Australian Snailfish

Caudal-fin rays 8; pectoral girdle with round radials; eye nearly touching dorsal contour; snout blunt, large, 3.7% HL; mouth horizontal, teeth very small; chin pore pair in a common pit, interspace equals pore diameter; gill opening ventral end horizontal with lower third of eye; pectoral fin deeply notched, upper pectoral lobe short, 63% HL, notch rays absent; color very dark blackish-brown, peritoneum black, mouth and tongue grey (Ref. 42734).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 60; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 54; Vertebrae: 65

Found on the continental slope. Benthic (Ref. 75154).

Paraliparis australiensis, the Australian snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Southeastern Indian Ocean.