Snailfish - Sucker Between the Pectoral Fins

Liparis lineata. A fish of the genus Liparis; so called from their soft unctuous feel, and their habit of adhering to rocks by means of a ventral sucker.

This illustration shows the sucker present on the underside of the fish, between the pectoral fins.

Keywords

fish, snail, Rock, sucker, rocks, ventral, fins, Fin, pectoral fins, Liparis lineata, snailfish, ventral sucker

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Fish Anatomy, Fish: S

Source

William Dwight Whitney, PhD, LLD The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1895) 5724

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