Paraliparis macropterus

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Paraliparis macropterus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Paraliparis
Species:
P. macropterus
Binomial name
Paraliparis macropterus
Stein, 2012

Paraliparis macropterus is a species of snailfish found in the Southern Ocean. [1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 19.9 cm (7.8 in). [2]

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References

  1. Stein, D.L. (2012): Snailfishes (Family Liparidae) of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, and Closely Adjacent Waters. Zootaxa, 3285: 1–120.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Paraliparis macropterus" in FishBase . February 2015 version.