Image: Snailfish on the North West Shelf
Description
A snailfish (most likely Paraliparis sp.), photographed at a depth of approximately 1416 m, North West Shelf, 70 km off Barrow Island, Western Australia.
- Photographer:
- SEA SERPENT
- Rights:
- © SEA SERPENT
- Common name:
- snailfish
- Scientific name:
- Paraliparis sp.
- Family:
- Liparidae
- Order:
- Scorpaeniformes
Additional information
Thank you to Dr David Stein for identifying the fish.
With support from Chevron Australia Pty Ltd and the Joint Venturers - Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd, Mobil Australia Resources Company Pty Ltd and BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd.
Three genera (30 species) of snailfishes are currently known from Australian waters, Careproctus, Paraliparis and Psednos.
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