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Liparis antlanticus, the Atlantic seasnail or Atlantic snailfish, is a fish belonging to the genus Liparis. It is a small tadpole-like fish with a soft, scaleless body and complex ventral sucker. The ventral fins have been re purposed to be a sucker. They have a single dorsal fin with about six spines differentiated from the soft rays by a slight notch. This species reaches a maximum length of about 5 inches. It ranges from Newfoundland to New Jersey. The Atlantic seasnail lives in the immediately subtidal region to depths of 183 m (100 fathoms.) In northern parts of its range, it is found on the shore line. It breeds in mid-winter, the eggs being laid amongst hydroid growths on the sea bed, and on stony ground. Its food is mainly small crustaceans, particularly shrimps, but occasionally small fishes are eaten.

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Liparis atlanticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Liparidae
Genus:	Liparis
Species:	L. atlanticus
Binomial name
Liparis atlanticus (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898)

References

• "Fishes of the World". Alwyne Wheeler.
• "The Inland Fishes of New York State." C. Lavett Smith.

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