Paraliparis megalopus

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

Paraliparis megalopus is a species of snailfish found in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. [1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 13.9 cm (5.5 in). [2]

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References

  1. Stein, D.L., 1978. A review of the deepwater Liparidae (Pisces) from the coast of Oregon and adjacent waters. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 127:1-55.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Paraliparis megalopus" in FishBase . February 2015 version.