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Acantholiparis opercularis Gilbert & Burke, 1912

Spiny snailfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Acantholiparis: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, liparis = fat.
More on authors: Gilbert & Burke.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 227 - 3610 m (Ref. 58496). Deep-water; 55°N - 42°N, 157°E - 124°W (Ref. 56979)

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North Pacific: Kamchatka to below the Gulf of Alaska and southward to central Oregon, USA.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26773); 7.0 cm SL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth reported at 227 m (Ref. 51661).

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McAllister, D.E., 1990. A list of the fishes of Canada. Syllogeus No. 64. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ottawa, Canada. 310 p. (Ref. 11980)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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