Liparis liparis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Striped seasnail
Liparis liparis
photo by Svensen, R.

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  15 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 3 - 78 m
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic: southern Norway north to Barents Sea including Novaya Zemlya, Spitsbergen and Bear Island, also Iceland.
Diagnosis:  Suction disc much larger than the eye diameter. Dorsal and anal fins overlap with the caudal fin. Two nostrils on each side of the snout (Ref. 35388).
Biology:  Occurs from the subtidal zone to less than 300 m (Ref. 4702). Feeds primarily on crustaceans, occasionally fishes and polychaetes (Ref. 4702). Spawns in the winter (Ref. 35388).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 October 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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