Paraliparis skeliphrus

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Paraliparis skeliphrus Stein, 2005

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> Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > 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 Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) βαθυπελαγικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 1400 - 1475 m (Ref. 54940). Deep-water

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Southeastern Pacific: Off Antofagasta, Chile, where it is apparently benthic or epibenthic.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.1 cm SL (female)

Short description Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

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.

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες

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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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