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(Linnaeus, 1766)
Special thanks for the foto to Rudolf Svensen, Norway.
Distribution:
Northeast Atlantic: southern Norway north to Barents Sea including Novaya Zemlya, Spitsbergen and Bear Island, also Iceland.
Biology:
Occurs from the subtidal zone to less than 300 m. Feeds primarily on crustaceans, occasionally fishes and polychaetes. Spawns in the winter.
Synonyms:
Cyclopterus lineatus Lepechin, 1774
Cyclopterus liparis Linnaeus, 1766 (synonym)
Cyclopterus liparoides Nilsson, 1832
Liparis lineatus Krøyer, 1847
Liparis lineatus var. assimilis Collette, 1879 (synonym)
Liparis lineatus var. decorus Collette, 1879 (synonym)
Liparis lineatus var. fuscus Collette, 1879 (synonym)
Liparis lineatus var. mixus Collette, 1879 (synonym)
Liparis lineatus var. multistriata Lütken, 1862 (synonym)
Liparis lineatus var. scorpioides Collette, 1879 (synonym)
Liparis lineatus var. scriptus Collette, 1879 (synonym)
Liparis lineatus var. subfuscus Collette, 1879 (synonym)
Liparis liparis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Liparis stellatus Malm, 1865
Liparis vulgaris Fleming, 1828
Special thanks for the foto to Rudolf Svensen, Norway.
Distribution:
Northeast Atlantic: southern Norway north to Barents Sea including Novaya Zemlya, Spitsbergen and Bear Island, also Iceland.
Biology:
Occurs from the subtidal zone to less than 300 m. Feeds primarily on crustaceans, occasionally fishes and polychaetes. Spawns in the winter.
Synonyms:
Cyclopterus lineatus Lepechin, 1774
Cyclopterus liparis Linnaeus, 1766 (synonym)
Cyclopterus liparoides Nilsson, 1832
Liparis lineatus Krøyer, 1847
Liparis lineatus var. assimilis Collette, 1879 (synonym)
Liparis lineatus var. decorus Collette, 1879 (synonym)
Liparis lineatus var. fuscus Collette, 1879 (synonym)
Liparis lineatus var. mixus Collette, 1879 (synonym)
Liparis lineatus var. multistriata Lütken, 1862 (synonym)
Liparis lineatus var. scorpioides Collette, 1879 (synonym)
Liparis lineatus var. scriptus Collette, 1879 (synonym)
Liparis lineatus var. subfuscus Collette, 1879 (synonym)
Liparis liparis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Liparis stellatus Malm, 1865
Liparis vulgaris Fleming, 1828