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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei
Family: Liparidae Snailfishes

Genus: Careproctus

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No picture found Max. Length 53 cm NG Careproctus abbreviatus	No picture found Max. Length 5.5 cm SL Careproctus acaecus [Appendageless snailfish]	No picture found Max. Length 10.7 cm SL Careproctus acanthodes
No picture found Max. Length 21 cm TL Careproctus aciculipunctatus	No picture found Max. Length 10.8 cm SL Careproctus acifer	No picture found Max. Length 11.4 cm TL Careproctus aculeolatus [Small-spine snailfish]
No picture found Max. Length 23 cm TL Careproctus albescens	No picture found Max. Length 41 cm SL Careproctus ambustus [Scorched snailfish]	No picture found Max. Length 10.2 cm TL Careproctus ampliceps
No picture found Careproctus armatus	No picture found Max. Length 4.7 cm SL Careproctus atakamensis	No picture found Max. Length 7.5 cm TL Careproctus atrans
No picture found Careproctus attenuatus	No picture found Max. Length 6 cm SL Careproctus aureomarginatus [Marginate snailfish]	No picture found Max. Length 22.1 cm SL Careproctus barbatulus
No picture found Max. Length 16 cm SL Careproctus bathycoetus	No picture found Max. Length 16 cm TL Careproctus batialis	No picture found Max. Length 15.6 cm SL Careproctus bowersianus
No picture found Max. Length 15 cm SL Careproctus brevipectoralis [Short-finned snailfish]	No picture found Careproctus cactiformis	No picture found Max. Length 15.9 cm SL Careproctus canus
No picture found Max. Length 13.1 cm TL Careproctus carinatus [Keel-belly tadpolefish]	No picture found Max. Length 21.6 cm SL Careproctus catherinae	No picture found Max. Length 44 cm TL Careproctus colletti [Alaska snailfish]
No picture found Max. Length 7.9 cm SL Careproctus colliculi [The bumpy snailfish]	No picture found Max. Length 9.9 cm SL Careproctus comus [Comic snailfish]	No picture found Max. Length 6.2 cm SL Careproctus continentalis
No picture found Careproctus credispinulosus	No picture found Max. Length 10.0 cm SL Careproctus crozetensis	No picture found Max. Length 6.4 cm SL Careproctus curilanus
No picture found Max. Length 29 cm SL Careproctus cyclocephalus	No picture found Careproctus cypseluroides	Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish. North Pacific Max. Length 32.3 cm SL Careproctus cypselurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1898) Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish. Careproctus cypselurus [Falcate snailfish]
No picture found Max. Length 21.7 cm SL Careproctus derjugini [Deryugin's tadpole]	No picture found Max. Length 7.0 cm SL Careproctus discoveryae	No picture found Max. Length 6.5 cm TL Careproctus dubius
No picture found Max. Length 6.4 cm SL Careproctus ectenes [Shovelhead snailfish]	No picture found Careproctus eltaninae	No picture found Careproctus falklandicus
No picture found Max. Length 10.2 cm SL Careproctus faunus [Mischievous snailfish]	No picture found Careproctus fedorovi	No picture found Max. Length 18 cm SL Careproctus filamentosus
Photo by Orlov, A. North Pacific Max. Length 54 cm SL Careproctus furcellus Gilbert & Burke, 1912 Photo by Orlov, A. Careproctus furcellus	No picture found Max. Length 6.3 cm SL Careproctus georgianus	Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Northeast Pacific Max. Length 8.9 cm TL Careproctus gilberti Burke, 1912 Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Careproctus gilberti [Smalldisk snailfish]
