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410 described species, but there are also many undescribed species. Snailfish are found at depths ranging from shallow coastal waters to more than 8300 m, including in seven ocean trenches.

Taxonomy

The snailfish family, Liparidae, was first proposed by the American biologist Theodore Gill in 1861. The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies this family within superfamily Cyclopteroidea,

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