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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Gerhard Richardovich Meder (d: 1865) was a Russian naval physician aboard the hydrographical vessel ‘Okhotsk’ (1914–1916). The collecting of marine specimens was a duty of the medical staff which is how his name became associated with the fish. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 202 - 950 m (Ref. 50550). Deep-water
Northwest Pacific: Russia and Japan, Sea of Okhotsk.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Quast, J.C. and E.L. Hall, 1972. List of fishes of Alaska and adjacent waters with a guide to some of their literature. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS SSRF-658, 47 p. (Ref. 6876)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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