Paraliparis Collett, 1879

One pair of nostrils (nostrils single). Ventral sucking disc absent. Pectoral fin divided into 2 lobes or not; if present, lower lobe not forming a single filament. Pseudobranch absent.
Benthic, benthopelagic or pelagic, from about 100 m to abyssal. Food generally unknown; includes crustaceans and other benthic and pelagic invertebrates. Reproduction little known; some abyssal species apparently spawn throughout the year; other shallower species may not. Eggs are usually moderately to extremely large, and fecundity is low.

Species about 60, in Clofnam area 4.

Recent revision: Burke (1930).

Kingdom Animalia
Class Osteichthyes
Genus Paraliparis

Scientific synonyms and common names

Paraliparis Collett, 1879
Gender: M; Christ. Vidensk. Selsk. Forhandl., 1878 [1879],14: 32
Type: Liparis bathybius Collett, by monotypy.

Synonyms

Gymnolycodes Vaillant, 1888, Exp. sci. 'Travailleur' et 'Talisman', Paris: 312-313, pl. XXVI [fi]. 3) (type: Gymnolycodes edwardsi Vaillant, by monotypy, Morocco). Holotype: MNHN no. 86 522. Eutelichthys Tortonese, 1960, Ann. Mus. civ. Storia. nat. Genova, 1959 [1960], 71: 226 (type: Eutelichthys leptochirus Tortonese, by monotypy, Mediterranean Sea).
Paraliparis: Cohen, 1968: 384.

Cohen, D. M. 1968. The Cyclopterid Genus Paraliparis, a Senior Synonym of Gymnolycodes and Eutelichthys, with the description of a new species from the Gulf of Mexico. Copeia, (2): pp. 384-388.

Collett, R. 1879. Fiske fra Nordhavs-Expeditionens sidste Togt, Sommeren 1878. Forh. Vidensk. Selsk. Krist., 1878 [1879], (14): 1-106.

Vaillant, L. 1888. Poissons in Expéditions scientifiques du 'Travailleur' et du 'Talisman' pendant les années 1880-1883. Masson, Paris, 406 pp., 28 pl.

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