Ringtail snailfish
📖 Overview
Ringtail snailfish (Liparis rutteri), first described by Gilbert & Snyder, 1898 is a small fish in the family Liparidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 7.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 73 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32 - 33; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 26; Vertebrae: 37 - 38. A small (less than 70 mm SL) species; caudal fin rays 11-12, pyloric caeca 18-31; body slender, maximum depth 14.6-24.1% SL; disk length 53.7-70.8% HL; skin lax and wrinkled, relatively thin, fragile; prickles present in both sexes at least during spawning; males with elongate, thickened, deeply incised anterior dorsal fin rays .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Ringtail snailfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 73 m . Temperate North Pacific: known only from the Bering Sea, the northern Gulf of Alaska (Kodiak) and southeastern Alaska (Yakutat).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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