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Liparis montagui Montagus seasnail

Liparis montaguiis commonly referred to as Montagus seasnail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
5004 
AphiaID:
127220 
Scientific:
Liparis montagui 
German:
Kleiner Scheibenbauch 
English:
Montagus Seasnail 
Category:
Sculpins 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Liparidae (Family) > Liparis (Genus) > montagui (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Donovan, ), 1804 
Occurrence:
Russland, the North Sea, Barents Sea, European Coasts, Iceland, Scandinavia, Spain, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, the Isle of Man 
Sea depth:
0 - 30 Meter 
Size:
3.94" - 4.72" (10cm - 12cm) 
Temperature:
39.2 °F - 71.6 °F (4°C - 22°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Crabs, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Schrimps, Zoobenthos 
Tank:
54.99 gal (~ 250L)  
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Liparis aaronii
  • Liparis abyssinica
  • Liparis acaulis
  • Liparis acuminata
  • Liparis acutissima
  • Liparis adiastolus
  • Liparis affinis
  • Liparis agassizii
  • Liparis alata
  • Liparis alboventer
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-01-13 13:51:34 

Info

(Donovan, 1804)

Special thanks for the foto to Rudolf Svensen, Norway.

Distribuon:
Northeast Atlantic: North Sea, around the British Isles, Norwegian Sea, southwestern Barents Sea and around southern Iceland.

Biolgy:
Occurs from intertidal to 30 m, often under stones or clinging to algae.
Feeds primarily on crustaceans; gammarid amphipods in intertidal; shrimps and small crabs in subtidal areas.
Spawns in winter; young are also found in the Wadden sea.

Synonyms:
Cyclopterus gobius Nilsson, 1832
Cyclopterus montagui Donovan, 1804
Liparis ekstromii Malm, 1865
Liparis maculatus Malm, 1865 (synonym)
Liparis montagui annulatus Collett, 1879
Liparis montagui obscurus Collett, 1879
Liparis montagui pictus Collett, 1879
Liparis montagui principalis Collett, 1879
Liparis montagui striatus Collett, 1879

Scientific paper

  1. A Contribution to the Biology of Montagu's Sea Snail, Liparis montagui Donovan, (Pisces), James Dunne, 1981
  2. Powers of adhesion in Liparis montagui (Donovan) and other shore fish, R.N. Gibson, 1969
  3. Über das Epithel der Haftscheibe von Liparis montagui Donovan, W. J. Schmidt, 1937

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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus Schottland
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copyright Anders Salesjö, Schweden
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copyright Rudolf Svensen, Norwegen
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