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Careproctus lacrima Orr, 2021 Teardrop snailfish |
| Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 90 - 207 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northeast Pacific: Alaska (Aleutian Is.). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 47-52; Anal soft rays: 43-45; Vertebrae: 53-57. This species is distinguished from all its congeners described in North Pacific by having a small teardrop-shaped body, with loose thin skin, and anterior dorsal-fin rays buried in tissue; differs from C. spiraki and C. maslenikovae in lacking small, rounded bumps on its body and in having a single chin pore (vs. two chin pores), higher counts of pectoral-fin rays 32-38 (vs. 28-32 in C. spiraki, 26-29 in C. maslenikovae), vertebrae 53-57 (vs. 42-46 and 42-43, respectively), dorsal-fin rays 47-52 (vs. 38-43 and 38-40), and anal-fin rays 43-45 (vs. 32-37 and 32-33) (Ref. 124469). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||