Liparis tessellatus (Gilbert & Burke, 1912)

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  28 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 249 - 346 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Shimane and Ibaragi Prefectures to Hokkaido, Japan, in the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, Peter the Great Bay, the western coast of Sakhalin, Aniwa Bay and the South-Kuril Strait.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth reported at 0 m (Ref. 50610).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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