Liparis mucosus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: | Liparis |
Species: | L. mucosus
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Binomial name | |
Liparis mucosus |
Liparis mucosus, or the slimy snailfish, is a fish from the genus Liparis. The fish can be found from intertidal areas to 15 meters in depth. [1] In general, they are not found in tide pools. [1] The slimy snailfish ranges in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean from Sitka, Alaska to southern British Columbia, Canada as well as to Baja California, Mexico. [1] [3] It grows to 2.8–5 inches. [4] [3]
The slimy snailfish's color varies from gray to brownish to red, and occasionally the fish has dark stripes. [3] [4] Its dorsal fin has a lobe at the front. [4] The fish's gill slit extends to the front of the upper pectoral fin rays. [4] The dorsal and anal fins do not extend onto the caudal fins. [4]
Liparis mucosus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: | Liparis |
Species: | L. mucosus
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Binomial name | |
Liparis mucosus |
Liparis mucosus, or the slimy snailfish, is a fish from the genus Liparis. The fish can be found from intertidal areas to 15 meters in depth. [1] In general, they are not found in tide pools. [1] The slimy snailfish ranges in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean from Sitka, Alaska to southern British Columbia, Canada as well as to Baja California, Mexico. [1] [3] It grows to 2.8–5 inches. [4] [3]
The slimy snailfish's color varies from gray to brownish to red, and occasionally the fish has dark stripes. [3] [4] Its dorsal fin has a lobe at the front. [4] The fish's gill slit extends to the front of the upper pectoral fin rays. [4] The dorsal and anal fins do not extend onto the caudal fins. [4]