidae. pp. 955-960 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [959]

 

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bluntsnout Snailfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
06-May-2015	SCORPAENIFORMES	30-Mar-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED