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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Liparis Agassizii

Liparis agassizii Putnam, 1874
Max Length
44 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.7
Depth
0–100 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
38.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

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.

Scientific Name
Liparis agassizii
Authority
Putnam, 1874
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
44 cm
Depth Range
0–100 m
Trophic Level
3.7
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
38.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

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.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Liparis Agassizii is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

Size at Maturity
29cm TL

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

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.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.7±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.15 (TL)
Max TL
44cm
Dorsal Rays
42
Anal Rays
34
Vertebrae
47

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
38.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.7
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Putnam, 1874

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Liparis takashimensis Nojima 1936 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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