Careproctus derjugini Chernova, 2005
Deryugin's tadpole
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 Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
 Max. size:  21.7 cm SL (female)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 344 - 363 m
 Distribution:  Arctic to Northeast Atlantic: Central Arctic basin to northeast of Spitzbergen.
 Diagnosis:  Diagnosis: Long-finned, slit-eyed careproct with oblique mouth and no silvery coloration; body laterally compressed and deep, its greatest body depth 145% head length (HL); body depth above the beginning of anal fin 125% HL; ellipsoid; head depth more than its width by 1.8 times; pectoral fin in low position (upper ray at the level of mouth end); base of lower ray of pectoral at the vertical of nostril; eye 19.5% HL); posterior teeth similar in rows longer than anterior teeth; gill slit below the level of middle of eye and 1.7 times greater than its diameter; disc, 20% HL (Ref. 41470).
 Biology:  Found at depths with salinity 34.84 ppt (Ref. 41470).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 07.06.06
 Modified by: Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen - 25.09.06

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