Liparis agassizii

Liparis agassizii, in one instance called "agassiz's snailfish",[2] is a fish from the genus Liparis.[1] It lives in the North Pacific Ocean at a depth range between zero and one hundred meters.[1] The fish may especially be found from the Iwate Prefecture to Hokkaido, off the coast of Primorskiy, off the western and southeastern coast of Sakhalin, and in the southern Kuril Islands.[1]

Liparis agassizii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Liparis
Species:
L. agassizii
Binomial name
Liparis agassizii
Putnam, 1874[1]

Description

The fish's body may be brown, gray, or blackish, with either a striped, speckled, mottled, or plain pattern.[1] It grows to a maximum length of 44 cm (TL).[1]

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References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Liparis agassizii" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  2. M. Sakaguchi (18 May 2004). More Efficient Utilization of Fish and Fisheries Products. Elsevier. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-08-053699-6.


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