The snailfishes or sea snails are a family of marine ray-finned fishes. These fishes make up the Liparidae, which is classified within the order Scorpaeniformes.
Careproctus is a genus of snailfishes found in benthic and benthopelagic habitats in the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic and Southern Oceans. Whether they truly are absent from the Indian Ocean is unknown and might be an artifact of limited sampling. They range from shallow coastal seas in the far north of their range to the abyssal zone, at depths of 6 to 5,459 m (20–17,910 ft). In the Northern Hemisphere they mostly live shallower than Paraliparis, but this pattern is reversed in the Southern Hemisphere. Although almost entirely restricted to very cold waters, a single species, C. hyaleius, lives at hydrothermal vents.
Psednos is a genus of snailfishes found in all the world's oceans.
Liparis is a large genus of snailfish from the northern hemisphere. They are very common in temperate and cold waters. Chernova (2008) has proposed that the genus should be subdivided into five subgenera: Liparis, Neoliparis, Lycocara, Careliparis, and Lyoliparis.
Paraliparis anthracinus, the coalskin snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
Paraliparis ater, the sooty snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
Paraliparis avellaneus, the nutty snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
Paraliparis brunneus, the brown snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
Paraliparis coracinus, the black snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
Paraliparis dewitti, the brown ribbed snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
Paraliparis eastmani, the thickskin snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.
Paraliparis labiatus, the biglip snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
Paraliparis lasti, the rusty snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
Paraliparis obtusirostris, the bluntsnout snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
Paraliparis hobarti, the palepore snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Indo-Pacific.
Paraliparis brunneocaudatus, browntail snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
Paraliparis australiensis, the Australian snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Southeastern Indian Ocean.
Paraliparis badius, the dark brown snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
Paraliparis tasmaniensis, the Tasmanian snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
Paraliparis plagiostomus, the sharkmouth snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
