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Diagnostic Description

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This species is distinguished by the following characters: Vertebrae 69 (11 + 58); D 61; P 22 (17 + 3 rud. + 2); C 7 (6 + 1); head 18.7% in SL; ante anal distance 31% in SL; horizontal mouth; simple teeth 19-22 rows; lower lobe of pectoral fin (externally) isolated (does not connect with the upper lobe); dorsal fin above pectoral fin base; eye diameter 23.8% in HL ; entirely pale skin, black peritoneum (Ref. 83988).
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Morphology

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 61; Analsoft rays: 57; Vertebrae: 69
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Biology

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Caught in midwater at a horizon of 423 m over a depth of 1150 m (Ref. 83988).
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Paraliparis vaillanti

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Paraliparis vaillanti is a species of snailfish found in the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean primarily in the Laurentia Channel, between Newfoundland and Cape Breton.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 10.8 cm (4.3 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of zoologist Léon Vaillant (1834-1914), of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris.[3]

References

  1. ^ Chernova, N.V., 2004. A new species of snailfishes (Liparidae) Paraliparis vaillanti sp. nova from the Northwestern Atlantic, with the redescription of a rare species Paraliparis edwardsi Vaillant. J. Ichthyol. 44(2):135-139.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Paraliparis vaillanti" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder COTTOIDEI: Infraorder COTTALES: Family LIPARIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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Paraliparis vaillanti: Brief Summary

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Paraliparis vaillanti is a species of snailfish found in the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean primarily in the Laurentia Channel, between Newfoundland and Cape Breton.

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Distribution

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46°39'N, 58°51'W (holotype)

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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423 m (over bottom of 1150 m)

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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