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Paraliparis edwardsi (Vaillant, 1888) |
| Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 8.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Atlantic: Off Morocco. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is characterized by the following: head 22%SL; slanting mouth; simple teeth, small and numerous (> 35 rows); lower lobe of pectoral fin (externally) isolated (not connected to the upper lobe by a fin membrane), upper lobe with 11-13 rays; pectoral fin inferior in position with upper ray at he level of the posterior margin of the slanting mouth; radials 3 (2 + 0 + 1), rounded; dorsal fin origin above the posterior margin of the pectoral fin; brown skin, black peritoneum (Ref. 83988). | |||
| Biology: | Only one specimen (Ref. 4702). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||