| 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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