Family Liparidae

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Snailfishes

Selected Characters: Body elongate; skin naked and jellylike,
with small prickles present in some species; pelvic fins united as sucking
disc in most species, but absent in Nectoliparis; dorsal and anal fins long, may be confluent with
caudal.

This family is entirely marine, but is otherwise widely distributed
with regard to both geography and habitat type. Liparids are
found throughout most of the world's oceans from the Arctic to the Antarctic,
from warm to frigid waters, and from tidepools to depths in excess of
7500 meters. There are believed to be about 195 species in this family,
though many species remain undescribed at this time. Ten species occur
in Puget Sound; all are less than about 31 cm long. The family is somewhat
infrequent in most of Puget Sound but is common near the San Juan Islands.

Species

Careproctus melanurus Blacktail Snailfish

Liparis callyodon Spotted Snailfish

Liparis cyclopus Ribbon Snailfish

Liparis dennyi Marbled Snailfish

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