between, the snailfish family contains more than 30 genera and about 410 described species, but there are also many undescribed species. Snailfish are found...
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Pseudoliparis swirei (redirect from Mariana snailfish)
Pseudoliparis swirei, the Mariana snailfish or Mariana hadal snailfish, is a species of snailfish found at hadal depths in the Mariana Trench in the western...
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Pseudoliparis amblystomopsis (redirect from Hadal snailfish)
Pseudoliparis amblystomopsis, or the hadal snailfish, is a species of snailfish from the hadal zone of the Northwest Pacific Ocean, including the Kuril–Kamchatka...
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8 ft) in standard length, but most species are far smaller. Like other snailfish, they lack scales and have a loose gelatinous skin; a few species are...
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Merret's snailfish (Careproctus merretti), also called the snakehead snailfish, is a species of fish in the family Liparidae. It is named for the British...
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Elassodiscus tremebundus (redirect from Dimdisc snailfish)
Elassodiscus tremebundus, the dimdisc snailfish, is a species of snailfish which is found in the Pacific Ocean, specifically in the Bering Sea, Sea of...
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The gloved snailfish (Palmoliparis beckeri) is a species of snailfish found around the northern Kuril Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is...
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The hardhead snailfish (Lopholiparis flerxi) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. This species is...
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Psednos balushkini (redirect from Palemouth snailfish)
Psednos balushkini, the palemouth snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the southwest Pacific Ocean. This species reaches a length of 8.4 cm (3...
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hosts for a variety of organisms. In December 2014, a new species of snailfish was discovered at a depth of 8,145 m (26,722 ft; 4,454 fathoms), breaking...
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The tadpole snailfish (Nectoliparis pelagicus) is a species of snailfish native to the north Pacific Ocean where it can be found at depths down to 3,383...
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Crystallichthys cyclospilus (redirect from Blotched snailfish)
Crystallichthys cyclospilus, the blotched snailfish, is a species of snailfish. "Crystallichthys cyclospilus, Blotched snailfish". www.fishbase.se. "WoRMS - World...
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Paraliparis selti (redirect from Blue Atacama snailfish)
Paraliparis selti, the blue Atacama snailfish, is a species of deep-sea fish belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. It is native to the hadal...
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Liparis is a large genus of snailfish from the northern hemisphere. They are very common in temperate and cold waters. Chernova (2008) has proposed that...
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Elassodiscus caudatus , the blackbelly snailfish, is a species of snailfish. It is found in the Eastern Pacific from the eastern Bering Sea and southeastern...
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Pseudonotoliparis (redirect from Rass's snailfish)
Pseudonotoliparis rassi, or Rass' snailfish, is a species of snailfish native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean where it is known from the Boussole Strait...
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Liparis marmoratus (redirect from Festive snailfish)
Liparis marmoratus, or the festive snailfish, is a marine ray-finned fish from the genus Liparis. It was first described by Schmidt in 1950. Liparis marmoratus...
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Paraliparis avellaneus (redirect from Nutty snailfish)
Paraliparis avellaneus, the nutty snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean. This species reaches a length of 13.2 cm (5.2 in)...
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Liparis fabricii (redirect from Gelatinous Snailfish)
commonly known as the gelatinous seasnail or gelatinous snailfish, is a benthopelagic species of snailfish from the Arctic Ocean. It has a tadpole-like body...
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abyssal and even hadal depths of the deepest oceans (e.g., cusk-eels and snailfish), although none have been found in the deepest 25% of the ocean. The deepest...
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Paraliparis piceus (redirect from Tarred snailfish)
Paraliparis piceus, the tarred snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean. This species reaches a length of 14.9 cm (5.9 in)...
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Psednos sargassicus (redirect from Sargasso dwarf snailfish)
Psednos sargassicus, the Sargasso dwarf snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. This species reaches a length of...
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Psednos gelatinosus (redirect from Gelatinous dwarf snailfish)
Psednos gelatinosus, the gelatinous dwarf snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of south-eastern...
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2001 (Coalskin snailfish) Paraliparis aspersus Andriashev, 1992 Paraliparis ater Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001 (Sooty snailfish) Paraliparis atramentatus...
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Allocareproctus ungak (redirect from Whiskered snailfish)
Allocareproctus ungak, the whiskered snailfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. These fish...
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Liparis gibbus (redirect from Variegated snailfish)
Liparis gibbus, the polka-dot snailfish, variegated snailfish or dusky snailfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Liparidae...
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The pygmy snailfish (Lipariscus nanus) species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. This species is found in...
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Paraliparis delphis (redirect from Dolphin snailfish)
Paraliparis delphis, the dolphin snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean. This species reaches a length of 12.7 cm (5.0 in)...
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Paraliparis badius (redirect from Dark brown snailfish)
Paraliparis badius, the dark brown snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean. This species reaches a length of 8.2 cm (3.2 in)...
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Paraliparis brunneocaudatus (redirect from Browntail snailfish)
Paraliparis brunneocaudatus, browntail snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean. This species reaches a length of 12.7 cm...
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