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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335); derjugini: Named for Konstantin Mikhailovich Derjugin.
Eponymy: Professor Dr Konstantin Michailovich Derjugin (1878–1938) was an oceanographer and marine zoologist at Leningrad State University, and manager of the Oceanic Division of the State Hydrological Institute in Leningrad. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Chernova.
Issue
This species is a junior synonym of according to Meclenburg et al., 2018 (Ref. 119696).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 344 - 363 m (Ref. 41470). Deep-water; ? - 2°C (Ref. 41470)
Arctic to Northeast Atlantic: Svalbard, Central Arctic basin to northeast of Spitzbergen.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 22 - ? cm
Max length : 21.7 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
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).
Found at depths with salinity 34.84 ppt (Ref. 41470).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chernova, N.V., 2005. New species of Careproctus Liparidae fom the Barents Sea and adjacent waters. J. Ichthyol. 45(9):689-690. (Ref. 41470)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00208 - 0.01002), b=3.17 (2.99 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).
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