Paraliparis membranaceus

(Paraliparis membranaceus)

Description

Paraliparis membranaceus is a species of snailfish only known from a single specimen of 57 mm standard length collected in Sarmiento Channel in the fjordlands of southern Chile. This species is similar to Paraliparis molinai but differs in details of dentition and pectoral fin shape.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Scorpaeniformes
Family:Liparidae
Genus:Paraliparis
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