Ribbon snailfish (Liparis cyclopus)

Scientific name: Liparis cyclopus G?nther, 1861

Ribbon snailfish (Liparis cyclopus)

The Ribbon snailfish (Liparis cyclopus) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: North Pacific, southeastern Kamchatka to Commander and Aleutian islands, Pribilof Islands, southeastern Bering Sea to Oregon, USA.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35-37; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 29 - 31. Caudal bluntly rounded. Pectorals with a rounded upper lobe and a lower lobe with exserted rays lying outside the upper lobe.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liparis cyclopus
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.4
Depth range
0–183 m (0–600 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 183 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: southeastern Kamchatka to Commander and Aleutian islands, Pribilof Islands, southeastern Bering Sea to Oregon, USA.
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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