Paraliparis is a genus of fish in the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. It is found in benthic, benthopelagic and pelagic habitats in all the world's oceans.
Paraliparis species have one pair of nostrils and lack a pseudobranch or ventral suction disc.Paraliparis at Marine Species Identification Portal
The generic name means "resembling Liparis."
Species There are currently 148 recognized species in this genus:
Paraliparis abyssorum Paraliparis acutidens Paraliparis adustus Paraliparis albeolus Paraliparis albescens Paraliparis alius Stein, D.L. (2012): Snailfishes (Family Liparidae) of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, and Closely Adjacent Waters. Zootaxa, 3285: 1–120. Paraliparis amerismos Paraliparis andriashevi Paraliparis anomalus Murasaki et al., 2025 (anomalous snailfish) Paraliparis antarcticus Paraliparis anthracinus (Coalskin snailfish) Paraliparis aspersus Paraliparis ater (Sooty snailfish) Paraliparis atramentatus Paraliparis atrolabiatus (Darklip snailfish) Paraliparis attenuatus Paraliparis auriculatus (Smallcheek snailfish) Paraliparis australiensis (Australian snailfish) Paraliparis australis Paraliparis avellaneus (Nutty snailfish) Paraliparis badius (Dark brown snailfish) Paraliparis balgueriasi Paraliparis bathybius (Black seasnail) Paraliparis bipolaris Paraliparis brunneocaudatus (Browntail snailfish) Paraliparis brunneus (Brown snailfish) Paraliparis bullacephalus (Bubble-head snailfish) Paraliparis calidus (Lowfin snailfish) Paraliparis camilarus Paraliparis caninus Paraliparis carlbondi Paraliparis cephalus (Swellhead snailfish) Paraliparis cerasinus Paraliparis challengeri Paraliparis charcoti Paraliparis copei Paraliparis copei copei (Blacksnout seasnail) Paraliparis copei gibbericeps Paraliparis copei kerguelensis Paraliparis copei wilsoni Paraliparis coracinus Paraliparis costatus (Black ribbed snailfish) Paraliparis csiroi (Loweye snailfish) Paraliparis dactyloides Paraliparis dactylosus (Red snailfish) Paraliparis darwini Paraliparis deani (Prickly snailfish) Paraliparis debueni Paraliparis delphis (Dolphin snailfish) Paraliparis devriesi Paraliparis dewitti (Brown ribbed snailfish) Paraliparis diploprora Paraliparis dipterus Paraliparis duhameli Paraliparis eastmani (Thickskin snailfish) Paraliparis edwardsi Paraliparis ekaporus Paraliparis eltanini Stein Paraliparis em Gerringer et al., 2025 (sleek snailfish)Gerringer, M.E., S. Suplicz, J.L. Palmeri, L. Fregosi, B.H. Woodworth, M. McMahon, S. Shepard, L.M. Peoples, and J.C. Drazen. 2025. Descriptions of three newly discovered abyssal snailfishes (Liparidae) from the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Ichthyology and Herpetology. 113(3): 487–506. https://doi.org/10.1643/i2024069 Paraliparis entochloris Paraliparis epacrognathus Paraliparis exilis Stein, D.L. (2012): A Review of the Snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, Including Descriptions of a New Genus and Sixteen New Species. Zootaxa, 3588: 1–54. Paraliparis fimbriatus Paraliparis freeborni Paraliparis fuscolingua Paraliparis galapagosensis Paraliparis garmani (Pouty seasnail) Paraliparis gomoni (Squarechin snailfish) Paraliparis gracilis Paraliparis grandis Paraliparis haploporus Paraliparis hawaiiensis Stein, D.L. & Drazen, J.C. (2014): Paraliparis hawaiiensis, a new species of snailfish (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) and the first described from the Hawaiian Archipelago. Journal of Fish Biology, 84 (5): 1519–1526. Paraliparis hobarti (Palepore snailfish) Paraliparis holomelas Paraliparis hubbsi Paraliparis hureaui Paraliparis hystrix Paraliparis impariporus (Unipore snailfish) Paraliparis incognita Paraliparis infeliciter (Badluck snailfish) Paraliparis kocki Paraliparis kreffti Paraliparis labiatus (Biglip snailfish) Paraliparis lasti (Rusty snailfish) Paraliparis latifrons (Bigpored snailfish) Paraliparis leobergi Paraliparis leucogaster Paraliparis leucoglossus Paraliparis liparinus Paraliparis longicaecus Paraliparis macrocephalus Paraliparis macropterus Paraliparis magnoculus Paraliparis mandibularis Paraliparis mawsoni Paraliparis megalopus Paraliparis meganchus (Slit branchial paraliparis) Paraliparis melanobranchus Paraliparis membranaceus Paraliparis mentikoilon Paraliparis mento Paraliparis meridionalis Paraliparis merodontus Paraliparis mexicanus Paraliparis molinai Paraliparis monoporus Paraliparis murieli Paraliparis nassarum Paraliparis neelovi Paraliparis nigellus Paraliparis nigrolineatus Paraliparis nullansa Paraliparis obliquosus Paraliparis obtusirostris (Bluntsnout snailfish) Paraliparis operculosus (Longeared snailfish) Paraliparis orbitalis Paraliparis orcadensis Paraliparis parviradialis Paraliparis paucidens (Toothless snailfish) Paraliparis pearcyi Paraliparis pectoralis Paraliparis penicillus (Comet snailfish) Paraliparis piceus (Tarred snailfish) Paraliparis plagiostomus (Sharkmouth snailfish) Paraliparis plicatus Paraliparis porcus Paraliparis posteroporus Paraliparis pseudokreffti Paraliparis retrodorsalis (Shortfin snailfish) Paraliparis rosaceus (Pink snailfish) Paraliparis rossi Paraliparis selti (Blue Atacama snailfish) Paraliparis skeliphrus Paraliparis ruficometes Paraliparis stehmanni Paraliparis tangaroa Paraliparis tasmaniensis (Tasmanian snailfish) Paraliparis terraenovae Paraliparis tetrapteryx Paraliparis thalassobathyalis Paraliparis tompkinsae Paraliparis trilobodon Paraliparis trunovi Paraliparis ulochir (Broadfin snailfish) Paraliparis vaillanti Paraliparis valentinae Paraliparis violaceus Paraliparis vipera Paraliparis voroninorum
Paraliparis wakataka Murasaki, Kai, Misawa & Narimatsu 2024
Paraliparis wolffi
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