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Ringbug

Liparis liparis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Status not recordedbony fish

The ringbug (Liparis liparis) is a species in the family Liparidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the ringbug

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ringbug live?

Not recorded

Is the ringbug endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the ringbug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLiparidae
  6. genusLiparis
  7. SpeciesLiparis liparis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Cyclopterus lineatus, Cyclopterus liparis, Cyclopterus liparoides, Liparis lineatus, Liparis lineatus var. assimilis, Liparis lineatus var. decorus, Liparis lineatus var. fuscus, Liparis lineatus var. mixus, Liparis lineatus var. multistriata, Liparis lineatus var. scorpioides, Liparis lineatus var. scriptus, Liparis lineatus var. subfuscus, Liparis liparis liparis, Liparis stellatus, Liparis vulgaris

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Common sea snailEnglish
  • Sea snailEnglish
  • Sea-snailEnglish
  • Striped seasnailEnglish
  • Unctuous suckerEnglish
  • terčovka velkáCzech
  • iâr fôr lysnafeddogWelsh
  • finnebræmmet ringbugDanish
  • grosser ScheibenbauchGerman
  • imukalaFinnish
  • limace barréeFrench
  • gleivysLithuanian
  • PlūkšņzivsLatvian
  • vanlig ringbukNorwegian Bokmål
  • slakdolfDutch
  • vanleg ringbukNorwegian Nynorsk
  • DennikPolish
  • Peixe-caracol-do-AtlânticoPortuguese
  • липарисRussian
  • ringbukSwedish
  • Ieir Môr LlysnafeddogWelsh
  • grande limace de merFrench
  • Limace de merFrench
  • finnebremmet ringbukNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gewone slakdolfDutch
  • finnebremma ringbukNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Större ringbukSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ringbug

Other species in the same genus Liparis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ringbug?

The ringbug (Liparis liparis) belongs to the family Liparidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ringbug (Liparis liparis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ringbug

MLA

“Ringbug (Liparis liparis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ringbug.

BibTeX
@misc{ringbug_2026,
  title = {Ringbug (Liparis liparis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ringbug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}