Acantholiparis opercularis Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Spiny snailfish
photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  6.9 cm SL (male/unsexed); 7 cm SL (female)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 227 - 3610 m
Distribution:  North Pacific: Kamchatka to below the Gulf of Alaska and southward to central Oregon, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth reported at 227 m (Ref. 51661).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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