Liparis tunicatus
| Liparis tunicatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Liparis |
| Species: | L. tunicatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Liparis tunicatus J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1836[1] | |
Liparis tunicatus, or the kelp snailfish, is a fish from the genus Liparis.[1] It can be found in marine, demersal, and brackish water environments at a depth range from zero to six hundred twenty meters.[1] The kelp snailfish lives in the Arctic and Northwest Atlantic Ocean among kelp.[1] A bottom feeder, it eats crustaceans.[1]
Description
The fish grows to a maximum length of sixteen centimeters (in total length).[1] It has small dark spots and can have pale stripes.[2] Liparis tunicatus has a small gill opening.[2]