Liparis mucosus Ayres, 1855. Slimy Snailfish. To about 12.7 cm (5 in) TL (Jordan and Starks 1895). Samsing Cove, south-eastern Alaska (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to Bahía Playa Maria (28°52’N, 114°30’W) (Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California), central Baja California. Kodiak Island reports are unconfirmed (Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Benthic; depth: intertidal to 18 m (60 ft) (min.: Miller and Lea 1972; max.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California)