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Careproctus furcellus Gilbert & Burke, 1912 |
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photo by
Orlov, A. |
| Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 54 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 98 - 1270 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Pacific: off Kushiro, Japan and from the Sea of Okhotsk to the Bering Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 61-65; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 54-59. Snout projecting; gill opening wholly above pectoral fin; pectoral fin unnotched; disk length 11.7 to 19.6% of head length (Ref. 559). Body dusky-pink; vertical fins black; peritoneum black; stomach pale (Ref. 559). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||