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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335); surugaensis: Named for its type locality, northern part of Suruga Trough, Suruga Bay (Japan).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1450 - 1570 m (Ref. 120239). Deep-water
Distribution
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Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.3 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 47; Anal soft rays: 39; Vertebrae: 50. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: total vertebrae 50; D 47; A 39; pectoral-fin rays 32; principal caudal-fin rays 10; pectoral proximal radials 4 (first to third with notches); both jaws with trilobate teeth; gill slit 7.1 % SL, extending in front of 7th pectoral-fin ray base; maximum body depth is 19.1 % SL; disk length 7.9 % SL; the anus midway between posterior margin of pelvic disk and anal-fin origin. Colour of body and fins light orange, except for the blackish peritoneum (occipital region, operculum and anterior half of tail lacking epidermis; dorsal and anal fins partly lacking membranes) (Ref. 120239).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
The gonad is pouch-like, translucent whitish, with ovarian eggs 0.35-0.75 [average ± standard deviation 0.50 ± 0.14 (n = 62)] mm in diameter (Ref. 120239)..
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Murasaki, K., M. Takami and A. Fukui, 2017. Careproctus surugaensis sp. nov. (Liparidae), a new snailfsh from Suruga Trough, Japan. Ichthyol. Res. (2017):1-8. (Ref. 120239)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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