Scientific Name
Liparis pulchellus

Common Name
Showy snailfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 47-53; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 39 - 41. Caudal reduced but distinct.

Classification

Classified By

Ayres, 1855

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

Northeast Pacific

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.

Range

- 37°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

9 m

Depth To - meters

183 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 9 - 183 m (Ref. 2850)

Trophic Level

3.62 s.e. 0.56 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

25.0 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 to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.30; Fec=940)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated