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Liparis atlanticus (Jordan & Evermann, 1898) 
AphiaID: 159524

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Liparidae (Family) > Liparis (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Liparis Scopoli, 1777
Synonymised
taxa
  Liparius atlanticus (Jordan & Evermann, 1898) (misspelling)
Neoliparis atlanticus Jordan & Evermann, 1898
Sources  basis of record: Scott, W.B. and M.G. Scott. 1988. Atlantic fishes of Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 219. 731 p. [details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English Atlantic seasnail  [details]
English Atlantic snailfish  [details]
French limace atlantique  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Gulf of Maine [details]
Gulf of St. Lawrence [details]
Hudson Strait [details]
North West Atlantic [details]
Ungava Bay [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To ITIS
Notes  Diet: Feeds on crustaceans and polychaetes [details]

Distribution: Ungava Bay to New York [details]

Habitat: Found in shallow, inshore waters, usually in depths less than 2 m. [details]

Habitat: benthic [details]

Predators: Bony fishes [details]

Reproduction: Spawning occurs between late winter into June, females may spawn several tiems [details]
Image 
Liparis atlanticus
Liparis atlanticus
added on 2011-02-21 - author: Nozères, Claude
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159524
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2005-05-30 09:27:08Z  created  Cuvelier, Daphne
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Liparis atlanticus (Jordan & Evermann, 1898). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159524 on 2013-05-24
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