| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
9.5 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 952 - 1487 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Atlantic: Baffin Bay, Greenland. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 54-60; Anal soft rays: 50-54; Vertebrae: 61-64. Distinguished from other species of Careproctus from the North Atlantic and Arctic by the following combination of characters: pectoral fin, dorsal fin and anal fin number of rays; number of vertebrae; sucking disc oval, 4.2-6.6% SL; teeth simple; pyloric coeca 3-12; head pore formula 2-6-7-1; color light to dark brown, stomach dusky to dark brown, peritoneum black (Ref. 75713). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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