Shantar snailfish (Liparis schantarensis)

Scientific name: Liparis schantarensis Lindberg & Dulkeit, 1929

The Shantar snailfish (Liparis schantarensis) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Sea of Okhotsk.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 33-35; Anal soft rays: 26 - 28; Vertebrae: 39 - 40. Anterior portion of dorsal fin comblike with tips of the first 5-7 dorsal fin rays free from membrane at their distal ends one-half to two-thirds length of ray in both males and females. Caudal fin 14-18 with 11 principal rays. Head depressed (depth 67% HL) and wide (wide 1.4 depth). Small mouth with cleft extending to vertical below nostril. Small eyes, 14.5% HL. Short gill slit, 1.7 time eye diameter; extending ventrally in front of pectoral fin ray 1 or 2. Widely-spaced chin pores. Body not humpbacked, with nearly horizontal dorsal profile. The dorsal and anal fins overlap caudal fin 1/6 to 1/5 of its length. Peritoneum pale.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liparis schantarensis
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.4
Depth range
0–16 m (0–52 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 16 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk.
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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