Liparis (fish)

This article is about the fish genus. For other uses, see Liparis.
Liparis
The gelatinous seasnail (Liparis fabricii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Liparis
Scopoli, 1777
Type species
Cyclopterus liparis
Linnaeus, 1766
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1][2]
  • Cyclogaster Gronow, 1763
  • Lycocara Gill, 1884
  • Neoliparis Steindachner, 1875
  • Massaria Gistel, 1848
  • Lyoliparis Jordan & Evermann, 1896
  • Careliparis Garman, 1892
  • Actinochir Gill, 1864
  • Trismegistus Jordan & Snyder, 1904

Liparis is a large genus of snailfish from the northern hemisphere. They are very common in temperate and cold waters. Chernova (2008) has proposed that the genus should be subdivided into five subgenera: Liparis, Neoliparis, Lycocara, Careliparis, and Lyoliparis.[3]

Purity snailfish (Liparis catharus)
Tidepool snailfish (Liparis florae)
Festive snailfish (Liparis marmoratus)

Species

There are currently 60 recognized species in this genus:[4]

References

  1. Markku Savela (April 24, 2004). "Liparis Scopoli (ex Artedi), 1777". Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  2. WoRMS (2012). Nicolas Bailly, ed. "Liparis Scopoli, 1777". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  3. N.V. Chernova (2008). "Systematics and phylogeny of fish of the genus Liparis (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes)". Journal of Ichthyology 48 (10): 831852. doi:10.1134/S0032945208100020.
  4. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Liparis in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  5. Chernova, N. V. (2008): Systematics and phylogeny of fish of the genus Liparis (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes). Journal of Ichthyology v. 48 (no. 10): 831-852.

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