Liparis fabricii — Details

The most offshore-distributed of the snailfishes in the Arctic

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Black peritoneum and more than 36 anal fin rays, relatively large eyes and simple unlobed teeth in the inner portion of the jaws; Distinquished from other arctic Liparis that have have pale peritoneum, fewer than 36 anal fin rays, small eyes and trilobed teeth

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Biology

Inhabits mud bottoms (Ref. 5951). Epibenthic (Ref. 58426). Maximum depth reported at 1800 m (Ref. 58426). Feeds on benthic and pelagic crustaceans (Ref. 4702), and worms (Ref. 58426).

Nielsen, J.G. and E. Bertelsen 1992 Fisk i grønlandske farvande. Atuakkiorfik, Nuuk. 65 s. (Ref. 9925) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9925&speccode=1329

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Distribution

North Atlantic: Canada, Greenland, Svalbard and the northern Barents Sea

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Distribution

Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Arctic part], Davis Strait, European waters (ERMS scope), FAO fishing area 18, FAO fishing area 21, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Irish Exclusive economic Zone, North West Atlantic

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van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1411
Nozères C., Archambault D., Chouinard P.-M., Gauthier J., Miller R., Parent E., Schwab P., Savard L., and Dutil J.-D. 2010. Identification guide for marine fishes of the estuary and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence and sampling protocols used during trawl surveys between 2004 and 2008. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2866: xi + 243 p http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145051
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2011). Species.ie version 1.0 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (version of 15 March 2010). http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149068
Miller, Roberta. 2011. The St. Anne de Bellevue Arctic Biological Station Collection In Museum collection database, Fisheries and Oceans Canada digital collections, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Quebec http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=150285
Siferd, Tim. 2010. Central and Arctic multi-species stock assessment surveys. In OBIS Canada Digital Collections. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. OBIS Canada Ver1 http://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=155140
North/South Consultants 2006. Potential dispersal of aquatic invasive species into Hudson Bay from ballast water from ships travelling from ports in Europe and North America. A report prepared for Fisheries and Ocean Canada File No. F2408-050083 http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=155160

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National Distribution

Canada

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

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North Atlantic: Canada, Greenland, Svalbard and the northern Barents Sea. Arctic Ocean: Beloye More (Ref. 9926), northern seas of the former USSR, the coasts of Siberia and Arctic Alaska and Canada.

Stein, D.L. and K.W. Able 1986 Liparididae. p. 1275-1283. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. III. (Ref. 4702) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4702&speccode=57347

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Physical Description

Morphology

Anal spines: 0; Analsoft rays: 36 - 42

Stein, D.L. and K.W. Able 1986 Liparididae. p. 1275-1283. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. III. (Ref. 4702) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4702&speccode=57347

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Size

Maximum size: 146 mm ---

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Maximum size: 200 mm ---

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Max. size

20.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9925)); 12.7 cm TL (female)

Nielsen, J.G. and E. Bertelsen 1992 Fisk i grønlandske farvande. Atuakkiorfik, Nuuk. 65 s. (Ref. 9925) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9925&speccode=1329

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Diagnostic Description

Caudal fin rounded and small. Peritoneum black (Ref. 4702).

Stein, D.L. and K.W. Able 1986 Liparididae. p. 1275-1283. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. III. (Ref. 4702) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4702&speccode=57347

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Ecology

Habitat

benthic

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Habitat

A benthic species.Found at depths of 20-175 m.

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Depth range based on 235 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 146 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 1 - 2000
  Temperature range (°C): -1.770 - 13.325
  Nitrate (umol/L): 1.482 - 26.159
  Salinity (PPS): 29.555 - 34.975
  Oxygen (ml/l): 3.462 - 8.919
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.241 - 1.783
  Silicate (umol/l): 2.619 - 42.312

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 1 - 2000

Temperature range (°C): -1.770 - 13.325

Nitrate (umol/L): 1.482 - 26.159

Salinity (PPS): 29.555 - 34.975

Oxygen (ml/l): 3.462 - 8.919

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.241 - 1.783

Silicate (umol/l): 2.619 - 42.312

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Habitat Type: Marine

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Depth: 20 - 1750m.
From 20 to 1750 meters.

Habitat: bathydemersal.

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Arctic faunal region; Benthic and pelagic, at depths of 20-1,880 m; Near shore to beneath pack ice and deep in the water column to 520 m or more over bottom depths of more than 2.5 km and temperatures < 0°C; Usually > 20 km offshore at depths > 50 m

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Environment

bathydemersal; marine; depth range 12 - 1800 m (Ref. 58496)

Parin, N.V., V.V. Fedorov and B.A. Sheiko 2002 An annotated catalogue of fish-like vertebrates and fishes of the seas of Russia and adjacent countries: Part 2. Order Scorpaeniformes. J. Ichthyol. 42(Suppl.1):S60-S135. (Ref. 58496) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=58496&speccode=23989

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Migration

Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.

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Trophic Strategy

Epibenthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on benthic, pelagic crustaceans (Ref. 4702), and worms (Ref. 58426). It is preyed upon by Atlantic cod, tern, seal and murres (Ref. 5951).

Stein, D.L. and K.W. Able 1986 Liparididae. p. 1275-1283. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. III. (Ref. 4702) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4702&speccode=57347

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Feeds on small benthic and pelagic crustaceans, mainly hyperiid amphipods.; Eaten by other fishes (e.g., Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua) and seabirds

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Life History and Behavior

Life Cycle

Little known; Large ovarian eggs (2.1-2.7 mm) are spawned in autumn; 485-735 large eggs in Kara Sea females; Larvae pelagic

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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Liparis fabricii

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 12 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.

GBGC5054-08|AM498311|Liparis fabricii| ---------------------------------------ACCCTTTATCTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCTGGAATGGTCGGGACAGGCCTG---AGCTTATTAATTCGGGCCGAACTTAGCCAACCCGGAGCCCTTTTAGGCGAC---GACCAAATCTACAACGTAATTGTTACAGCGCATGCTTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATGGTAATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGTTTTGGGAATTGACTCATCCCCTTAATG---ATCGGGGCTCCCGATATAGCCTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGACTCCTACCACCCTCTTTCTTACTCCTTCTTGCCTCTTCTGGCGTAGAAGCAGGGGCCGGAACCGGATGAACTGTTTATCCCCCTCTTGCTGGTAATTTAGCCCATGCTGGAGCCTCTGTAGACCTA---ACAATTTTCTCGCTGCATTTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTCTTGGGGCCATTAATTTTATTACAACCATTATCAACATGAAACCCCCTGCTATATCTCAGTACCAAACCCCTCTTTTCGTTTGATCTGTACTTATTACAGCCGTACTTCTCCTCCTCTCTCTCCCTGTCCTTGCTGCC---GGCATCACCATGCTTCTGACAGACCGAAATCTTAATACAACCTTTTTTGATCCAGCAGGAGGAGGAGACCCAATTCTTTATCAACACCTC-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Liparis fabricii

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 12
Species: 25
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

National NatureServe Conservation Status

Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked

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NatureServe Conservation Status

Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked

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Threats

Not Evaluated

IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073

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