No picture found Max. Length 4.3 cm SL Careproctus globulus [Globular snailfish]	No picture found Careproctus guillemi	Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Northwest Pacific Max. Length 4.3 cm SL Careproctus homopterus Gilbert & Burke, 1912 Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Careproctus homopterus
No picture found Max. Length 12.3 cm TL Careproctus hyaleius	No picture found Careproctus improvisus	No picture found Max. Length 22 cm TL Careproctus inflexidens
No picture found Max. Length 5.1 cm TL Careproctus io	No picture found Max. Length 17.5 cm TL Careproctus kamikawai [Arbiter Snailfish]	No picture found Max. Length 14.2 cm TL Careproctus karaensis [Kara tadpolefish]
No picture found Max. Length 9.5 cm SL Careproctus kidoi [Kido's snailfish]	No picture found Max. Length 18.5 cm TL Careproctus knipowitschi [Knipowitsch's tadpole]	No picture found Careproctus lacmi
No picture found Max. Length 6 cm SL Careproctus lacrima [Teardrop snailfish]	No picture found Max. Length 12 cm SL Careproctus laperousei [Laperouse snailfish]	No picture found Max. Length 9.8 cm TL Careproctus latiosus [Broad-mouth tadpole]
No picture found Careproctus leptorhinus	No picture found Max. Length 13.2 cm SL Careproctus lerikimae	No picture found Max. Length 23 cm SL Careproctus longibarbatus
No picture found Max. Length 16.2 cm SL Careproctus longifilis [Stippled snailfish]	No picture found Max. Length 16.8 cm SL Careproctus longipectoralis	No picture found Max. Length 27 cm NG Careproctus longipinnis [Longfin snailfish]
No picture found Max. Length 17.2 cm TL Careproctus lycopersicus [Tomato Snailfish]	No picture found Careproctus macranchus	No picture found Max. Length 44 cm SL Careproctus macrodiscus
No picture found Max. Length 10.9 cm TL Careproctus macrophthalmus [Large-eyed tadpole]	No picture found Max. Length 4.6 cm SL Careproctus maculosus	No picture found Careproctus magellanicus
Photo by Orlov, A. Northwest Pacific Max. Length 23.5 cm SL Careproctus marginatus Kido, 1988 Photo by Orlov, A. Careproctus marginatus	No picture found Max. Length 4.0 cm SL Careproctus maslenikovae [Blushing snailfish]	No picture found Careproctus mederi
No picture found Careproctus melanuroides	Photo by Orlov, A. North Pacific Max. Length 54 cm TL Careproctus melanurus Gilbert, 1892 Photo by Orlov, A. Careproctus melanurus [Blacktail snailfish]	No picture found Max. Length 20.5 cm SL Careproctus merretti [Merret's snailfish]
No picture found Max. Length 7.8 cm TL Careproctus mica [Babbie tadpolefish]	No picture found Max. Length 8.2 cm SL Careproctus micropus	No picture found Max. Length 19.7 cm SL Careproctus microstomus
No picture found Careproctus minimus	Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Northeast Pacific Max. Length 7.4 cm SL Careproctus mollis Gilbert & Burke, 1912 Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Careproctus mollis	No picture found Max. Length 9 cm TL Careproctus moskalevi [Moskalev's tadpole]
No picture found Max. Length 16.3 cm TL Careproctus narilobus	No picture found Max. Length 6.8 cm SL Careproctus nelsoni [Saddleback snailfish]	No picture found Max. Length 17.3 cm SL Careproctus nigricans
