# Liparis (fish)

Liparis is a large genus of snailfish from the northern hemisphere. They are very common in temperate and cold waters. Chernova (2008) has proposed that the genus should be subdivided into five subgenera: Liparis, Neoliparis, Lycocara, Careliparis, and Lyoliparis.
The generic name is from Ancient Greek λιπαρός (liparos, "oily").

## Species

There are currently 60 recognized species in this genus:
* Liparis adiastolus Stein, C. E. Bond & Misitano, 2003
* Liparis agassizii Putnam, 1874
* Liparis alboventer (Krasyukova, 1984)
* Liparis antarcticus Putnam, 1874
* Liparis atlanticus (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898) (Atlantic seasnail)
* Liparis barbatus Ekström (sv), 1832 (Common sea-snail)
* Liparis bikunin Matsubara & Iwai, 1954
* Liparis brashnikovi Soldatov, 1930
* Liparis bristolensis (Burke, 1912)
* Liparis burkei (D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914)
* Liparis callyodon (Pallas, 1814) (Spotted snailfish)
* Liparis catharus K. D. Vogt, 1973 (Purity snailfish)
* Liparis chefuensis H. W. Wu & Ki. Fu. Wang, 1933
* Liparis coheni Able, 1976 (Gulf snailfish)
* Liparis curilensis (C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912)
* Liparis cyclopus Günther, 1861 (Ribbon snailfish)
* Liparis dennyi D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895 (Marbled snailfish)
* Liparis dubius Soldatov, 1930
* Liparis dulkeiti Soldatov, 1930
* Liparis eos Krasyukova, 1984
* Liparis fabricii Krøyer, 1847 (Gelatinous snailfish)
* Liparis fishelsoni J. L. B. Smith, 1967
* Liparis florae (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895) (Tidepool snailfish)
* Liparis frenatus (C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912)
* Liparis fucensis C. H. Gilbert, 1896 (Slipskin snailfish)
* Liparis gibbus T. H. Bean, 1881 (Variegated snailfish)
* Liparis grebnitzkii (P. J. Schmidt, 1904)
* Liparis greeni (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895) (Lobefin snailfish)
* Liparis inquilinus Able, 1973 (Inquiline snailfish)
* Liparis kusnetzovi Taranetz, 1935
* Liparis kussakini Pinchuk, 1976
* Liparis latifrons P. Y. Schmidt, 1950
* Liparis liparis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Striped seasnail)
* Liparis maculatus Krasyukova, 1984
* Liparis marmoratus P. Y. Schmidt, 1950 (Festive snailfish)
* Liparis mednius (Soldatov, 1930)
* Liparis megacephalus (Burke, 1912)
* Liparis micraspidophorus (C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912)
* Liparis miostomus Matsubara & Iwai, 1954
* Liparis montagui (Donovan, 1804) (Montagu's seasnail)
* Liparis mucosus Ayres, 1855 (Slimy snailfish)
* Liparis newmani Cohen, 1960
* Liparis ochotensis P. J. Schmidt, 1904
* Liparis owstoni (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904)
* Liparis petschiliensis (Rendahl (de), 1926)
* Liparis pravdini P. Y. Schmidt, 1951
* Liparis pulchellus Ayres, 1855 (Showy snailfish)
* Liparis punctatus P. Y. Schmidt, 1950
* Liparis punctulatus (S. Tanaka (I), 1916)
* Liparis rhodosoma Burke, 1930
* Liparis rotundirostris Krasyukova, 1984
* Liparis rutteri (C. H. Gilbert & Snyder, 1898) (Ringtail snailfish)
* Liparis schantarensis (Lindberg & Dulkeit, 1929) (Shantar snailfish)
* Liparis schmidti Lindberg & Krasyukova, 1987
* Liparis tanakae (C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912) (Tanaka's snailfish)
* Liparis tartaricus Soldatov, 1930
* Liparis tessellatus (C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912)
* Liparis tunicatiformis Krasyukova, 1984
* Liparis tunicatus J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1836 (Kelp snailfish)
* Liparis zonatus Chernova, Stein & Andriashev, 2004