[1] Liparis marmoratus is colored light brown to yellow and has dark brown to reddish spots on its body as well as its median fins.

The mouth is small, with its cleft extending merely below the posterior nostril.

The fish's chin pores are small and set closely to one another.

[5] Liparis marmoratus is considered a rare species, especially because of identification issues.

[3] It may be found in the North Pacific Ocean, specifically in the northern Sea of Okhotsk by Sakhalin Island and Gizhiginskaya Bay as well as the Bering Sea by St. Lawrence Island.