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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Marbled snailfish

Liparis dennyi Jordan & Starks, 1895
Max Length
30.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
73–225 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Marbled snailfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Liparis dennyi
Authority
Jordan & Starks, 1895
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
30.5 cm
Depth Range
73–225 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 37 - 40; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 30 - 34. Caudal narrow and rounded. Pectorals with a rounded upper part and the lowest rays lengthened to form a notch.: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Marbled snailfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Marbled snailfish is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Marbled snailfish is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 73 - 225 m , usually 73 - 223 m . Temperate

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5
Food Items

crustaceans (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.15 (TL)
Max TL
30.5cm
Dorsal Rays
39
Anal Rays
32

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
29.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Jordan & Starks, 1895

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 8 records indexed .

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