Careproctus kidoi Knudsen & Møller, 2008
Kido's snailfish

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  9.5 cm SL (female)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 952 - 1487 m
Distribution:  Northwest Atlantic: Baffin Bay, Greenland.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 54-60; Anal soft rays: 50-54; Vertebrae: 61-64. Distinguished from other species of Careproctus from the North Atlantic and Arctic by the following combination of characters: pectoral fin, dorsal fin and anal fin number of rays; number of vertebrae; sucking disc oval, 4.2-6.6% SL; teeth simple; pyloric coeca 3-12; head pore formula 2-6-7-1; color light to dark brown, stomach dusky to dark brown, peritoneum black (Ref. 75713).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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