No picture found Max. Length 18.2 cm TL Careproctus notosaikaiensis [Notosaikai-bikunin]	No picture found Max. Length 9.5 cm SL Careproctus novaezelandiae	Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes North Pacific Max. Length 5 cm TL Careproctus opisthotremus Gilbert & Burke, 1912 Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Careproctus opisthotremus
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada Northeast Pacific Max. Length 15.3 cm SL Careproctus oregonensis Stein, 1978 Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada Careproctus oregonensis [Smallfin snailfish]	Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes North Pacific Careproctus ostentum Gilbert, 1896 Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Careproctus ostentum	No picture found Max. Length 43.1 cm SL Careproctus ovigerus [Abyssal snailfish]
No picture found Careproctus pallidus	No picture found Max. Length 17.7 cm SL Careproctus parvidiscus	No picture found Careproctus parviporatus
No picture found Careproctus patagonicus	Photo by Graham, K. Southwest Pacific Max. Length 14.4 cm SL Careproctus paxtoni Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001 Photo by Graham, K. Careproctus paxtoni [Blunt-tooth snailfish]	No picture found Max. Length 12.6 cm SL Careproctus pellucicauda
No picture found Max. Length 11.6 cm SL Careproctus phasma	No picture found Max. Length 5.2 cm SL Careproctus polarsterni	No picture found Max. Length 14.1 cm SL Careproctus profundicola
No picture found Careproctus pseudoprofundicola	No picture found Max. Length 11 cm SL Careproctus pulcher [Handsome snailfish]	Photo by Orlov, A. North Pacific Max. Length 7.9 cm SL Careproctus pycnosoma Gilbert & Burke, 1912 Photo by Orlov, A. Careproctus pycnosoma
Photo by Byrkjedal, I. Northern Atlantic Max. Length 8.1 cm SL Careproctus ranula (Goode & Bean, 1879) Photo by Byrkjedal, I. Careproctus ranula [Scotian snailfish]	No picture found Careproctus rastrinoides	Photo by Orlov, A. Northeast Pacific Max. Length 51 cm SL Careproctus rastrinus Gilbert & Burke, 1912 Photo by Orlov, A. Careproctus rastrinus [Salmon snailfish]
Photo by DESCNA Arctic Max. Length 30 cm TL Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer, 1862) Photo by DESCNA Careproctus reinhardti [Sea tadpole]	Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Northwest Pacific Max. Length 12 cm SL Careproctus rhodomelas Gilbert & Burke, 1912 Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Careproctus rhodomelas	No picture found Max. Length 16.6 cm SL Careproctus rhomboides
No picture found Careproctus rimiventris	No picture found Max. Length 14.3 cm TL Careproctus rosa [Rose tadpolefish]	Photo by Kuyken, J. Northwest Pacific Max. Length 35 cm SL Careproctus roseofuscus Gilbert & Burke, 1912 Photo by Kuyken, J. Careproctus roseofuscus [Round snailfish]
Photo by Tibbatts, B. Northwest Pacific Max. Length 104.4 cm SL Careproctus rotundifrons Sakurai & Shinohara, 2008 Photo by Tibbatts, B. Careproctus rotundifrons	No picture found Careproctus sandwichensis	No picture found Careproctus scaphopterus
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Northeast Pacific Careproctus scottae Chapman & DeLacy, 1934 Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Careproctus scottae	Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Northwest Pacific Max. Length 6.9 cm SL Careproctus segaliensis Gilbert & Burke, 1912 Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Careproctus segaliensis	No picture found Careproctus seraphimae
