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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335); tapirus: Named for a mammal Tapirus, referriing to some similarity of the new species' head shape with this animal.
More on author: Chernova.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 170 - 320 m (Ref. 41470). Deep-water
Northeast Atlantic: Barents Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. ); 13.9 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 55 - 56; Anal soft rays: 49 - 50; Vertebrae: 60 - 61. Diagnosis: Slit-eyed careproct with horizontal mouth and silvery coloration of belly and peritoneum; head and snout slanting along a straight line; mouth slit attains vertical of beginning of eye; no rostral fold; eye small 15-16% of head length (HL); gill opening 1.9 to twice as large as eye; opercular lobe small and triangular; posterior teeth larger than anterior, in rows; interorbital space not wide 44-45% HL; vent opens under anterior third of interorbital distance; greatest body depth 96-104% HL; rounded and flattened disc 21-24% HL (Ref. 41470).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chernova, N.V., 2005. New species of Careproctus Liparidae fom the Barents Sea and adjacent waters. J. Ichthyol. 45(9):689-690. (Ref. 41470)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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