ringtail snailfish

Liparis rutteri

Slender Fish from the Pacific Ocean

ringtail snailfish is known from North Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Liparis
Maximum length: 7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: North Pacific: known only from the Bering Sea, the northern Gulf of Alaska (Kodiak) and southeastern Alaska (Yakutat). Records from further south must be considered highly doubtful, especially if specimens measure greater than 6 or 7 cm.

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