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Careproctus pallidus

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Careproctus pallidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Careproctus
Species:
C. pallidus
Binomial name
Careproctus pallidus
(Vaillant, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Enantioliparis pallidus Vaillant, 1888
  • Careproctus crassus de Buen, 1961

Careproctus pallidus is a species of snailfish found around Tierra del Fuego in the far south of South America.

This is an unusual fish compared to its congeners. Most Careproctus species are found in deep water but this is a fish of shallow coastal waters. It is an orange fish, up to 70 mm standard length with a heavy body and large pectoral and caudal fins and superficially resembles members of the largely Northern Hemisphere genus Liparis.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Stein, D.; Nelson, J.; Matsuura, K.; et al. (2010). "Careproctus pallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155298A4769321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155298A4769321.en. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. ^ Stein, D.L. (2005). "Descriptions of four new species, redescription of Paraliparis membranaceus and additional data on species of the fish family Liparidae (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes) from the west coast of South America and the Indian Ocean" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1019: 1–25. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1019.1.1.