Liparidae
Sign in to saveAlso known as the Snailfish family, Snailfish, Seasnail
thumb|Liparis marmoratus thumb|Liparis catharus thumb|Liparis fabricii
Species
snailfishes
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderScorpaeniformes
- FamilyLiparidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded53,792
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 150
- Family
- Liparidae
- Collections
- UAM, SIO, NMV, YPM, USNM, MCZ
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands, Chile
Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- Liparidae
- taxon rank
- family
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- taxon name
- Liparidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Liparidae
- taxon common name
- ringbukfamilien
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Molecular biology
- Description
- Occurrence and habitat
- Depth record
- Reproduction and life span
- Diet
- Genera
- References
- External links
thumb|Liparis marmoratus thumb|Liparis catharus thumb|Liparis fabricii
The snailfishes or sea snails (not to be confused with invertebrate sea snails), are a family of marine ray-finned fishes. These fishes make up the Liparidae, a family classified within the order Scorpaeniformes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Liparidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.