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Careproctus colletti, Alaska snailfish
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Careproctus colletti
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Scorpaeniformes
(Scorpionfishes and flatheads) >
Liparidae
(Snailfishes)
Etymology:
Careproctus:
Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref.
45335
)
. More on author:
Gilbert
.
Issue
Careproctus cryptacanthoides
Krasyukova, 1984,
Careproctus entomelas
Gilbert & Burke, 1912, and
Careproctus entargyreus
Gilbert & Burke, 1912 may be junior synonyms of this species. Currently treated as valid in the annotated checklist (Ref.
51661
).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 64 - 1350 m (Ref.
43939
), usually 400 - 600 m (Ref.
56456
). Deep-water
North Pacific: Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk to the Gulf of Alaska.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
56456
); common length : 27.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
56456
); max. published weight: 1.2 kg (Ref.
56456
); max. reported age: 6 years (Ref.
56456
)
Short description
Morphology
|
Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 51-58;
Anal
spines
: 0;
Anal
soft rays
: 47 - 52;
Vertebrae
: 59 - 65. Teeth lanceolate; outer teeth about equal to inner teeth in length; length of lower pectoral fin lobe contained 0.8 to 1.2 times in head length; disk length 15.0 to 27.6% of head length (Ref.
559
). Body reddish black; vertical fins black; peritoneum black; stomach pale (Ref.
559
).
Found on mud and sand bottoms (Ref.
43939
).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity
|
Reproduction
|
Spawning
|
Eggs
|
Fecundity
|
Larvae
Mecklenburg, C.W., T.A. Mecklenburg and L.K. Thorsteinson
, 2002. Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. xxxvii +1037 p. (Ref.
43939
)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref.
123251
)
Not Evaluated
CITES (Ref.
118484
)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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