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Blackbelly Snailfish

Paraliparis cephalus Gilbert 1892

Diagnostic Description

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Pectoral fin deeply notched (Ref. 26773). Skin transparent; musculature pale, with scattered melanophores, especially dense near dorsal and anal fin base; mouth pale or light tan; gill cavity blackish; peritoneum and stomach black; pyloric caeca pale (Ref. 26773).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 50 - 57; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 44 - 51; Vertebrae: 57 - 63
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Biology

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Minimum depth reported at 294 m (Ref. 50610).
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