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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335); colliculi: Name colliculi from the word meaning 'small bumps', in reference to the small bumps on the skin that covers the head and anterior portion of the fish in life.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 3268 m (Ref. 137874). Temperate
Eastern Central Pacific: USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 43; Anal soft rays: 40; Vertebrae: 53. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: well-developed suction disk; anteriorly positioned anus; simple canine teeth; 22 pectoral-fin rays, the upper 4 of which extend well beyond the other rays; round head; eight caudal-fin rays; large eye; and pink coloration with bumpy flesh, particularly anteriorly, in life (Ref. 137874).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gerringer, M.E., S. Suplicz, J.L. Palmeri, L. Fregosi, B.H. Woodworth, E. McMahon, S. Shepard, L.M. Peoples and J.C. Drazen, 2025. Descriptions of three newly discovered abyssal snailfishes (Liparidae) from the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Ichthyol. Herpetol. 113(3):487-506. (Ref. 137874)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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