| 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)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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