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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335); catherinae: Named for Dr. Catherine Ozouf-Costaz, MNHN; for her pioneer karyotaxonomic studies of Antarctic notothenioid fishes (Ref. 90036).
Eponymy: Dr Catherine Ozouf-Costa (d: 1951) is an ichthyologist at the Laboratoire d’Ichthyologie, MNHN, Paris. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Andriashev & Stein.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1382 - 2154 m (Ref. 35941). Deep-water
Southern Ocean: Antarctica, Ross Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35941); 19.2 cm SL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chernova, N.V., 1998. Catalogue of the type specimens of snailfish (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. J. Ichthyol. 38(9):730-746. (Ref. 35941)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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