Paraliparis membranaceus

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Paraliparis membranaceus
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Illustration of Paraliparis membranaceus, caught off Cape St. Vincent, 400 fathoms deep
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Paraliparis
Species:
P. membranaceus
Binomial name
Paraliparis membranaceus
Synonyms
  • Hilgendorfia membranacea Goode & Bean 1895[2]

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.[3]

This species is similar to but differs in details of dentition and pectoral fin shape.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Günther, Albert (1887). "Report on the Deep-Sea Fishes collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876". Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Zoology. 12. Edinburgh: Neill and Company. pp. 69–70. Pl. 12, Fig. D.
  2. ^ Goode, George Brown; Bean, Tarleton H. (1895). "Hilgendorfia membranacea (Günther), Goode and Bean". Oceanic Ichthyology: Based upon a study of the deep-sea fishes of the Atlantic Basin. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. 30. pp. 280–281.
  3. ^ a b Stein, David L. (2005). "Descriptions of four new species, redescription of Paraliparis membranaceus and additional data on species of the fish family Liparidae (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes) from the west coast of South America and the Indian Ocean" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1019: 1–25. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1019.1.1.

Further reading[]

  • Burke, Victor (1930). "Paraliparis membranaceous Günther". Revision of the fishes of the family Liparidae. Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin. 150. Washington: Government Printing Office. p. 172.
  • Garman, S. (1892). "Paraliparis membranaceus". The Discoboli. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy. 14 (2). Cambridge. pp. 83–84.
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