Paraliparis em


Paraliparis em, the sleek snailfish, is a species of Liparidae discovered in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Description

Paraliparis em lacks a ventral suction disk, which fish in the Careproctus genus are known to have. This is one of the reasons it is placed in the paraliparis genus.''''

Habitat

The species was discovered over 13,000 feet underwater between 180 and 190 miles off the coast.

Discovery

The fish was discovered by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Careproctus yanceyi was also discovered.