Paraliparis variabilidens, a new snailfish (Liparidae) from the Suruga Trough, Japan
2019
Murasaki, K. (Tokai University, Shizuoka (Japan). Graduate School of Bioscience) | Takami, M. | Fukui, A.
The new snailfish Paraliparis variabilidens is described from a single specimen collected between 1,462 and 1,562 m depth in the northern part of the Suruga Trough, Japan. It differs from all currently recognized congeners by the following combination of characters: 67 total vertebrae, 62 dorsal-fin rays, 57 anal-fin rays, 26 or 27 pectoral-fin rays, 9 caudal-fin rays (including 2 procurrent rays), ca. 12 pyloric caeca, mixed simple and trilobate teeth on both jaws, eye diameter 18.1% HL, gill slit extending ventrally in front of 2nd pectoral-fin ray base, deeply notched pectoral fin, body dusky, peritoneum black, and stomach pale.
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