Paraliparis


Paraliparis is a genus of fish in the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. It is found in benthic, benthopelagic and pelagic habitats in all the world's oceans.
Paraliparis species have one pair of nostrils and lack a pseudobranch or ventral suction disc.
The generic name means "resembling Liparis."

Species

There are currently 148 recognized species in this genus:Paraliparis abyssorum Paraliparis acutidens Paraliparis adustus Paraliparis albeolus Paraliparis albescens Paraliparis alius Paraliparis amerismos Paraliparis andriashevi Paraliparis anomalus Murasaki et al., 2025 Paraliparis antarcticus Paraliparis anthracinus Paraliparis aspersus Paraliparis ater Paraliparis atramentatus Paraliparis atrolabiatus Paraliparis attenuatus Paraliparis auriculatus Paraliparis australiensis Paraliparis australis Paraliparis avellaneus Paraliparis badius Paraliparis balgueriasi Paraliparis bathybius Paraliparis bipolaris Paraliparis brunneocaudatus Paraliparis brunneus Paraliparis bullacephalus Paraliparis calidus Paraliparis camilarus Paraliparis caninus Paraliparis carlbondi Paraliparis cephalus Paraliparis cerasinus Paraliparis challengeri Paraliparis charcoti Paraliparis copei