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Paraliparis cephalus Gilbert, 1892

Swellhead snailfish
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Blackbelly snailfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: off California and Oregon (Ref. 26282). Also reported from Washington. Museum: Off Cape Mendocino, California, OSUO 2288. Monterey Bay, SU 5254. Off Point Loma Lighthouse, SU 23004 (Ref. 26773).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Stein, D.L., 1978
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Gilbert.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) βαθύβιο(ς); εύρος βάθους 294 - 1800 m (Ref. 58496).   Deep-water

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