Careproctus gilberti Burke, 1912
Smalldisk snailfish
Careproctus gilberti
photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  8.9 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 73 - 886 m
Distribution:  Northeast Pacific: Alaska to Oregon, USA (Ref. 6885). Recorded from the southeastern Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, British Columbia off Prince Rupert, Hecate Strait, and Seymour Inlet (Ref. 26773).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 55; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 46-48. Dorsal and anal fins extending to about halfway along caudal; caudal fin narrow, truncate; middle rays of pectorals short, lower rays much exserted; pelvic fins modified a adhesive disc with a thickened margin, small slightly wider than long (Ref. 6885). Creamy white to pale pink, sometimes pale brown dorsally; dusky on fins; silvery on lower half of blue eyes (Ref. 6885).
Biology:  Rare deepwater species (Ref. 6885).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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