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Paraliparis selti Linley, Gerringer & Canto-Hernández, 2022 Blue Atacama snailfish |
| Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 5913 - 7616 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southeastern Pacific: Atacama Trench. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 60-60; Anal soft rays: 52-52; Vertebrae: 65-65. This species is distinguished by the following characters: absence of a ventral disk and pseudobranch; with a single pair of nostrils; single suprabranchial pore present; no coronal pore; branchiostegal rays 6; lower pectoral fin lobe does not form a single filament; hypural plate not divided and is fused with the terminal vertebral column; head lacks barbels or head flaps; differs from its congeners by having a high number of vertebrae 65, abdominal vertebrae 12; D 60; A 52; caudal fin rays 8; low number of pectoral fin rays 18 which forms a deep notch with two widely spaced non-rudimentary rays; mouth horizontal; jaw teeth simple and not uniserial. Colouration: in life, blue-black anteriorly becoming pale posteriorly, blue pigment becoming dusky when preserved, peritoneum black (Ref. 130189). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||