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Nectoliparis pelagicus Gilbert & Burke, 1912

Tadpole snailfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Nectoliparis: Greek, nekton = swimmer + Greek, liparos = fat (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Gilbert & Burke.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 3383 m (Ref. 50550), usually 0 - 238 m (Ref. 6885). Temperate; 66°N - 34°N

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North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk Pacific southeast of Hokkaido to southeastern Kamchatka and Bering Sea, Alaska to California.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 53; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 48. Caudal appears truncate but may be pointed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Has been taken from stagnant bottoms (Ref. 6885). Minimum depth from Ref. 006885.

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Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p. (Ref. 3814)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: bycatch
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