Liparis fucensis Gilbert, 1896
Slipskin snailfish
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 Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
 Max. size:  18 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 225 - 388 m
 Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: southeastern Bering Sea and Unimak Pass, eastern Aleutian Islands to Crescent City and San Simeon Point, central California, USA.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33-35; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 27-29. Caudal narrow, rounded. Pectorals with a rounded upper part; lower part with longer, exserted rays on the ventral edge.
 Biology:  Occurs near shore and to 388 m depth (Ref.2850). Feeds on shrimps and other crustaceans (Ref. 6885).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 01.05.91
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 26.11.14
 Checked by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 25.09.96

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