CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 1 



Genera 1 



Species 2 



Descriptions 3 



Part 1. General 4 



Collecting 4 



Preservation 5 



Historical 5 



Definitions and modifications of structure 7 



Sexual dimorphism 7 



Body 7 



Head 8 



Eye 9 



Nostrils 9 



Pores 9 



Gill slit 10 



Teeth 10 



Pseudobranchiae 11 



Pyloric coeca 12 



Branchiostegals 12 



Prickles 12 



Dorsal fin 12 



Anal fin 18 



Caudal fin 18 



Pectoral fin 19 



Disk 20 



Vent 20 



Coloration 20 



Habits 21 



Distribution 22 



Genera 22 



Species 23 



Regions 24 



Center of dispersal 26 



Bathymetrical distribution 28 



Temperature 34 



Summary 34 



Explanation of table 38 



Part 2: Systematic 38 



Family Liparidae 38 



Family description 38 



Relationships of the genera 39 



Key to genera 42 



Genus Liparis 43 



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