Classification / Names
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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335); skeliphrus: The specific epithet, "skeliphrus" from the masculine Greek adjective "dry-looking" because the specimen has clearly dried out at some previous time..
More on author: Stein.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 1400 - 1475 m (Ref. 54940). Deep-water
Distribuzione
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Southeastern Pacific: Off Antofagasta, Chile, where it is apparently benthic or epibenthic.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.1 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morfologia | Morfometria
A Paraliparis distinguished by the following combination of characters: V53, mouth horizontal, P 22 (14+4+4), rudimentary rays absent, notch rays distinctly more widely spaced than either upper or lower lobe rays, posterior angle of mouth reaching below or slightly behind rear margin of orbit, directly above anteriormost pectoral fin ray, gill cavity pale.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Stein, D.L., 2005. Descriptions of four new species, redescription of Paraliparis membranaceus, and additional data on species of the fish family Liparidae (Pisces, Scorpaeniformes) from the west coast of South America and the Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 1019:1-25. (Ref. 54940)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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