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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); darwini: Named for Charles Darwin.. More on author: Stein, Chernova.

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 637 m (Ref. 44775). Deep-water, preferred ?

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Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.1 cm TL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 58; Anal soft rays: 53; Vertebrae: 66. Teeth on lower jaw blunt canines; cross section oval. Upper jaw toothless. Chin gelatinous; chin-pore pair on anterior rather than ventral surface. Head length 21.8% SL; width 65% and depth 84% its length. Upper jaw 44% HL. Body depth at anal-fin origin 22.1. Lower pectoral-fin lobe 65% length of upper lobe. Pyloric caeca 10. Pectoral-fin rays 23 (upper lobe 15 + notch rays 2 + lower 6). Vertebrae 66. Caudal-fin rays 8. Radials of pectoral girdle 4 (3 + 1), round (Ref. 44775).

Collected from a gently sloping, sand bottom using rotenone and a suction collector (Ref. 44775).

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Stein, D.L. and N.V. Chernova, 2002. First records of snailfishes (Pisces: Liparidae) from the Galapagos islands, with descriptions of two new species, Paraliparis darwini and Paraliparis galapagosensis. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 53(11):151-160. (Ref. 44775)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Paraliparis darwini Stein & Chernova, 2002