Paraliparis abyssorum

Kamryn Paraliparis abyssorum is a species of fish in the family Liparidae (snailfish).

Description
Paraliparis abyssorum is maximum 11.3 cm long, and brown in colour. Its mouth is terminal (i.e. pointing straight forward) and small, with simple teeth.

Habitat
Paraliparis abyssorum lives in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, to the southwest of Ireland; it was first discovered off the Porcupine Bank. It lives in the bathydemersal zone, up to 3715 m deep, hence its specific name abyssorum ("of the depths").

Behaviour
Paraliparis abyssorum is a demersal spawner, meaning that it deposits eggs in a pre-prepared nest on or under the seafloor. Its eggs are 3 mm diameter and have a volume of 14 mm3.