showy snailfish

Liparis pulchellus

Twenty Five Centimeters Liparid Fish of Northeast Pacific

showy snailfish is a marine fish from Northeast Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 25 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Liparis
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Northeast Pacific: southeastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to Monterey Bay, central California. Specimens reported from Peter the Great Bay and Aniva Bay are not Liparin pulchellus .

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