Paraliparis dactylosus Gilbert, 1896
Red snailfish

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  8.9 cm SL (male/unsexed); 12.1 cm SL (female)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 541 - 1000 m
Distribution:  North Pacific: Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to Oregon and central California, USA.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 54-56; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 49-51; Vertebrae: 59-61
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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