OSL-Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence

Marine Species
of the St. Lawrence

Fishes • Species

Liparis fabricii

Gelatinous snailfish - Limace gélatineuse

Characteristics:

• uniformly brown

• large sucker

• black peritoneum

• posterior teeth simple

May be mistaken for: Liparis gibbus - Paraliparis calidus - other Liparididae

Family:
Liparididae

Type of measure:
Total mm

Maximum size:
182 mm

specimen identified (coastal sampling)

territory covered territory not covered

territory not covered