Paraliparis vaillanti is a species of snailfish found in the north-western Atlantic Ocean primarily in the Laurentia Channel, between Newfoundland and Cape Breton.Chernova, N.V., 2004. A new species of snailfishes (Liparidae) Paraliparis vaillanti sp. nova from the Northwestern Atlantic, with the redescription of a rare species Paraliparis edwardsi Vaillant. J. Ichthyol. 44(2):135–139.
Size This species reaches a length of .
Etymology The fish is named in honor of zoologist Léon Vaillant (1834–1914), of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris.
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