kelp snailfish

Liparis tunicatus

Nineteen Point Two Centimeters Liparid Fish

Polar
Estuary
Circumpolar Arctic
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Polar regions
Medium
Cold-water fish

Liparis tunicatus, or the kelp snailfish, is a species of snailfish from the genus Liparis. It can be found in marine, demersal waters at a depth range from 0 to 620 m (0–2,034 ft). The kelp snailfish lives in the Arctic and Northwest Atlantic Ocean among kelp.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Liparis
Maximum length: 19.2 cm
Distribution: Arctic to Northwest Atlantic: Bering Strait to Labrador in Canada. Also found in the estuary of the St. Lawrence River in Canada (Ref. 4926 ).

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