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The habitats chosen by snailfish are as widely variable as their size ; they are found in both shallow intertidal zones and at depths of or more, in both cold and warm waters.
The diminutive inquiline snailfish ( Liparis inquilinus ) of the northwestern Atlantic is known to live out its life inside the mantle cavity of the scallop Placopecten magellanicus.
The kelp snailfish ( Liparis tunicatus ) lives amongst the kelp forests of the Bering Strait and the estuary of the St. Lawrence River.
The single species in genus Rhodichthys is endemic to the Norwegian Sea.
Other species are found on muddy or silty bottoms of continental slopes.
Snailfish are abundant in most ( especially polar ) waters and are highly resilient.
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