Large disc belly
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Drawing by Liparis liparis from a work by Samuel Garman . |
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The large disk bellies ( Liparis liparis ) is a species of fish from the family of the disk bellies (Liparidae). It occurs in the northeastern Atlantic around the British Isles , in the North and Baltic Seas , on the coast of Norway , in the Barents Sea , near Novaya Zemlya , Bear Island , near Svalbard and on the south coast of Iceland .
features
The large disc belly becomes 15 cm long. The fish are tadpole-shaped with a large head and a pointed body. The pelvic fins characteristic and name-giving suction disk is larger than the diameter of the eye. There are two nostrils on each side of the head. The long dorsal fin and the anal fin protrude over the tail fin stalk and partially overlap the rounded caudal fin. Large disc bellies are brownish in color and show numerous dark brown longitudinal stripes on their sides.
Way of life
The large disc belly lives from shallow water down to a depth of 300 meters. It feeds mainly on crustaceans, as well as small fish and polystyrene . The fish multiply in the winter months. The eggs, which have a diameter of 1.5 mm, are laid on the sea floor. The larvae hatch after 6 to 8 weeks.
literature
- Bent J. Muus, Jørgen G. Nielsen: The marine fish of Europe in the North Sea, Baltic Sea and Atlantic. Kosmos, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-440-07804-3 .
Web links
- Big disk belly on Fishbase.org (English)
- Liparis liparis inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Endangered Species . Posted by: Stein, DL, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2014.