Liparidae

dusky snaifish

Liparis gibbus

Juveniles exhibit biofluorescence

• Polar
• Circumpolar Arctic
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• Polar regions
• Large
• Cold-water fish

Liparis gibbus, the polka-dot snailfish, variegated snailfish or dusky snailfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. This fish is found in Arctic waters. Juveniles of the species have been found to be biofluorescent.