Liparidae

Family: Liparidae

Group: Fish, Species

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Careproctus gilberti	smalldisk snailfish	Appears to be a single collection from northern inside waters.
Careproctus melanuruss	blacktail snailfish	Collected once offshore of southern Southeast Alaska.
Careproctus rastrinus	salmon snailfish	Collected several times in the northern half of the region.
Careproctus scottae	peachskin snailfish	Described from collections near Petersburg, this species is thought likely to be a synonym of salmon snailfish (Careproctus rastrinus)
Careproctus spectrum	stippled snailfish	At least three collection frorm inside waters.
Elassodiscus caudatus	humpback snailfish	Single collection from Stephens Passage
Liparis callyodon	spotted snailfish	Expected throughout the region in intertidal areas.
Liparis catharus	purity snailfish	Species known from only a single collection in Bradfield Canal.
Liparis cyclopus	ribbon snailfish	Expected throghout the region.
Liparis dennyi	marbled snailfish	Expected throughout the region.
Liparis florae	tidepool snailfish	Found throughout the region where it is expected to be the most abundant snailfish in exposed coastal tidepools.
Liparis fucensis	slipskin snailfish	Expected throughout the region.
Liparis gibbus	variegated snailfish	Expected throughout the region.
Liparis greeni	lobefin snailfish	A few collections scattered throughout the region.
Liparis mucosus	slimy snailfish	Documented from Samsing Cove and Baker Island in the southern outer part of the region.
Liparis pulchellus	showy snailfish	Expected throughout the region.
Liparis rutteri	ringtail snailfish	Collections from the far northern and southern parts of the region.
Lipariscus nanus	pygmy snailfish	Three collections from Chatham Strait and Lynn Canal.
Nectoliparis pelagicus	tadpole snailfish	Several collections in the region.
Paraliparis cephalus	swellhead snailfish	No reports from the region, but likely to occur on the continental slope, given occurrence on either side of Southeast Alaska.
Paraliparis deani	prickly snailfish	Several collections mostly from northern inside waters.
Paraliparis paucidens	toothless snailfish	Collected in Dixon Entrance just south of the border.