Pseudoliparis | |
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Pseudoliparis swirei | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: | Pseudoliparis Andriashev, 1955 |
Type species | |
Careproctus (Pseudoliparis) amblystomopsis Andriashev, 1955 [1] |
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There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [2] [3]
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.
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