Blotched snailfish (Crystallichthys cyclospilus)

Scientific name: Crystallichthys cyclospilus Gilbert & Burke, 1912

The Blotched snailfish (Crystallichthys cyclospilus) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: North Pacific, Okhotsk Sea, southern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Gulf of Alaska south of Shumagin Islands.

Species facts

Scientific name
Crystallichthys cyclospilus
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Depth range
53–830 m (174–2723 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 53 - 830 m
Climate
Boreal
Distribution
North Pacific: Okhotsk Sea, southern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Gulf of Alaska south of Shumagin Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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