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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335); kidoi: Named for Dr. Kaoru Kido.
Eponymy: Dr Kaoru Kido worked at the Ishikawa Fisheries Highschool, Japan. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 952 - 1487 m (Ref. 75713). Polar; 75°N - 66°N, 59°W - 71°W (Ref. 75713)
Northwest Atlantic: Baffin Bay, Greenland.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.5 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 54 - 60; Anal soft rays: 50 - 54; Vertebrae: 61 - 64. Distinguished from other species of Careproctus from the North Atlantic and Arctic by the following combination of characters: pectoral fin, dorsal fin and anal fin number of rays; number of vertebrae; sucking disc oval, 4.2-6.6% SL; teeth simple; pyloric coeca 3-12; head pore formula 2-6-7-1; color light to dark brown, stomach dusky to dark brown, peritoneum black (Ref. 75713).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Knudsen, S.W. and P.R. Møller, 2008. Careproctus kidoi, a new Arctic species of snailfish (Teleostei: Liparidae) from Baffin Bay. Ichthyol. Res. 55:175-182. (Ref. 75713)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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