161: LIPARIDIDAE (SNAILFISHES)
Body brownish; inside of mouth, branchial cavity and
peritoneum dark; stomach blackish . Attains 45 mm SL.
Cape of Good Hope, southern Indian Ocean and South
Pacific.
161.5 Paraliparis micrurus: 3.5 em SL male.
161.6 Paraliparis wi/soni
Richards, 1966
Paraliparis wilsoni Richards, 1966: 171 , Fig. 1 (off Gabon, west Africa).
o about 63; A about 56 ; P 21-24. Pyloric caeca about 6. Head 5.9-6.8 in
SL, maximum body depth about 4.5 . Eye about 4.1 in head , diameter less
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than snout length. Mouth horizontal, cleft short. Premaxillary teeth uniserial , small stout canines extending only about half way or less to oral cleft.
A wide toothless gap present at upper jaw centre. Mandibular teeth uniserial; a few "extra" teeth present near symphysis. P notch moderately deep,
upper lobe of 15-18 rays, lower lobe of 4-5 rays. Lobes separated by 1-2
rays spaced distinctly wider in notch. Rudimentary pores present.
In alcohol, body blackish; head, fins , mouth, branchial
cavity and peritoneum black. Stomach pale; posterior part
of intestine black. Reaches at least 26 cm SL. Known only
from off Gabon and Namibia, in 900 -1134 m.
161 .6 Paraliparis wi/soni: 21.5 em SL holotype (after Richards, 1966).
Body brownish; inside of mouth, branchial cavity and
peritoneum dark; stomach blackish . Attains 45 mm SL.
Cape of Good Hope, southern Indian Ocean and South
Pacific.
161.5 Paraliparis micrurus: 3.5 em SL male.
161.6 Paraliparis wi/soni
Richards, 1966
Paraliparis wilsoni Richards, 1966: 171 , Fig. 1 (off Gabon, west Africa).
o about 63; A about 56 ; P 21-24. Pyloric caeca about 6. Head 5.9-6.8 in
SL, maximum body depth about 4.5 . Eye about 4.1 in head , diameter less
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than snout length. Mouth horizontal, cleft short. Premaxillary teeth uniserial , small stout canines extending only about half way or less to oral cleft.
A wide toothless gap present at upper jaw centre. Mandibular teeth uniserial; a few "extra" teeth present near symphysis. P notch moderately deep,
upper lobe of 15-18 rays, lower lobe of 4-5 rays. Lobes separated by 1-2
rays spaced distinctly wider in notch. Rudimentary pores present.
In alcohol, body blackish; head, fins , mouth, branchial
cavity and peritoneum black. Stomach pale; posterior part
of intestine black. Reaches at least 26 cm SL. Known only
from off Gabon and Namibia, in 900 -1134 m.
161 .6 Paraliparis wi/soni: 21.5 em SL holotype (after Richards, 1966).