Table 1. Measurements of Paraliparis flammeus sp. nov. and P. mandibularis (means in parentheses).
Paraliparis flammeus Paraliparis mandibularis
Holotype Paratypes Holotype Non-types
MSM-20-52 n = 14 BSKU 30513 n = 6
Standard length (mm) 75.8 42.5-80.4 103.6 104.7-128.1
In % of standard length
Head length 21.4 17.2-24.1 (20.8) 19.8 18.0-20.7 (19.8)
Snout length 6.7 5.2-7.0 (6.2) 6.9 5.6-6.9 (6.1)
Orbit length 5.8 4.5-6.2 (5.4) 5.6 4.4-6.0 (5.2)
Interorbital width 7.2 3.6-8.8 (5.8) 8.0 5.9-7.7 (6.5)
Maxilla length 10.8 10.6-12.0 (11.1) 10.5 9.7-11.1 (10.6)
Gill slit length 10.3 6.4-10.9 (8.4) 6.9 7.5-10.5 (9.1)
Body depth 23.0 13.5-21.7 (18.6) 16.1 16.0-24.9 (19.8)
Pectoral-fin length 26.2 18.5-26.7 (22.4) Damaged 21.6-26.0 (23.3)
Pectoral-fin lower lobe length 19.6 16.7-23.4 (20.6) Damaged 13.8-15.9 (15.1)
Pectoral-fin notch-ray length 13.3 9.1-15.9 (12.6) Damaged 9.6-11.8 (10.7)
Predorsal length 22.4 20.3-24.5 (22.5) 18.5 19.7-23.7 (21.2)
Preanal length 35.3 29.9-35.2 (29.9) 33.2 31.8-36.1 (33.8)
Snout to anus length 16.9 13.0-16.7 (14.5) 13.2 12.0-18.8 (14.6)
Caudal-fin length 11.8 10.8-15.1 (12.9) Damaged 15.5-19.6 (17.8)
In % of head length
Snout length 31.3 24.5-35.5 (29.9) 34.6 27.4-34.2 (30.9)
Orbit length 27.1 21.7-32.3 (26.1) 28.2 23.2-29.0 (26.5)
Interorbital width 33.8 20.6-36.6 (27.8) 40.5 29.8-35.1 (33.0)
Maxilla length 50.5 43.8-63.7 (53.7) 52.8 51.8-56.3 (53.5)
Gill slit length 48.1 30.5-18.3 (40.5) 34.7 37.4-51.9 (46.6)
In % of caudal-fin length
Dorsal-fin connection to caudal fin 37.9 22.3-37.7 (29.6) Damaged 38.4-50.6 (42.9)
Anal-fin connection to caudal fin 40.1 29.2-44.7 (36.9) Damaged 19.6-36.4 (29.8)