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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Muriel Matallanas is the daughter of the author, Jesús Matallanas. (It would have been more correct to use the feminine form in the binomial = murielae) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 500 - 600 m (Ref. 36361). Deep-water; 45°N - 40°N
Mediterranean Sea: Off Spain.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Only one specimen.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Matallanas, J., 1984. Descripcion de una nueva especie de Liparidae: Paraliparis murieli n. sp. (Pisces, Scorpaeniformes). Invest. Pesq. 48(3):563-567. (Ref. 36361)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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