Smalldisk snailfish (Careproctus gilberti)

Scientific name: Careproctus gilberti Burke, 1912

The Smalldisk snailfish (Careproctus gilberti) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae.

Species facts

Scientific name
Careproctus gilberti
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.9
Depth range
73–886 m (240–2907 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 73 - 886 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northeast Pacific: Alaska to Oregon, USA. Recorded from the southeastern Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, British Columbia off Prince Rupert, Hecate Strait, and Seymour Inlet.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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