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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) >
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335); yanceyi: Name yanceyi in honor of Dr. Paul Yancey, for his significant contributions to the field of deep-sea biology and fish physiology and generous mentorship and support for the author.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 4119 m (Ref. 137874). Temperate
Eastern Central Pacific: USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.9 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays: 53; Vertebrae: 63. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: black body with rounded head and horizontal mouth; simple canine teeth, along with a moderate, but developed ventral suction disk (<3% SL); and small gill opening located entirely above the pectoral fin, which has 22 fin rays and two pectoral radials (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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