Paraliparis

Stein, David L., 2012, A Review of the Snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, Including Descriptions of a New Genus and Sixteen New Species, Zootaxa 3588, pp. 1-54 : 23

Key to New Zealand Paraliparis species

1 Dorsal fin rays 70 or more, anal fin rays 59 or more, vertebrae 79, caudal fin rays 5................ P. pseudokreffti n. sp.

- Dorsal fin rays fewer than 67, anal fin rays 56 or fewer, vertebrae 68 or fewer, caudal fin rays 6 or more............... 2

2 Pectoral radials 4 (3+1), R1, R2, R3 notched. Snout-anus distance about 70% HL, gill opening 16% HL, preanal fin distance 1.8 times HL............................................................................... P.exilis n. sp.

- Pectoral radials 2 or 3, not notched. Snout-anus distance 86% HL or more, gill opening more than 20% HL, preanal fin dis- tance more than twice HL or 1.5 times HL................................................................. 3

3 Predorsal length more than 130% HL, anus-anal fin distance 1.5 times HL, snout-anus distance less than HL, caudal fin rays 8........................................................................................ P. p e a rc y i n. sp.

- Predorsal fin length less than 118% HL, anus-anal fin length less than 145% HL, snout-anus distance about equal to HL, cau- dal rays 6, (but see Paraliparis sp. 1 and 2 below)............................................... P. freeborni n. sp.