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Careproctus macrophthalmus Chernova, 2005 Large-eyed tadpole |
| Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 10.9 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 260 - 275 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northeast Atlantic: Russia, Barents Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 53-56; Anal soft rays: 48-51; Vertebrae: 59-62. Diagnosis: Long-finned, slit-eyed careproct with slanted mouth and silvery belly and peritoneum; body low, cylindrical, its greatest body depth 93% head length (HL); head wide and flattened, its width almost equal to greatest depth; upper ray of pectoral found at the level of lower edge of eye, base of lower ray at the vertical of anterior third of eye; eye large (27% HL); teeth similar in size; gill slit against eye 0.9 of its diameter; disc, 24% HL (Ref. 41470). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||