Paraliparis em
| Paraliparis em | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Paraliparis |
| Species: | P. em
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraliparis em Gerringer, 2025
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Paraliparis em, the sleek snailfish, is a species of Liparidae (or snailfish) discovered in the eastern Pacific Ocean.[1]
Description
[edit]Paraliparis em lacks a ventral suction disk, which fish in the Careproctus genus are known to have. This is one of the reasons it is placed in the paraliparis genus.[1]
Habitat
[edit]The species was discovered over 13,000 feet underwater between 180 and 190 miles off the coast.[1]
Discovery
[edit]The fish was discovered by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Careproctus yanceyi was also discovered.[1]