Careproctus abbreviatus Burke, 1930

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  53 cm NG (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 325 - 1143 m
Distribution:  North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk, south of the Alaskan Peninsula (Ref. 26282), and southeastern Alaska (Ref. 6876). Record by Schmidt (1950:207-8) from northern Okhotsk Sea may be a different species (Ref. 51661).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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