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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Liparis: Greek, liparos = fat (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 30 m (Ref. 27965). Temperate, preferred ?
Northwest Pacific: known only from the Yellow Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27965); 14.0 cm SL (female)
Specimens collected from muddy bottom (Ref. 27965).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Choi, Y., K. Kido and K. Amaoka, 1998. Redescription of a snailfish, Liparis chefuensis, with comments on its sexual dimorphism and synonymy (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae). Ichthyol. Res. 45(3):314-318. (Ref. 27965)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100) .