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Careproctus gilberti Burke, 1912
Smalldisk snailfish
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Careproctus gilberti
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335).
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335).
Issue
This species is possibly a synonym of Careproctus ostentum Gilbert, 1896 following Chernova et al. (2004: Ref. 51661). Please send references or more studies are needed.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 73 - 886 m (Ref. 6885). Deep-water
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Northeast Pacific: Alaska to Oregon, USA (Ref. 6885). Recorded from the southeastern Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, British Columbia off Prince Rupert, Hecate Strait, and Seymour Inlet (Ref. 26773).
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 55; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 46 - 48. Dorsal and anal fins extending to about halfway along caudal; caudal fin narrow, truncate; middle rays of pectorals short, lower rays much exserted; pelvic fins modified a adhesive disc with a thickened margin, small slightly wider than long (Ref. 6885). Creamy white to pale pink, sometimes pale brown dorsally; dusky on fins; silvery on lower half of blue eyes (Ref. 6885).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Rare deepwater species (Ref. 6885).
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McAllister, D.E., 1990. A list of the fishes of Canada. Syllogeus No. 64. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ottawa, Canada. 310 p. (Ref. 11980)
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