Kelp snailfish (Liparis tunicatus)

Scientific name: Liparis tunicatus Reinhardt, 1836

Kelp snailfish (Liparis tunicatus)

The Kelp snailfish (Liparis tunicatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: Arctic to Northwest Atlantic, Bering Strait to Labrador in Canada. Also found in the estuary of the St. Lawrence River in Canada.

Biology

Commonly lives in large clusters of kelp. It prefers bottom types like pebbles, stones or boulders, mud and sand. Benthic species. Feeds on crustaceans; especially amphipods.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liparis tunicatus
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Depth range
0–620 m (0–2034 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 620 m, usually 0 - 100 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Arctic to Northwest Atlantic: Bering Strait to Labrador in Canada. Also found in the estuary of the St. Lawrence River in Canada.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax=3-10)

Sources

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

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