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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Liparis: Greek, liparos = fat (Ref. 45335); dennyi: Named after C.L. Denny of Seattle, Washington (Ref. 6885).
Eponymy: Charles Latimer Denny (1861–1919) was a wealthy real estate agent in Seattle (the city that his father, Arthur Armstrong Denny, politician, banker and industrialist, founded). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jordan & Starks.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 73 - 225 m (Ref. 51661), usually 73 - 223 m (Ref. 2850). Temperate
Eastern Pacific: eastern Aleutian Islands to Puget Sound, Washington. Records from the Bering Sea, western Aleutian Islands, and Sakhalin Island are questionable.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4925)
Inhabits subtidal to 225 meters (Ref. 51661). Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 4925).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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