gelatinous seasnail
Liparis fabricii Krøyer, 1847
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Liparis fabricii, 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 with a maximum length of about 20 cm (7.9 in). It is brown to black in coloration with a distinctive dark peritoneum. It preys on small crustaceans and marine worms. It is not commercially important, though it is a valuable food source for predatory fish and seabirds in the Arctic region.
Wikipedia contributors, Liparis fabricii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:40:57.672951+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Liparis fabricii Krøyer, 1847
- Name authority
- Krøyer, 1847
- Common name
- gelatinous seasnail
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Liparidae
- Genus
- Liparis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderCottoidei
- familyLiparidae Gill, 1861
- genusLiparis Scopoli, 1777
- speciesLiparis fabricii Krøyer, 1847
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Liparis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Liparis barbatus Ekström, 1833 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| nebulous snailfishLiparis bathyarcticus Parr, 1931 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liparis bikunin Matsubara & Iwai, 1954 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brazhnikov's snailfishLiparis brashnikovi Soldatov, 1930 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liparis chefuensis Wu & Wang, 1933 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kuril sea snailLiparis curilensis (Gilbert & Burke, 1912) | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liparis fishelsoni Smith, 1967 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| tidepool snailfishLiparis florae (Jordan & Starks, 1895) | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lobefin snailfishLiparis greeni (Jordan & Starks, 1895) | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| inquiline snailfishLiparis inquilinus Able, 1973 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Striped sea snailLiparis latifrons Schmidt, 1950 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sea snailLiparis liparis (Linnaeus, 1766) | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Liparis keofoedi Parr, 1931 Parr, 1931 | synonym |
| Liparis koefoedi Parr, 1931 Parr, 1931 | synonym |
| Liparis koefodi Parr, 1931 Parr, 1931 | synonym |
| Liparis laptevi Popov, 1933 Popov, 1933 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Krøyer, H. N. (1847). Ichthyologiske Bidrag. 11-12. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift (Kjøbenhavn) (N. S.), v. 2 (no. 2): 225–290. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3V9KP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.