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Gulf snailfish (Liparis coheni) fish species and information / pictures of Gulf snailfish - Liparis coheni

Gulf snailfish (Liparis coheni) fish species information

Scientific Name
Liparis coheni

Common Name
Gulf snailfish

Biology
Unknown

Classification

Classified By

Able, 1976

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Atlantic

Distribution

Northwest Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to Gulf of Maine in USA and Georges Bank.

Range

52°N - 18°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

4 m

Depth To - meters

210 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 4 - 210 m (Ref. 1826)

Trophic Level

3.33 s.e. 0.48 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

11.8 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (12 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated