Liparis callyodon

Liparis callyodon, or the spotted snailfish and by one source the beautiful tooth seasnail,[2] is a fish from the genus Liparis.[1] It lives in marine and demersal environments at a depth range from zero to twenty meters.[1] It can be found at temperate climate zones, such as the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska, USA to Oregon, USA, in intertidal zones (tide pools).[1] The name callyodon comes from the Greek word meaning "beautiful tooth".[2] Pallas chose this name after the species' tricuspid teeth.[2]

Liparis callyodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Liparis
Species:
L. callyodon
Binomial name
Liparis callyodon
Pallas, 1814[1]

Description

The fish grows to a total length of 12.7 centimeters.[1] It neither has dorsal spines nor anal spines.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Liparis callyodon" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. Trevor Kincaid (1919). An Annotated List of Puget Sound Fishes. F.M. Lamborn, Public Printer. p. 37.


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