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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335); parvidiscus: Named for its characteristic rudimentary disk.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 400 - 700 m (Ref. 43213). Deep-water
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Sea of Okhotsk.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43213)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 50; Anal soft rays: 44; Vertebrae: 57. Peritoneum dusky, stomach black. Vertebrae 10 + 47 = 57, pleural ribs 2 (on the 9th and 10th vertebrae, respectively. Narrow gill opening (37.5% HL). Pyloric caeca 14, slender and pointed. Suprabranchial pores 2. Longer lower lobe of pectoral fin (90.4% HL); base of uppermost pectoral fin ray almost on level with center of eye. Rudimentary disk (2.5% HL) (Ref. 43213).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Imamura, H. and T. Nobetsu, 2002. Careproctus parvidiscus, a new species of liparid fish (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) collected from the southern Okhotsk Sea, Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 49(2):156-158. (Ref. 43213)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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