Classification / Names
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Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) >
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Guillem is the author’s son. The fish was named for him and his ‘inexhaustible scientific curiosity’. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 2334 m. Deep-water
Southern Ocean: Antarctica, Weddell Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Matallanas, J., 1998. Description of Careproctus guillemi n. sp. (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes) from Weddell Sea. J. Fish Biol. 52(2):380-385. (Ref. 27249)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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