Squaloliparis dentatus

Squaloliparis dentatus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Squaloliparis
Pitruk & Fedorov, 1993
Species: S. dentatus
Binomial name
Squaloliparis dentatus
(Kido, 1988)

Squaloliparis dentatus is a species of snailfish native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean, known from the region from Hokkaido to western Kamchatka. This species has been found at depths of from 190 to 900 metres (620 to 2,950 ft). It grows to a length of 35.4 centimetres (13.9 in) SL. It is the only member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Squaloliparis dentatus" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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