Liparis tunicatus

(Liparis tunicatus)

Description

Liparis tunicatus, or the kelp snailfish, is a fish from the genus Liparis. It can be found in marine, demersal, and brackish water environments at a depth range from zero to six hundred twenty meters. The kelp snailfish lives in the Arctic and Northwest Atlantic Ocean among kelp. A bottom feeder, it eats crustaceans.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Scorpaeniformes
Family:Liparidae
Genus:Liparis
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