Black seasnail explained

The black seasnail (Paraliparis bathybius) is a species of fish in the family Liparidae (snailfish).^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Description

The black seasnail has a long and tapering body (maximum), black and grey in colour, with large head, dorsal and anal fins that run the length of the body, and a much reduced caudal fin, although it has no adhesive disc, unlike other snailfish. The pectoral fins have two lobes, the lower having 3–4 rays.^[5]

Habitat

The black seasnail is bathydemersal, living in the Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic Ocean at depths of .^{[6] [7] [8]}

Behaviour

It feeds on amphipods, gastropods and mysids.^[9] It spawns in summer, producing up to 400 eggs up to in diameter.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paraliparis bathybius - (Collett, 1879). eunis.eea.europa.eu.
2. Book: Randall, David J.. Fish Physiology: The Physiology of polar fishes. July 15, 1969. Academic Press. 9780123504050. Google Books.
3. Book: Syllogeus. July 15, 1991. National Museum of Natural Sciences. 9780660130538. Google Books.
4. Web site: The Biogeochemistry of the Deep Arabian Sea. Olaf. Pfannkuche. Karin. Lochte. July 15, 2000. Pergamon. Google Books.
5. Web site: Black seasnail - Paraliparis Bathybius. www.arctic.uoguelph.ca.
6. Web site: Fishes of the Northern Seas of the U.S.S.R.: (Ryby Severnykh Morei SSSR). A. P.. Andrii︠a︡shev. July 15, 1964. Israel Program for Scientific Translations. Google Books.
7. Web site: Report of the Council for the Period .... Natural Environment Research Council (Great. Britain). July 15, 1978. H.M. Stationery Office. Google Books.
8. Web site: Paraliparis bathybius (Collett, 1879). www.gbif.org.
9. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paraliparis bathybius (Collett, 1879). www.marinespecies.org.
10. Web site: Marine Species Identification Portal : Paraliparis bathybius. species-identification.org.