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]
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| Illustration of Paraliparis membranaceus, caught off Cape St. Vincent, 400 fathoms deep | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Paraliparis |
| Species: | P. membranaceus
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| Paraliparis membranaceus | |
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This species is similar to Paraliparis molinai but differs in details of dentition and pectoral fin shape.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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. Vol. Zoology. 12. Edinburgh: Neill and Company. pp. 69–70. Pl. 12, Fig. D.
- ^ 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. Vol. 30. pp. 280–281.
- ^ 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
edit- Burke, Victor (1930). "Paraliparis membranaceous Günther". Revision of the fishes of the family Liparidae. Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin. Vol. 150. Washington: Government Printing Office. p. 172.
- Garman, S. (1892). "Paraliparis membranaceus". The Discoboli. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy. Vol. 14 (2). Cambridge. pp. 83–84.
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