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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335); macrocephalus: From the Greek words for large and head (Ref. 39425). More on author: Chernova.

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 1191 m (Ref. 39425). Deep-water, preferred ?

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Southern Ocean: known from a single specimen collected in Drygalski Trough, Ross Sea.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39425)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 49; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 43; Vertebrae: 56. Vertebrae 56, dorsal 49, pectorals 20, caudal 9; pectoral radials 3. Head large, 28% SL, preanal 38% SL. Eye 20% HL. Interorbital wide, 61% HL. Snout very large, in lateral view twice eye diameter, well developed subdermal gelatinous layer. Nostril large, tubular. Mouth horizontal, subterminal. Teeth simple. Cephalic pores large. Symphyseal pores not closely set. Gill opening reaching in front of pectoral ray 2-3. Body pale (pink in life), greyish postabdominally. Peritoneum and gill cavity black, stomach pale (Ref. 39425).

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Chernova, N.V. and J.T. Eastman, 2001. Two new species of snailfish genus Paraliparis (Pisces: Liparidae) from the Ross Sea, Antarctica. J. Fish Biol. 59(1):92-104. (Ref. 39425)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Paraliparis macrocephalus Chernova & Eastman, 2001