| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
16 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 620 m |
| Distribution: |
Arctic to Northwest Atlantic: Bering Strait to Labrador in Canada. Also found in the estuary of the St. Lawrence River in Canada (Ref. 4926). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Commonly lives in large clusters of kelp (Ref. 7251). It prefers bottom types like pebbles, stones or boulders, mud and sand (Ref. 5951). Benthic species. Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 58426); especially amphipods (Ref. 5951). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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