Acantholiparis

Acantholiparis
Spiny snailfish (A. opercularis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Liparidae
Genus:	Acantholiparis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Type species
Acantholiparis opercularis Gilbert & Burke, 1912[1]

Acantholiparis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belongong to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. These fishes are found in the northern Pacific Ocean.

Species

Acantholiparis currently contains two recognized species:[2]

• Acantholiparis caecus Grinols, 1969 (blind snailfish)
• Acantholiparis opercularis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 (spiny snailfish)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Liparidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Acantholiparis". FishBase. December 2012 version.