Scientific Name
Liparis fucensis

Common Name
Slipskin snailfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33-35; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 27 - 29. Caudal narrow, rounded. Pectorals with a rounded upper part; lower part with longer, exserted rays on the ventral edge.

Classification

Classified By

Gilbert, 1896

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: southeastern Bering Sea and Unimak Pass, eastern Aleutian Islands to Crescent City and San Simeon Point, central California, USA.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

225 m

Depth To - meters

388 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 225 - 388 m (Ref. 2850)

Trophic Level

3.55 s.e. 0.55 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

18.0 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 (18 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