Liparis tanakae (Gilbert & Burke, 1912)
Tanaka's snailfish
photo by Ho, H.-C.

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  56.3 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,742.8 g
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 50 - 121 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Yellow Sea, East China Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, Pacific coast of Japan to northern Kuril Islands.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in the sublittoral zone (Ref. 11230). Minimum depth reported at 50 m (Ref. 11230).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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