Paraliparis hureaui Matallanas, 1999

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  11.2 cm TL (female)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 529 m
Distribution:  Southern Ocean: Weddell Sea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 53-53; Anal soft rays: 46-46. Gill slit (one-third of HL) extends ventrally in front of nine pectoral rays; pectoral fin very deeply notched, with two rudimentary rays; basal cartilaginous lamina with 4 radials, rounded R1 and R2 and horseshoe-shaped R3 and R4, and with two interradial foramina; hypural plate with a suture between the upper and lower hypurals (Ref. 36325).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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