Scientific Name
Liparis dennyi

Common Name
Marbled snailfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 37-40; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 30 - 34. Caudal narrow and rounded. Pectorals with a rounded upper part and the lowest rays lengthened to form a notch.

Classification

Classified By

Jordan & Starks, 1895

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: eastern Aleutian Islands to Puget Sound, Washington. Records from the Bering Sea, western Aleutian Islands, and Sakhalin Island are questionable.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

73 m

Depth To - meters

225 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 73 - 225 m (Ref. 51661), usually 73 - 223 m (Ref. 2850)

Trophic Level

3.5 s.e. 0.50 Based on food items.

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

30.5 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 to moderate vulnerability (27 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