Paraliparis hystrix is a species of fish in the family Liparidae (snailfish).
Paraliparis hystrix is up to long. It is white in colour with a black belly and tail.
Its specific name is from Ancient Greek á½ÂÃÂÃÂÃÂùþ (hystrix), meaning "bristly". It has no common name in English, but is known in Danish as mørkhalet dybhavsringbug, "dark-tailed deep-sea seasnail".
Paraliparis hystrix lives in the north Atlantic Ocean and in Canada's arctic waters off the Davis Strait. It is benthic and bathydemersal, living at .