Liparis mucosus
Appearance
Liparis mucosus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: | Liparis |
Species: | L. mucosus
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Binomial name | |
Liparis mucosus |
Liparis mucosus, or the slimy snailfish, is a fish from the genus Liparis. The fish can be found from intertidal areas to 15 meters in depth.[1] In general, they are not found in tide pools.[1] The slimy snailfish ranges in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean from Sitka, Alaska to southern British Columbia, Canada as well as to Baja California, Mexico.[1][3] It grows to 2.8–5 inches.[4][3]
Description
[edit]The slimy snailfish's color varies from gray to brownish to red, and occasionally the fish has dark stripes.[3][4] Its dorsal fin has a lobe at the front.[4] The fish's gill slit extends to the front of the upper pectoral fin rays.[4] The dorsal and anal fins do not extend onto the caudal fins.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Liparis mucosus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ^ John E.sus Fitch; Robert J. Lavenberg (1968). Deep-Water Teleostean Fishes of California. University of California Press. p. 144. GGKEY:8SEC4LN8T3G.
- ^ a b c Daniel J. Miller; Robert N. Lea (1972). Guide to the Coastal Marine Fishes of California. UCANR Publications. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-931876-13-4.
- ^ a b c d e William N. Eschmeyer; Earl S. Herald (4 August 1999). A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes: North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 193. ISBN 0-618-00212-X.