Liparis purpureo-viridis

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Description

Family Liparidae

Distribution: Arctic to Antarctic , Atlantic, and Pacific. Body elongate , scaleless (small prickles in some) and skin jellylike; dorsal fin (28-82 soft rays ) and anal fin (24-76 soft rays) long, confluent , or nearly so, with caudal fin; pelvic fin (disc) absent in species of Paraliparis and in the monotypic Nectoliparis; nostrils single or paired (usually in Liparis); vertebrae 38-86. Maximum length about 50 cm. Occur from tidepools to depths of over 7,000 m .

The family Liparidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Scorpaeniformes. It contains 19 genera and 195 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Etymology of this family name : Greek, liparos = fat

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
        Class: Actinopterygii () - Cope 1887
        Order: Scorpaeniformes ()
        Family: Liparidae () - Snailfishes
        Genus: Liparis () - Richard, De Orchid. Eur. 21, 30, 38. 1817.
        Specific name: purpureo-viridis - Burkh & Holt
        Scientific name: - Liparis purpureo-viridis Burkh & Holt