pygmy snailfish

Lipariscus nanus

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
Elongated
Small

The pygmy snailfish (Lipariscus nanus) species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. This species is found in the northern Pacific Ocean where it occurs in deep waters down to 910 metres (2,990 ft). The range is broad, extending from the Sea of Okhotsk (off Hokkaido) north to the western Bering Sea, and from Monterey Bay, California, north to the Gulf of Alaska.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Lipariscus
Maximum length: 6.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: North Pacific: southern Sea of Okhotsk off Hokkaido, western Bering Sea off Commander Islands, eastern Bering Sea over continental slope, eastern Gulf of Alaska, and Pacific off British Columbia to Monterey Bay, California, USA.

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