Paraliparis australis

Paraliparis australis

Lacking a suction disc with one pair of nostrils

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Small

Paraliparis is a genus of fish in the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. It is found in benthic, benthopelagic and pelagic habitats in all the world's oceans. Paraliparis species have one pair of nostrils and lack a pseudobranch or ventral suction disc.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Paraliparis
Maximum length: 5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: off Walvis Bay, Namibia and off Cape Point, South Africa.

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