Paraliparis Explained

Paraliparis is a genus of fish in the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. It is found in benthic, benthopelagic and pelagic habitats in all the world's oceans.

Paraliparis species have one pair of nostrils and lack a pseudobranch or ventral suction disc.^[1]

The generic name means "resembling Liparis."^[2]

Species

There are currently 143 recognized species in this genus:

Paraliparis abyssorum
Paraliparis acutidens ^[3]
Paraliparis adustus
Paraliparis albeolus
Paraliparis albescens
Paraliparis alius ^[4]
Paraliparis amerismos ^[4]
Paraliparis andriashevi
Paraliparis antarcticus
Paraliparis anthracinus (Coalskin snailfish)
Paraliparis aspersus
Paraliparis ater (Sooty snailfish)
Paraliparis atramentatus
Paraliparis atrolabiatus (Darklip snailfish)
Paraliparis attenuatus
Paraliparis auriculatus (Smallcheek snailfish)
Paraliparis australiensis (Australian snailfish)
Paraliparis australis
Paraliparis avellaneus (Nutty snailfish)
Paraliparis badius (Dark brown snailfish)
Paraliparis balgueriasi
Paraliparis bathybius (Black seasnail)
Paraliparis bipolaris
Paraliparis brunneocaudatus (Browntail snailfish)
Paraliparis brunneus (Brown snailfish)
Paraliparis bullacephalus (Bubble-head snailfish)
Paraliparis calidus (Lowfin snailfish)
Paraliparis camilarus ^[4]
Paraliparis caninus ^[5]
Paraliparis carlbondi
Paraliparis cephalus (Swellhead snailfish)
Paraliparis cerasinus
Paraliparis challengeri
Paraliparis charcoti
Paraliparis copei
- Paraliparis copei copei (Blacksnout seasnail)
- Paraliparis copei gibbericeps
- Paraliparis copei kerguelensis
- Paraliparis copei wilsoni
Paraliparis coracinus
Paraliparis costatus (Black ribbed snailfish)
Paraliparis csiroi (Loweye snailfish)
Paraliparis dactyloides
Paraliparis dactylosus (Red snailfish)
Paraliparis darwini
Paraliparis deani (Prickly snailfish)
Paraliparis debueni
Paraliparis delphis (Dolphin snailfish)
Paraliparis devriesi
Paraliparis dewitti (Brown ribbed snailfish)
Paraliparis diploprora
Paraliparis dipterus
Paraliparis duhameli
Paraliparis eastmani (Thickskin snailfish)
Paraliparis edwardsi
Paraliparis ekaporus ^[4]
Paraliparis eltanini Stein
Paraliparis entochloris
Paraliparis epacrognathus ^[4]
Paraliparis exilis ^[6]
Paraliparis fimbriatus
Paraliparis freeborni ^[6]
Paraliparis fuscolingua
Paraliparis galapagosensis
Paraliparis garmani (Pouty seasnail)
Paraliparis gomoni (Squarechin snailfish)
Paraliparis gracilis
Paraliparis grandis
Paraliparis haploporus ^[4]
Paraliparis hawaiiensis ^[7]
Paraliparis hobarti (Palepore snailfish)
Paraliparis holomelas
Paraliparis hubbsi
Paraliparis hureaui
Paraliparis hystrix
Paraliparis impariporus (Unipore snailfish)
Paraliparis incognita
Paraliparis infeliciter (Badluck snailfish)
Paraliparis kocki ^[3]
Paraliparis kreffti
Paraliparis labiatus (Biglip snailfish)
Paraliparis lasti (Rusty snailfish)
Paraliparis latifrons (Bigpored snailfish)
Paraliparis leobergi
Paraliparis leucogaster
Paraliparis leucoglossus
Paraliparis liparinus
Paraliparis longicaecus ^[4]
Paraliparis macrocephalus
Paraliparis macropterus ^[4]
Paraliparis magnoculus ^[4]
Paraliparis mandibularis
Paraliparis mawsoni
Paraliparis megalopus
Paraliparis meganchus (Slit branchial paraliparis)
Paraliparis melanobranchus
Paraliparis membranaceus
Paraliparis mentikoilon ^[4]
Paraliparis mento
Paraliparis meridionalis
Paraliparis merodontus
Paraliparis mexicanus ^[3]
Paraliparis molinai
Paraliparis monoporus
Paraliparis murieli
Paraliparis nassarum
Paraliparis neelovi
Paraliparis nigellus
Paraliparis nigrolineatus ^[4]
Paraliparis nullansa ^[4]
Paraliparis obliquosus
Paraliparis obtusirostris (Bluntsnout snailfish)
Paraliparis operculosus (Longeared snailfish)
Paraliparis orbitalis ^[4]
Paraliparis orcadensis
Paraliparis parviradialis ^[4]
Paraliparis paucidens (Toothless snailfish)
Paraliparis pearcyi ^[6]
Paraliparis pectoralis
Paraliparis penicillus (Comet snailfish)
Paraliparis piceus (Tarred snailfish)
Paraliparis plagiostomus (Sharkmouth snailfish)
Paraliparis plicatus ^[4]
Paraliparis porcus ^[3]
Paraliparis posteroporus ^[4]
Paraliparis pseudokreffti ^[6]
Paraliparis retrodorsalis (Shortfin snailfish)
Paraliparis rosaceus (Pink snailfish)
Paraliparis rossi
Paraliparis selti (Blue Atacama snailfish)
Paraliparis skeliphrus
Paraliparis ruficometes ^[8]
Paraliparis stehmanni
Paraliparis tangaroa ^[4]
Paraliparis tasmaniensis (Tasmanian snailfish)
Paraliparis terraenovae ^[4]
Paraliparis tetrapteryx
Paraliparis thalassobathyalis
Paraliparis tompkinsae
Paraliparis trilobodon
Paraliparis trunovi
Paraliparis ulochir (Broadfin snailfish)
Paraliparis vaillanti
Paraliparis valentinae
Paraliparis violaceus
Paraliparis vipera ^[5]
Paraliparis voroninorum ^[4]
Paraliparis wolffi ^[9]

