Liparidae

Blue Atacama snailfish

Paraliparis selti

Liparid Fish of Southeast Pacific

• Blue
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Compressed cross-section
• Small

Paraliparis selti, the blue Atacama snailfish, is a species of deep-sea fish belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. It is native to the hadal zone of the south-east Pacific Ocean, living at depths of up to 6,714 metres (22,028 ft) under water in the Peru–Chile Trench. It is one of the 200 species of snailfish discovered in the southern hemisphere.