Liparis Agassizii (Liparis agassizii), first described by Putnam, 1874 is a large fish in the family Liparidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 44.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 100 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 40 - 44; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 32 - 35; Vertebrae: 45 - 48. Dorsal fin deeply notched in mature males, and unnotched or shallowly notched in mature females; pectoral fin shallowly notched, notch more prominent in smaller specimens than in larger ones, and unnotched in the largest specimen (HUMZ 89888); caudal fin broad, its posterior margin rounded and dorsal and ventral notches usually present . Disk large, located almost between verticals through posterior margin of eye and gill opening . Body brown, gray or blackish; four basic patterns present - striped, speckled, mottled and plain; dorsal and anal fins with the same color pattern as body, with dark bars or entirely blackish; caudal fin with two dark bars; eye silvery .: elongated.
Behavioural data for Liparis Agassizii is currently being reviewed.
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 100 m . Temperate North Pacific: Iwate Prefecture to Hokkaido, in the Peter the Great Bay, the coast of Primorskiy, the western and southeastern coast of Sakhalin and southern Kuril Islands.
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liparis takashimensis | Nojima | 1936 | Synonym |
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