Liparidae

spiny snailfish

Acantholiparis opercularis

Seven centimeters of snailfish down to three thousand meters

• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• Small

spiny snailfish is a marine fish from roughly 3,600 meters deep. At only about seven centimeters long, it is a miniature resident of the abyss.