Paraliparis charcoti Duhamel, 1992
Paraliparis charcoti
photo by MNHN

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  9.7 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 460 - 793 m
Distribution:  Southern Ocean: Halley Bay, Weddell Sea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 51-52; Anal soft rays: 43-47; Vertebrae: 57-58. Pectoral fin deeply notched, with 3 widely separated intermediate rays; five regularly spaced radials, two of them (R3 and R4) have a horseshoe nape and located at the rear edge of the basal lamina, the other three radials (R1, R2 and R5) round, R5 the largest; lack of interradial foramina (Ref. 36325).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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