Liparis montagui, or Montagu's seasnail, is a marine fish of the seasnail family (Liparidae). It inhabits the northeastern Atlantic, mainly around the British Isles, the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, southern Iceland and as far north as the Barents Sea. It is a small (maximum 12 cm), demersal fish, usually living between from the intertidal zone to 30 metres deep, where it hides under stones or algae. It mainly feeds on small invertebrates, such as small crabs, shrimp and amphipods.[2] This species was described in 1804 by the Anglo-Irish writer, natural history illustrator, and amateur zoologist Edward Donovan with England given as the type locality.[3] The specific name honours the English naturalist George Montagu who provided Donovan with an illustration and a description of this "beautiful little fish".[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Liparis |
| Species: | L. montagui
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| Liparis montagui (Donovan, 1804)
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References
edit- ^ Florin, A.; Lorance, P.; Keskin, Ç. & Herrera, J. (2014). "Liparis montagui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18237707A45128887. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18237707A45128887.en. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Liparis montagui". FishBase. February 2023 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Liparis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (4 October 2022). "Order Perciformes (part 22): Suborder Cottoidei: Infraorder Cottales: Family Liparidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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