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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Liparis Tessellatus

Liparis tessellatus Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Max Length
28 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
249–346 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
35.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Liparis Tessellatus (Liparis tessellatus), first described by Gilbert & Burke, 1912 is a medium-sized fish in the family Liparidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 28.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 249 to 346 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.

Scientific Name
Liparis tessellatus
Authority
Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
28 cm
Depth Range
249–346 m
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
35.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Liparis Tessellatus is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Liparis Tessellatus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 249 - 346 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Shimane and Ibaragi Prefectures to Hokkaido, Japan, in the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, Peter the Great Bay, the western coast of Sakhalin, Aniwa Bay and the South-Kuril Strait.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.15 (TL)
Max TL
28cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
35.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Gilbert & Burke, 1912

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Cyclogaster tessellatus Gilbert & Burke 1912 Synonym
Liparis brevicaudus Mori 1956 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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