Marbled snailfish (Liparis dennyi)

Scientific name: Liparis dennyi Jordan & Starks, 1895

Marbled snailfish (Liparis dennyi)

The Marbled snailfish (Liparis dennyi) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 37-40; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 30 - 34. Caudal narrow and rounded. Pectorals with a rounded upper part and the lowest rays lengthened to form a notch.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liparis dennyi
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.5
Depth range
73–225 m (240–738 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 73 - 225 m, usually 73 - 223 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: eastern Aleutian Islands to Puget Sound, Washington. Records from the Bering Sea, western Aleutian Islands, and Sakhalin Island are questionable.
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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