Scientific Name
Liparis montagui

Common Name
Montagus seasnail

Biology
No overlap of dorsal and caudal fins, but rarely overlapping anal and caudal fins (Ref. 35388).

Classification

Classified By

Donovan, 1804

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

Northeast Atlantic

Distribution

Northeast Atlantic: North Sea, around the British Isles, Norwegian Sea, southwestern Barents Sea and around southern Iceland.

Range

77°N - 48°N, 25°W - 45°E

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

30 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 35388)

Trophic Level

3.45 s.e. 0.57 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

12.0 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

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (12 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=793)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated