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 the genus should be subdivided into five subgenera: Liparis, Neoliparis, Lycocara, Careliparis, and Lyoliparis.
Species
There are currently 60 recognized species in this genus:
- Liparis adiastolus <small>Stein, C. E. Bond & Misitano, 2003</small>
- Liparis agassizii <small>Putnam, 1874</small>
- Liparis alboventer <small>(Krasyukova, 1984)</small>
- Liparis antarcticus <small>Putnam, 1874</small>
- Liparis atlanticus <small>(D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898)</small> (Atlantic seasnail)
- Liparis barbatus <small>Ekström (), 1832</small> (Common sea-snail)
- Liparis bikunin <small>Matsubara & Iwai, 1954</small>
- Liparis brashnikovi <small>Soldatov, 1930</small>
- Liparis bristolensis <small>(Burke, 1912)</small>
- Liparis burkei <small>(D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914)</small>
- Liparis callyodon <small>(Pallas, 1814)</small> (Spotted snailfish)
- Liparis catharus <small>K. D. Vogt, 1973</small> (Purity snailfish)
- Liparis chefuensis <small>H. W. Wu & Ki. Fu. Wang, 1933</small>
- Liparis coheni <small>Able, 1976</small> (Gulf snailfish)
- Liparis curilensis <small>(C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912)</small>
- Liparis cyclopus <small>Günther, 1861</small> (Ribbon snailfish)
- Liparis dennyi <small>D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895</small> (Marbled snailfish)
- Liparis dubius <small>Soldatov, 1930</small>
- Liparis dulkeiti <small>Soldatov, 1930</small>
- Liparis eos <small>Krasyukova, 1984</small>
- Liparis fabricii <small>Krøyer, 1847</small> (Gelatinous snailfish)
- Liparis fishelsoni <small>J. L. B. Smith, 1967</small>
- Liparis florae <small>(D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895)</small> (Tidepool snailfish)
- Liparis frenatus <small>(C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912)</small>
- Liparis fucensis <small>C. H. Gilbert, 1896</small> (Slipskin snailfish)
- Liparis gibbus <small>T. H. Bean, 1881</small> (Variegated snailfish)
- Liparis grebnitzkii <small>(P. J. Schmidt, 1904)</small>
- Liparis greeni <small>(D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895)</small> (Lobefin snailfish)
- Liparis inquilinus <small>Able, 1973</small> (Inquiline snailfish)
- Liparis kusnetzovi <small>Taranetz, 1935</small>
- Liparis kussakini <small>Pinchuk, 1976</small>
- Liparis latifrons <small>P. Y. Schmidt, 1950</small>
- Liparis liparis <small>(Linnaeus, 1766)</small> (Striped seasnail)
- Liparis maculatus <small>Krasyukova, 1984</small>
- Liparis marmoratus <small>P. Y. Schmidt, 1950</small> (Festive snailfish)
- Liparis mednius <small>(Soldatov, 1930)</small>
- Liparis megacephalus <small>(Burke, 1912)</small>
- Liparis micraspidophorus <small>(C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912)</small>
- Liparis miostomus <small>Matsubara & Iwai, 1954</small>
- Liparis montagui <small>(Donovan, 1804)</small> (Montagu's seasnail)
- Liparis mucosus <small>Ayres, 1855</small> (Slimy snailfish)
- Liparis newmani <small>Cohen, 1960</small>
- Liparis ochotensis <small>P. J. Schmidt, 1904</small>
- Liparis owstoni <small>(D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904)</small>
- Liparis petschiliensis <small>(Rendahl (), 1926)</small>
- Liparis pravdini <small>P. Y. Schmidt, 1951</small>
- Liparis pulchellus <small>Ayres, 1855</small> (Showy snailfish)
- Liparis punctatus <small>P. Y. Schmidt, 1950</small>
- Liparis punctulatus <small>(S. Tanaka (I), 1916)</small>
- Liparis rhodosoma <small>Burke, 1930</small>
- Liparis rotundirostris <small>Krasyukova, 1984</small>
- Liparis rutteri <small>(C. H. Gilbert & Snyder, 1898)</small> (Ringtail snailfish)
- Liparis schantarensis <small>(Lindberg & Dulkeit, 1929)</small> (Shantar snailfish)
- Liparis schmidti <small>Lindberg & Krasyukova, 1987</small>
- Liparis tanakae <small>(C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912)</small> (Tanaka's snailfish)
- Liparis tartaricus <small>Soldatov, 1930</small>
- Liparis tessellatus <small>(C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912)</small>
- Liparis tunicatiformis <small>Krasyukova, 1984</small>
- Liparis tunicatus <small>J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1836</small> (Kelp snailfish)
- Liparis zonatus <small>Chernova, Stein & Andriashev, 2004</small>
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