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Liparis pulchellus Ayres, 1855 Showy snailfish |
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photo by
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada |
| Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 25 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 9 - 183 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northeast Pacific: southeastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to Monterey Bay, central California. Specimens reported from Peter the Great Bay and Aniva Bay are not Liparin pulchellus. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 47-53; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 39-41. Caudal reduced but distinct. | |||
| Biology: | Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 2850). Feed on crustaceans and polychaete worms (Ref. 6885). Taken by shrimp trawlers operating down to 92 m (Ref. 6885). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||