Slipskin Snailfish

Liparis fucensis

Color variable, light to dark brown tinged with pink, bands or blotches on fins; dorsal fin may be slightly notched; dorsal and anal fin completely separate from caudal fin; ray tips of dorsal and anal fin free; gill opening extending in front of 12-16 pectoral rays, rim of posterior nostril raised anteriorly to form fingerlike projection , pectoral fin distinctly lobed with free ray tips on lower lobe; pectoral fin rays 38-43.

Occurence: SE Bering Sea to N California

Depth: 0-388 meters    Size: 17 cm

Species code: 22202

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