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Careproctus rastrinus Gilbert & Burke, 1912 Salmon snailfish |
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photo by
Orlov, A. |
| Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 51 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 55 - 913 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northeast Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk and Sea of Japan, the Tatar Strait, and the Pacific off Hokkaido and northern Honshu, Japan. Also west Bering Sea (Ref. 44380). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 57-62; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 50-55; Vertebrae: 62-67. Gill opening extending ventrally in front of 1 to 6 pectoral fin rays; disk length 12.7 to 16.7% of head length; body with cactus-like prickles (Ref. 559). Body uniformly pink; eye and peritoneum silver; stomach dusky (Ref. 559). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||