Pseudoliparis (fish)
Genus of fishes
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Pseudoliparis is a genus of snailfishes native to very deep water in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
| Pseudoliparis | |
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| Pseudoliparis swirei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoliparis Andriashev, 1955 |
| Type species | |
| Careproctus (Pseudoliparis) amblystomopsis Andriashev, 1955[1] | |
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2][3]
- Pseudoliparis amblystomopsis (Andriashev, 1955)
- Pseudoliparis belyaevi Andriashev & Pitruk, 1993
- Pseudoliparis swirei Gerringer & Linley, 2017
Habitat
Pseudoliparis are native to the hadal zone of the ocean. They have been observed swimming at extreme depths of 8,336 metres (27,349 ft; 5.180 mi), in very deep ocean trenches of the Pacific Ocean,[4][5] including the Izu-Ogasawara Trench and the Mariana Trench.
