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Liparis cyclopus Günther, 1861 Ribbon snailfish |
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photo by
Hopkins Seaside Laboratory |
| Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 11.4 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 183 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Pacific: southeastern Kamchatka to Commander and Aleutian islands, Pribilof Islands, southeastern Bering Sea to Oregon, USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35-37; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 29-31. Caudal bluntly rounded. Pectorals with a rounded upper lobe and a lower lobe with exserted rays lying outside the upper lobe. | |||
| Biology: | Occurs from near shore (also in tide pools) to 183 m depth (Ref. 2850, 51661). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||