Tidepool snailfish (Liparis florae)

Scientific name: Liparis florae Jordan & Starks, 1895

Tidepool snailfish (Liparis florae)

The Tidepool snailfish (Liparis florae) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Bering Sea coast of Alaska to Point Conception, southern California, USA.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31-33; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 25 - 27; Vertebrae: 39 - 40. Caudal fin rays 10-12, pyloric caeca 60-69.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liparis florae
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.3
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Bering Sea coast of Alaska to Point Conception, southern California, 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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