Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
12 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
demersal; depth range 0 - 30 m, non-migratory |
Northeast Atlantic: North Sea, around the British Isles, Norwegian Sea, southwestern Barents Sea and around southern Iceland. |
No overlap of dorsal and caudal fins, but rarely overlapping anal and caudal fins (Ref. 35388). |
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). |
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
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