Liparidae

gelatinous seasnail

Liparis fabricii

Brown skin covers black peritoneum

• Circumpolar Arctic
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Arctic Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• Polar regions
• Fusiform
• Medium

Liparis fabricii, commonly known as the gelatinous seasnail or gelatinous snailfish, is a benthopelagic species of snailfish from the Arctic Ocean. It has a tadpole-like body with a maximum length of about 20 cm (7.9 in). It is brown to black in coloration with a distinctive dark peritoneum.