Ringtail snailfish (Liparis rutteri)

Scientific name: Liparis rutteri Gilbert & Snyder, 1898

Ringtail snailfish (Liparis rutteri)

The Ringtail snailfish (Liparis rutteri) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-33; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 26; Vertebrae: 37 - 38. A small (less than 70 mm SL) species; caudal fin rays 11-12, pyloric caeca 18-31; body slender, maximum depth 14.6-24.1% SL; disk length 53.7-70.8% HL; skin lax and wrinkled, relatively thin, fragile; prickles present in both sexes at least during spawning; males with elongate, thickened, deeply incised anterior dorsal fin rays.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liparis rutteri
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Depth range
73 m (240 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 73 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: known only from the Bering Sea, the northern Gulf of Alaska (Kodiak) and southeastern Alaska (Yakutat). Records from further south must be considered highly doubtful, especially if specimens measure greater than 6 or 7 cm.
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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