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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335); anomalus: Name from Ancient Greek 'anomalos', referring to the anomalous characters of this species (e.g., trilobed teeth, two suprabranchial pores, pleural ribs), when compared with those of most species of Paraliparis (simple teeth, one suprabranchial pore, no pleural ribs).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 635 - 687 m (Ref. 137989). Temperate
Distribution
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Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137989); 8.2 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 61 - 62; Anal soft rays: 56; Vertebrae: 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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
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Murasaki, K., Y. Kai, R. Misawa and Y. Narimatsu, 2025. A new deep-water snailfish, Paraliparis anomalus (Teleostei: Liparidae) from the western North Pacific off Honshu, Japan. Species Diversity 30:207–212. (Ref. 137989)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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