Inquiline snailfish (Liparis inquilinus)

Scientific name: Liparis inquilinus Able, 1973

Inquiline snailfish (Liparis inquilinus)

The Inquiline snailfish (Liparis inquilinus) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada and Georges Bank to Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, USA.

Biology

Lives in the mantle cavity of the scallop, Placopecten magellanicus. Benthic species.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liparis inquilinus
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.1
Depth range
3–97 m (10–318 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 97 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada and Georges Bank to Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=2.78)

Sources

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

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