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Paraliparis auriculatus Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001 Smallcheek snailfish |
| Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 13.1 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 1000 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: west coast of Tasmania, Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 62-62; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 55-55; Vertebrae: 68-68. Anterior 4 dorsal rays short and thin; caudal-fin rays 8; 3 notched pectoral radials; snout not protruding, angled posterodorsally from immediately above upper lip; eye 25.4% HL; chin pore interspace equal to their diameter, with a common shallow skin fold anteriorly; gill opening small, 0.6 eye; pectoral fin with short lobes, posterior half only of upper and lower lobes protruding from skin; anus slightly anterior to gill opening; skin dark brown, peritoneum black, mouth grey, tongue black-dotted (Ref. 42734). | |||
| Biology: | Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||