Scientific Name
Liparis inquilinus

Common Name
Inquiline snailfish

Biology
Lives in the mantle cavity of the scallop, Placopecten magellanicus (Ref. 51661). Benthic species (Ref. 5951).

Classification

Classified By

Able, 1973

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Atlantic

Distribution

Northwest Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada and Georges Bank to Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, USA.

Range

50°N - 35°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

3 m

Depth To - meters

97 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 97 m (Ref. 51661)

Trophic Level

3.285 s.e. 0.53 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

7.1 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=2.78)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated