Paraliparis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: | Paraliparis Collett, 1879 |
Paraliparis is a genus of snailfishes. There are currently 112 described species [1] 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.[2]