Liparis (fish)

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.

The generic name is from Ancient Greek λιπαρός (liparos, "oily").

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