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Tanaka'S Snailfish

Liparis tanakae (Gilbert & Burke 1912)

Migration

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Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Trophic Strategy

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Found in the sublittoral zone (Ref. 11230). Feeds mainly on amphipods (caprellids and gammarids) and caridean shrimps (Ref. 54180).
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Grace Tolentino Pablico
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Biology

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Found in the sublittoral zone (Ref. 11230). Minimum depth reported at 50 m (Ref. 11230).
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