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Careproctus aculeolatus  Andriashev, 1991

Small-spine snailfish
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335);  aculeolatus: Named for the spiny armament of the body ('aculeolus' = small spine)..   More on author: Andriashev.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 540 - 700 m (Ref. 30823).   Deep-water, preferred ?

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Southwest Atlantic: off southern Argentina to southeast of the Falkland Islands.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.4 cm TL (female)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 43; Anal soft rays: 36 - 37; Vertebrae: 48. Peritoneum light colored. Caudal rays 10. Rad. Pect. 3, rounded, without notches. Pleural ribs absent. Hypural plate single with longitudinal fissure. Opercular lobe very thin, transparent. Gill opening extends to the 8th ray of pectoral fin. Skin with very small, sparse bundles of needlelike spines. Pyloric caeca almost tubercle-like. Anterior mandibular pores very close to each other. Head 27-28% SL; anteanal distance 42.5-45% SL (Ref. 41400).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Andriashev, A.P., 1998. A review of recent studies of Southern Ocean Liparidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes). Cybium 22(3): 255-266. (Ref. 30823)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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