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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae Snailfishes

Genus: Osteodiscus

(See list of species below)


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3 species (see list below)

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 17.5 cm SL
 
Osteodiscus andriashevi
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Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Osteodiscus cascadiae Stein, 1978

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Osteodiscus cascadiae
[Bigtail snailfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SL
 
Osteodiscus rhepostomias
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3 Species of Family Liparidae with Genus Osteodiscus
(Snailfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1990 Osteodiscus andriashevi Northwest Pacific 17.5 SL
1978 Osteodiscus cascadiae Bigtail snailfish Northeast Pacific 8.5 SL
2012 Osteodiscus rhepostomias Southwest Pacific 4 SL



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