Liparis inquilinus Able, 1973
Inquiline snailfish
Liparis inquilinus
photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  7.1 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 3 - 97 m
Distribution:  Northwest Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada and Georges Bank to Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Lives in the mantle cavity of the scallop, Placopecten magellanicus (Ref. 51661). Benthic species (Ref. 5951).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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