Liparis tanakae (Gilbert & Burke, 1912)
Tanaka's snailfish
Liparis tanakae
photo by Ho, H.-C.

 Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
 Max. size:  47 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 50 - 121 m, oceanodromous
 Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Yellow Sea, East China Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, Pacific coast of Japan to northern Kuril Islands.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Found in the sublittoral zone (Ref. 11230). Minimum depth reported at 50 m (Ref. 11230).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 29.06.96
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 25.09.14

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