Liparis tunicatus Reinhardt, 1836
Kelp snailfish
Liparis tunicatus
photo by DESCNA

 Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
 Max. size:  16 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 0 - 620 m
 Distribution:  Arctic to Northwest Atlantic: Bering Strait to Labrador in Canada. Also found in the estuary of the St. Lawrence River in Canada (Ref. 4926).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Commonly lives in large clusters of kelp (Ref. 7251). It prefers bottom types like pebbles, stones or boulders, mud and sand (Ref. 5951). Benthic species. Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 58426); especially amphipods (Ref. 5951).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 01.05.91
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 15.07.13
 Checked by: Torres, Armi G. - 31.08.94

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