Shantar snailfish
📖 Overview
Shantar snailfish (Liparis schantarensis), first described by Lindberg & Dulkeit, 1929 is a small fish in the family Liparidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 7.40 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 16 metres. It occurs in Polar waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 33 - 35; Anal soft rays: 26 - 28; Vertebrae: 39 - 40. Anterior portion of dorsal fin comblike with tips of the first 5-7 dorsal fin rays free from membrane at their distal ends one-half to two-thirds length of ray in both males and females. Caudal fin 14-18 with 11 principal rays. Head depressed (depth 67% HL) and wide (wide 1.4 depth). Small mouth with cleft extending to vertical below nostril. Small eyes, 14.5% HL. Short gill slit, 1.7 time eye diameter; extending ventrally in front of pectoral fin ray 1 or 2. Widely-spaced chin pores. Body not humpbacked, with nearly horizontal dorsal profile. The dorsal and anal fins overlap caudal fin 1/6 to 1/5 of its length. Peritoneum pale .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Shantar snailfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 16 m . Polar Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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