Punctured snailfish
Liparis punctulatus
- Usual depth0.6 m
- Water temperature20–20 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and June
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0.6 m · Deepest record: 0.6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–20 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Punctured snailfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Sunabikunin, アカビクニン, スジクサウオ, スナビクニン
Other scientific names: Careproctus okadae, Careproctus punctulatus, Liparis franzi, Liparis okadae
Similar species
- Tanaka's snailfish
Liparis tanakae
- Cubed snailfish
Liparis tessellatus
Pink snailfishCareproctus rastrinus
Rough-body snailfishCareproctus trachysoma
- Blackfinned snailfish
Careproctus cypselurus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 18 open-data records from 1993 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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