Scientific Name
Lipariscus nanus

Common Name
Pygmy snailfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 51-55; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 48 - 52; Vertebrae: 60 - 61. Pectoral fin moderately notched; caudal fin narrow (Ref. 28160). Branchiostegal rays 5. Opening of gills wholly above the pectoral fin (Ref. 11671).

Classification

Classified By

Gilbert, 1915

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

North Pacific

Distribution

North Pacific: southern Sea of Okhotsk off Hokkaido, western Bering Sea off Commander Islands, eastern Bering Sea over continental slope, eastern Gulf of Alaska, and Pacific off British Columbia to Monterey Bay, California, USA.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

910 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 910 m (Ref. 50610)

Trophic Level

3.27 s.e. 0.46 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

6.3 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 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