slimy snailfish
Liparis mucosus Ayres, 1855
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.
Liparis mucosus
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Open encyclopedia reference
Liparis mucosus, or the slimy snailfish, is a fish from the genus Liparis. The fish can be found from intertidal areas to 15 meters in depth. In general, they are not found in tide pools. The slimy snailfish ranges in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean from Sitka, Alaska to southern British Columbia, Canada as well as to Baja California, Mexico. It grows to 2.8–5 inches.
Wikipedia contributors, Liparis mucosus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:09:32.905450+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Liparis mucosus Ayres, 1855
- Name authority
- Ayres, 1855
- Common name
- slimy snailfish
- 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 mucosus Ayres, 1855
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 |
| gelatinous seasnailLiparis fabricii Krøyer, 1847 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Neoliparis mucosus (Ayres, 1855) (Ayres, 1855) | 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.
- Ayres, W. O. (1855). [Description of new fishes from California.]. (Minutes of Academy Meetings Were Printed in “The Pacific” (a Newspaper) Shortly after Each Meeting. New Species Date to Publication in the Pacific. Dates of Publication Are given in Each Species Account). The Pacific [Newspaper], v. 4 (nos 7–22). [Also appeared in Proc. Calif. Acad. Nat. Sci. v. 1.]. 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.
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:6QH6P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.