Liparis montagui (Donovan, 1804)
Montagus seasnail
Liparis montagui
photo by Salesjö, A.

 Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
 Max. size:  12 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 0 - 30 m, non-migratory
 Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic: North Sea, around the British Isles, Norwegian Sea, southwestern Barents Sea and around southern Iceland.
 Diagnosis:  No overlap of dorsal and caudal fins, but rarely overlapping anal and caudal fins (Ref. 35388).
 Biology:  Occurs from intertidal to 30 m, often under stones or clinging to algae. Feeds primarily on crustaceans; gammarid amphipods in intertidal; shrimps and small crabs in subtidal areas. Spawns in winter; young are also found in the Wadden sea (Ref. 35388).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 17.10.90
 Modified by: Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G. - 05.04.10
 Checked by: Froese, Rainer - 23.07.02

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