Variegated Snailfish

Liparis gibbus

Variable color: gray, brown, pink, with spots, stripes, mottling, reticulations; anal and dorsal fins dusky, peritoneum pale; dorsal and anal fin extending well onto caudal fin; pectoral fin distinctly lobed with free ray tips on lower lobe; gill opening large, extending to 9-20 pectoral rays; pectoral fin rays 36-39.

Occurence: Arctic to British Columbia, w Pacific

Depth: 0-300 meters    Size: 53 cm

Species code: 22205

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