Paraliparis anomalus
Paraliparis anomalus Murasaki, Kai, Misawa & Narimatsu, 2024
Kawari-inki-uo

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  9.02 cm SL (male/unsexed); 8.22 cm SL (female)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 635 - 687 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 61-62; Anal soft rays: 56-56; Vertebrae: 67-67. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: vertebrae 67 (9 + 58); with a single pair of pleural ribs on abdominal vertebra; D 61-62; A 56; pectoral-fin rays 27; caudal-fin rays 9 (1+4/4); teeth on both jaws primarily trilobed; orbit length 23%-26% HL; cephalic pore pattern 2-6-7-2; gill slit extending ventrally to the third pectoral-fin ray base; pyloric caeca ?9; when fresh, body pink, pale when preserved (Ref. 137989).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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