Liparis liparis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SCORPAENIFORMES	LIPARIDAE

Scientific Name:

Liparis liparis

Species Authority:

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Common Name/s:

English

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Sea-snail

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Stein, D.L.
Reviewer/s:	Collen, B., Richman, N., Beresford, A., Chenery, A. & Ram, M.
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, H., Lutz, M., Batchelor, A., Jopling, B., Kemp, K., Lewis, S., Lintott, P., Sears, J., Wilson, P. & Smith, J. and Livingston, F.
Justification: Liparis liparis has been assessed as Least Concern. This species has a wide distribution, a broad depth range, and a lack of threats impacting it across its full range. It is therefore unlikely to be experiencing significant population declines and can not be considered threatened.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Liparis liparis is distributed through the northeast Atlantic, off the Baltic countries (Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, Russia, Sweden, Denmark), Norway, the British Isles, Ireland, Iceland, Portugal, and France (D. Stein pers. comm. 2008).
Countries:	Native: Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France (France (mainland)); Iceland; Ireland; Latvia; Lithuania; Norway; Portugal (Portugal (mainland)); Russian Federation; Sweden; United Kingdom (Great Britain, Northern Ireland)
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Atlantic – northeast
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no population information available for Liparis liparis.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Liparis liparis is a small, benthic, inshore species with a short lifespan of 1 year in the most southerly reaches of its range, and to 2 or 3 years in more northerly waters. A mature adult grows to 10–15 cm. Spawning takes place in the spring. This species feeds primarily on crustaceans, and occasionally fishes and polychaetes. This species is found in the subtidal zone to the epipelagic zone, and is reported to have a broad depth range, from just beneath the surface down to 300 m.
Systems:	Marine

Habitat and Ecology:

Liparis liparis is a small, benthic, inshore species with a short lifespan of 1 year in the most southerly reaches of its range, and to 2 or 3 years in more northerly waters. A mature adult grows to 10–15 cm. Spawning takes place in the spring. This species feeds primarily on crustaceans, and occasionally fishes and polychaetes. This species is found in the subtidal zone to the epipelagic zone, and is reported to have a broad depth range, from just beneath the surface down to 300 m.

Systems:

Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The near-shore habitat of Liparis liparis has been impacted by pollution discharges, such as sewage and industrial waste, over much of the last century or more. However, these impacts are thought to be localised and not impacting the species across the full extent of its range.

Major Threat(s):

The near-shore habitat of Liparis liparis has been impacted by pollution discharges, such as sewage and industrial waste, over much of the last century or more. However, these impacts are thought to be localised and not impacting the species across the full extent of its range.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for Liparis liparis. Further research is needed to determine the current extent and severity of threats to this species.

Conservation Actions:

There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for Liparis liparis. Further research is needed to determine the current extent and severity of threats to this species.

Citation:	Stein, D.L. 2010. Liparis liparis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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