| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
66 cm FL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 761 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: Sea of Japan from Korea to Tatar Strait, Sea of Okhotsk from mouth of Amur River to Aniva Bay off Cape Terpeniya, Pacific off Hokkaido to Kuril Islands and southeastern Kamchatka, northern and eastern Bering Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 43-48; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 35-39; Vertebrae: 48-52. Pectoral fin shallowly notched; caudal fin broad, posterior margin rounded, dorsal and ventral notches on caudal fin usually present (Ref. 28160). Body color extremely variable - gray, light brown, brown, spotted, speckled, dusted, striped, mottled, reticulated and plain patterns; dorsal and anal fins with the same color pattern as body or blackish; caudal fin with 2 or 3 broad dark bands, with several irregular dark bars, or entirely blackish (Ref. 28160). Eye silvery, when fresh (Ref. 28160). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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