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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Eponymy: This is a toponym referring to the type locality; Simushir Island, Kuril Islands (formerly belonging to Japan, but ceded to Russia after WWII). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Gilbert & Burke.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 833 m (Ref. 50610). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Kuril Islands, southeastern Kamchatka.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 77.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26947); max. published weight: 11.0 kg (Ref. 26947)
Frequently occurs in the upper bathyal zone. Predominantly piscivorous (Ref. 26947).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Quast, J.C. and E.L. Hall, 1972. List of fishes of Alaska and adjacent waters with a guide to some of their literature. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS SSRF-658, 47 p. (Ref. 6876)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00525 (0.00238 - 0.01156), b=3.15 (2.96 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.3 ±0.75 se; based on food items. |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100). 🛈 |
Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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