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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335); latiosus: Name from Latin 'latus' for broad and 'os' for mouth, resembling a broad-mouth tadpole.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1478 - 1695 m (Ref. 86261). Deep-water
Arctic Ocean: Norwegian Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.8 cm TL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 52; Vertebrae: 59 - 60. This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 59-60 (10+49-50), D 52, P 22-26, C 12(1+5/6), pyl. c. 11; 2 pairs of weak pleural ribs; 3-4 round pectoral radials; pectoral-fin lower lobe is not longer than its upper lobe; body low, depth 4.6-4.9 times in SL; head 26-27% SL, snout wide; with postorbital pore and 1 suprabranchial pore; small eye, 16% lc; large nouth, angle of mouth below eye center; simple teeth; peanal length 36-40%, disk 6.3-6.6% SL; body pale and peritoneum black (Ref. 86261).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Andriashev, A.P. and N.V. Chernova, 2010. Three new snailfishes (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from bathyal depths of the Arctic. Proc. Zool. Inst. Russian Acad. Sci., 314(4):365-380. (Ref. 86261)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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