Photo by Orlov, A. North Pacific Max. Length 18.6 cm SL Careproctus simus Gilbert, 1896 Photo by Orlov, A. Careproctus simus	Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Northwest Pacific Max. Length 5.9 cm SL Careproctus sinensis Gilbert & Burke, 1912 Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Careproctus sinensis	No picture found Max. Length 11.8 cm SL Careproctus solidus [Thickset tadpole]
No picture found Careproctus spectrum	No picture found Max. Length 20.1 cm SL Careproctus spinulosus	No picture found Max. Length 5.5 cm SL Careproctus spiraki [Pimpled snailfish]
No picture found Max. Length 9.0 cm SL Careproctus staufferi [Wry snailfish]	No picture found Careproctus steini	No picture found Max. Length 4.7 cm SL Careproctus stigmatogenus
Photo by Murasaki, K. Northwest Pacific Max. Length 8.3 cm SL Careproctus surugaensis Murasaki, Takami & Fukui, 2017 Photo by Murasaki, K. Careproctus surugaensis [Suruga snailfsh]	No picture found Max. Length 13.9 cm SL Careproctus tapirus [Tapir tadpole]	No picture found Max. Length 14 cm TL Careproctus telescopus [Telescope tadpole]
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Northwest Pacific Max. Length 31 cm SL Careproctus trachysoma Gilbert & Burke, 1912 Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes Careproctus trachysoma	No picture found Careproctus tricapitidens	No picture found Max. Length 12.3 cm TL Careproctus uter [Drop-shaped tadpolefish]
No picture found Careproctus vladibeckeri	No picture found Max. Length 18.9 cm SL Careproctus yanceyi [The dark snailfish]	Photo by Orlov, A. Northwest Pacific Max. Length 32 cm TL Careproctus zachirus Kido, 1985 Photo by Orlov, A. Careproctus zachirus
No picture found Careproctus zispi

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Careproctus abbreviatus		North Pacific	53 NG	1930
Careproctus acaecus	Appendageless snailfish	Southwest Atlantic	5.5 SL	1991
Careproctus acanthodes		Northwest Pacific	10.7 SL	1912
Careproctus aciculipunctatus		Northeast Atlantic	21 TL	1997
Careproctus acifer		Southern Ocean	10.8 SL	1998
Careproctus aculeolatus	Small-spine snailfish	Southwest Atlantic	11.4 TL	1991
Careproctus albescens		Southeast Atlantic	23 TL	1927
Careproctus ambustus	Scorched snailfish	North Pacific	41 SL	2020
Careproctus ampliceps		Southern Ocean	10.2 TL	1998
Careproctus armatus		Southwest Atlantic		1991
Careproctus atakamensis		Southeast Pacific	4.7 SL	1998
Careproctus atrans		Southwest Atlantic	7.5 TL	1991
Careproctus attenuatus		North Pacific		1912
Careproctus aureomarginatus	Marginate snailfish	Southwest Atlantic	6 SL	1991
Careproctus barbatulus		Northwest Pacific	22.1 SL	2024
Careproctus bathycoetus		Northwest Pacific	16 SL	1912
Careproctus batialis		Northwest Pacific.	16 TL	1933
Careproctus bowersianus		Northeast Pacific	15.6 SL	1912
Careproctus brevipectoralis	Short-finned snailfish	Kuril Basin of the Sea of	15 SL	2020
Careproctus cactiformis		Southwest Atlantic		1990
Careproctus canus		Northwest Pacific	15.9 SL	1985
Careproctus carinatus	Keel-belly tadpolefish	Arctic	13.1 TL	2015
Careproctus catherinae		Southern Ocean	21.6 SL	1998
Careproctus colletti	Alaska snailfish	North Pacific	44 TL	1896
Careproctus colliculi	The bumpy snailfish	Eastern Central Pacific	7.9 SL	2025
