Overview
Family : Snailfishes;
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
thumbtack snailfish
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
白令海狮子鱼, 白令海獅子魚
Description
Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -2,147 meters (0 to -7,044 feet).[1]
Biome: Marine .
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Order:
Scorpaeniformes
()
- Subfamily:
Liparinae
()
- Genus:
Liparis
()
- Rich.
- Specific name:
micraspidophorus
- Scientific name: - the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. U
- Specific name:
micraspidophorus
- Genus:
Liparis
(
- Subfamily:
Liparinae
(
- Order:
Scorpaeniformes
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Synonyms
Cyclogaster (Neoliparis) micraspidophorus Gilbert & Burke, 1912 • Cyclogaster micraspidophorus • Cyclogaster micraspidophorus Gilbert & Burke • Liparis micraspidophorus • Liparis micraspidophorus (Gilbert & Burke, 1912)
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Liparis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 37 species and subspecies in this genus:
L. atlanticus (Atlantic Snailfish) · L. bathybii (Bering Snailfish) · L. beringianus (Bering Snailfish) · L. bristolense (Bristol Snailfish) · L. bristolensis (Bristol Snailfish) · L. callyodon (Spotted Snailfish) · L. catharus (Purity Snailfish) · L. coheni (Gulf Snailfish) · L. cyclopus (Günther's Liparid) · L. dennyi (Denny´s Liparid) · L. fabricii (Gelatinous Dwarf Snailfish) · L. florae (Tidepool Snailfish) · L. fucensis (Juan De Fuca Liparid) · L. gibbus (Variegated Snailfish) · L. greeni (Lobefin Snailfish?names of Fishes 125) · L. harrisii (Harris' Widelip Orchid) · L. herschelinus (Bartail Snailfish) · L. inquilinus (Limace Des Pétoncles) · L. koefoedi (Gelationous Seasnail) · L. lilifolia (Lilyleaf Twayblade) · L. liparis (Sea-Snail) · L. liparis barbatus (Sea-Snail) · L. liparis liparis (Sea Snail) · L. marmoratus (Festive Ribbontail) · L. megacephalus (Bighead Gurnard Perch) · L. micraspidophorus (Thumbtack Snailfish) · L. montagui (Montagu's Sea-Snail) · L. mucosus (Slimy Snailfish) · L. ochotensis (Okhotsk Snailfish) · L. pulchellus (Continuous-Finned Liparid) · L. ranula (Scotian Snailfish) · L. rutteri (Ring-Tailed Liparid) · L. schantarensis (Shantar Snailfish) · L. tanakae (Tanaka´s Snailfish) · L. tanakai (Tanaka's Snailfish) · L. tunicata (Greenland Seasnail) · L. tunicatus (Greenland Seasnail)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- American Fisheries Society. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Pavanelli, Carla Simone (from FishBase).
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 130928
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-125625
- Fishbase Species ID: 51432
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 167569
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 115509
Footnotes
- Mean = -1,063.200 meters (-3,488.189 feet), Standard Deviation = 993.930 based on 5 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