Notes and References

http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=fnam&menuentry=groepen&id=877&tab=beschrijving Paraliparis at Marine Species Identification Portal
Web site: Paraliparis hystrix. www.fishbase.se.
New and rare snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) with the description of four new species from the Southern Hemisphere and tropical east Pacific. N.V.. Chernova. Journal of Ichthyology. 2006. 46. Supplement 1. 1–14. 10.1134/s0032945206100018. 10286241. 1834/17070. free.
Stein, D.L. (2012): Snailfishes (Family Liparidae) of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, and Closely Adjacent Waters. Zootaxa, 3285: 1–120.
Two new species of Paraliparis (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica). N.V.. Chernova. V.G. Prut'ko. Journal of Ichthyology. 2011. 51. 5. 363–372. 10.1134/s0032945211030015. 38976003.
Stein, D.L. (2012): A Review of the Snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, Including Descriptions of a New Genus and Sixteen New Species. Zootaxa, 3588: 1–54.
Stein, D.L. & Drazen, J.C. (2014): Paraliparis hawaiiensis, a new species of snailfish (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) and the first described from the Hawaiian Archipelago. Journal of Fish Biology, 84 (5): 1519–1526.
Murasaki K, Takami M, Fukui A . Paraliparis ruficometes sp. nov. (Liparidae), a new snailfish from Suruga Trough, Japan . Ichthyological Research . January 2019 . 6 . 1 . 122 . 10.1007/s10228-018-0656-1. 52052300 .
Deep-sea snailfish (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) of genera Careproctus and Paraliparis from the Crozet Basin (Southern Ocean). Guy. Duhamel. Nicola King. Cybium. 2007. 31. 3. 379–387. 2011-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930031016/http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/ocean/org_geochem/Duhamel_4391.pdf. 2011-09-30. dead.