Careproctus comus	Comic snailfish	Northeast Pacific	9.9 SL	2007
Careproctus continentalis		Southeast Pacific	6.2 SL	1990
Careproctus credispinulosus		Southern Ocean		1990
Careproctus crozetensis		Antarctic, Indian Ocean	10.0 SL	2007
Careproctus curilanus		Northwest Pacific	6.4 SL	1912
Careproctus cyclocephalus		Northwest Pacific	29 SL	1983
Careproctus cypseluroides		Northwest Pacific		1950
Careproctus cypselurus	Falcate snailfish	North Pacific	32.3 SL	1898
Careproctus derjugini	Deryugin's tadpole	Arctic to Northeast Atlan	21.7 SL	2005
Careproctus discoveryae		Indian Ocean, Antarctic	7.0 SL	2007
Careproctus dubius		Northeast Atlantic	6.5 TL	1911
Careproctus ectenes	Shovelhead snailfish	Northeast Pacific	6.4 SL	1896
Careproctus eltaninae		Southern Ocean		1998
Careproctus falklandicus		Southeast Pacific		1905
Careproctus faunus	Mischievous snailfish	Northeast Pacific	10.2 SL	2007
Careproctus fedorovi		Southern Ocean		1998
Careproctus filamentosus		Northeast Pacific	18 SL	1978
Careproctus furcellus		North Pacific	54 SL	1912
Careproctus georgianus		Southern Ocean	6.3 SL	1905
Careproctus gilberti	Smalldisk snailfish	Northeast Pacific	8.9 TL	1912
Careproctus globulus	Globular snailfish	Pacific Ocean	4.3 SL	2020
Careproctus guillemi		Southern Ocean		1998
Careproctus homopterus		Northwest Pacific	4.3 SL	1912
Careproctus hyaleius		Eastern Pacific	12.3 TL	1994
Careproctus improvisus		Southern Ocean		1998
Careproctus inflexidens		Southern Ocean	22 TL	1998
Careproctus io		Northwest Pacific	5.1 TL	2024
Careproctus kamikawai	Arbiter Snailfish	Eastern Central Pacific	17.5 TL	2012
Careproctus karaensis	Kara tadpolefish	Arctic	14.2 TL	2015
Careproctus kidoi	Kido's snailfish	Northwest Atlantic	9.5 SL	2008
Careproctus knipowitschi	Knipowitsch's tadpole	Northeast Atlantic	18.5 TL	2005
Careproctus lacmi		Southern Ocean		1998
Careproctus lacrima	Teardrop snailfish	Northeast Pacific	6 SL	2021
Careproctus laperousei	Laperouse snailfish	Northwestern Pacific	12 SL	2020
Careproctus latiosus	Broad-mouth tadpole	Arctic Ocean	9.8 TL	2011
Careproctus leptorhinus		Southern Ocean		1998
Careproctus lerikimae		Arctic	13.2 SL	2015
Careproctus longibarbatus		Northwest Pacific	23 SL	2024
Careproctus longifilis	Stippled snailfish	Eastern Pacific	16.2 SL	1892
Careproctus longipectoralis		Southern Ocean	16.8 SL	1992
Careproctus longipinnis	Longfin snailfish	Northeast Atlantic	27 NG	1912
Careproctus lycopersicus	Tomato Snailfish	North Pacific	17.2 TL	2012
Careproctus macranchus		Southwest Atlantic		1991
Careproctus macrodiscus		Northwest Pacific	44 SL	1950
Careproctus macrophthalmus	Large-eyed tadpole	Northeast Atlantic	10.9 TL	2005
Careproctus maculosus		Southwest Atlantic	4.6 SL	2006
Careproctus magellanicus		Southern Ocean		2000
Careproctus marginatus		Northwest Pacific	23.5 SL	1988
Careproctus maslenikovae	Blushing snailfish	Northeast Pacific	4.0 SL	2021
Careproctus mederi		Northwest Pacific		1916
Careproctus melanuroides		Northwest Pacific		1950
Careproctus melanurus	Blacktail snailfish	North Pacific	54 TL	1892
Careproctus merretti	Merret's snailfish	Northeast Atlantic	20.5 SL	1988
Careproctus mica	Babbie tadpolefish	Arctic	7.8 TL	2015
Careproctus micropus		Northeast Atlantic	8.2 SL	1887
Careproctus microstomus		Northeast Pacific	19.7 SL	1978
Careproctus minimus		Southwest Atlantic		1998
Careproctus mollis		Northeast Pacific	7.4 SL	1912
Careproctus moskalevi	Moskalev's tadpole	Arctic Ocean	9 TL	2011
