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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Liparis: Greek, liparos = fat (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 51661). Temperate, preferred ?
Northwest Pacific: Japan Sea, Okhotsk and Pacific coasts of Hokkaido, southeastern Kamchatka.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28160)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Known from shallow waters (Ref. 28160).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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