tadpole snailfish

Nectoliparis pelagicus

Liparid Fish from Three Three Eight Three Meters

tadpole snailfish is a marine fish from North Pacific. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 6.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Nectoliparis
Maximum length: 6.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk Pacific southeast of Hokkaido to southeastern Kamchatka and Bering Sea, Alaska to California.

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