Careproctus narilobus		South Pacific Ocean	16.3 TL	2012
Careproctus nelsoni	Saddleback snailfish	Northern Pacific	6.8 SL	2016
Careproctus nigricans		Northwest Pacific	17.3 SL	1950
Careproctus notosaikaiensis	Notosaikai-bikunin	Pacific Ocean	18.2 TL	2011
Careproctus novaezelandiae		Southwest Pacific	9.5 SL	1990
Careproctus opisthotremus		North Pacific	5 TL	1912
Careproctus oregonensis	Smallfin snailfish	Northeast Pacific	15.3 SL	1978
Careproctus ostentum		North Pacific		1896
Careproctus ovigerus	Abyssal snailfish	Northeast Pacific	43.1 SL	1896
Careproctus pallidus		Southeast Pacific		1888
Careproctus parvidiscus		Northwest Pacific	17.7 SL	2002
Careproctus parviporatus		Southern Ocean		1998
Careproctus patagonicus		Southwest Atlantic		2000
Careproctus paxtoni	Blunt-tooth snailfish	Southwest Pacific	14.4 SL	2001
Careproctus pellucicauda		Pacific Ocean	12.6 SL	2012
Careproctus phasma		North Pacific	11.6 SL	1896
Careproctus polarsterni		Southern Ocean	5.2 SL	1992
Careproctus profundicola		Southern Ocean	14.1 SL	1992
Careproctus pseudoprofundicola		Southern Ocean		1998
Careproctus pulcher	Handsome snailfish	Pacific Ocean	11 SL	2020
Careproctus pycnosoma		North Pacific	7.9 SL	1912
Careproctus ranula	Scotian snailfish	Northern Atlantic	8.1 SL	1879
Careproctus rastrinoides		Northwest Pacific		1950
Careproctus rastrinus	Salmon snailfish	Northeast Pacific	51 SL	1912
Careproctus reinhardti	Sea tadpole	Arctic	30 TL	1862
Careproctus rhodomelas		Northwest Pacific	12 SL	1912
Careproctus rhomboides		Northwest Pacific	16.6 SL	2024
Careproctus rimiventris		Southern Ocean		1998
Careproctus rosa	Rose tadpolefish	Arctic	14.3 TL	2015
Careproctus roseofuscus	Round snailfish	Northwest Pacific	35 SL	1912
Careproctus rotundifrons		Northwest Pacific	104.4 SL	2008
Careproctus sandwichensis		Southern Ocean		1998
Careproctus scaphopterus		Southern Ocean		1998
Careproctus scottae		Northeast Pacific		1934
Careproctus segaliensis		Northwest Pacific	6.9 SL	1912
Careproctus seraphimae		Northwest Pacific		1950
Careproctus simus		North Pacific	18.6 SL	1896
Careproctus sinensis		Northwest Pacific	5.9 SL	1912
Careproctus solidus	Thickset tadpole	Arctic and Northeast Atla	11.8 SL	1999
Careproctus spectrum		Northeast Pacific		1890
Careproctus spinulosus		Northwest Pacific	20.1 SL	2024
Careproctus spiraki	Pimpled snailfish	Northeast Pacific	5.5 SL	2021
Careproctus staufferi	Wry snailfish	North Pacific	9.0 SL	2016
Careproctus steini		Southeast Pacific		1990
Careproctus stigmatogenus		Southwest Atlantic	4.7 SL	2006
Careproctus surugaensis	Suruga snailfsh	Northwest Pacific	8.3 SL	2017
Careproctus tapirus	Tapir tadpole	Northeast Atlantic	13.9 SL	2005
Careproctus telescopus	Telescope tadpole	Northeast Atlantic	14 TL	2005
Careproctus trachysoma		Northwest Pacific	31 SL	1912
Careproctus tricapitidens		Southern Ocean		1998
Careproctus uter	Drop-shaped tadpolefish	Arctic	12.3 TL	2015
Careproctus vladibeckeri		Southern Ocean		1998
Careproctus yanceyi	The dark snailfish	Eastern Central Pacific	18.9 SL	2025
Careproctus zachirus		Northwest Pacific	32 TL	1985
Careproctus zispi		Southern Ocean		1998

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: Perciformes/CottoideiFamily: Liparidae SnailfishesGenus: Careproctus(See list of species below)

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei
Family: Liparidae Snailfishes

Genus: Careproctus

(See list of species below)