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Careproctus derjugini Chernova, 2005 Deryugin's tadpole |
| Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 21.7 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 344 - 363 m | |||
| Distribution: | Arctic to Northeast Atlantic: Svalbard, Central Arctic basin to northeast of Spitzbergen. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Diagnosis: Long-finned, slit-eyed careproct with oblique mouth and no silvery coloration; body laterally compressed and deep, its greatest body depth 145% head length (HL); body depth above the beginning of anal fin 125% HL; ellipsoid; head depth more than its width by 1.8 times; pectoral fin in low position (upper ray at the level of mouth end); base of lower ray of pectoral at the vertical of nostril; eye 19.5% HL); posterior teeth similar in rows longer than anterior teeth; gill slit below the level of middle of eye and 1.7 times greater than its diameter; disc, 20% HL (Ref. 41470). | |||
| Biology: | Found at depths with salinity 34.84 ppt (Ref. 41470). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||