Rhinoliparis

Rhinoliparis is a genus of snailfishes native to the northern Pacific Ocean.

Rhinoliparis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Rhinoliparis
C. H. Gilbert, 1896

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Rhinoliparis attenuatus Burke, 1912 (Slim snailfish)
  • Rhinoliparis barbulifer C. H. Gilbert, 1896 (Longnose snailfish)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Rhinoliparis in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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