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Diagnostic Description

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Teeth uniserial for more than posterior half of premaxilla, and almost all of mandible. V 14+?, P 20, C ? Dorsal fin with two rayless anterior pterygiophores, the first between V 4–5, first ray between V 6–7. Chin pores unusually closely paired, their distance about 1% HL; anterior crescent-shaped tissue fold possibly present. Predorsal length about 124% HL. Pectoral fin notch rays rudimentary. Radials 4 (1+1+1+1). Subdermal gelatinous tissue not well developed. Body color white (Ref. 90026).
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Paraliparis tangaroa

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Paraliparis tangaroa is a species of snailfish found in the Southern Ocean. [1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 13.3 cm (5.2 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named after the Maori god of the sea, Tangaroa, who os responsible for all the sea creatures. [3]

References

  1. ^ Stein, D.L. (2012): Snailfishes (Family Liparidae) of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, and Closely Adjacent Waters. Zootaxa, 3285: 1–120.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Paraliparis tangaroa" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder COTTOIDEI: Infraorder COTTALES: Family LIPARIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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Paraliparis tangaroa: Brief Summary

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Paraliparis tangaroa is a species of snailfish found in the Southern Ocean.

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