Careproctus ampliceps Andriashev & Stein 1998
Illustration of the holotype of Careproctus ampliceps (LACM 11418–2, 91 mm SL), from the Northern Ross Sea, depth 3495-3514m. Source: After Fig. 5a, in Andriashev & Stein (1998) Contributions in Science. Los Angeles 470: 1-63 / Biodiversity Heritage Library. License: CC by Attribution
Summary:
A tadpole-like snailfish with a pale body and orobranchial cavity, and a brownish-black peritoneum and stomach. The species has a large head and unpigmented pyloric caeca.
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Bray, D.J. 2025, Careproctus ampliceps in Fishes of Australia, accessed 11 Jun 2026, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5340
Careproctus ampliceps Andriashev & Stein 1998
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Distribution |
Southern Ocean: Ross Sea, Antarctica, in Australia's territorial waters. Inhabits the lower continental slope. |
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Features |
Vertebrae 12+35=47; Pectoral fin 25, radials 2, round, 1 +0+0 + 1; Caudal fin 4/5-9. Pleural ribs absent, hypural plate single, unslit. Head large, compressed laterally, mouth terminal. Teeth small, simple. Mandibular pores large, oval. Gill slit vertical, large, 12% SL, extending down in front of 8-9 pectoral-fin rays. HL 34.1, preAnal length 41.8, pelvic disc 7.7% SL. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin amplus (= large) and caput (= head), in reference to the large size of the head of this species. |
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Species Citation |
Careproctus ampliceps Andriashev & Stein 1998, Contributions in Science. Los Angeles 470: 9, fig.5. Type locality: Northern Ross Sea, 67°33'S, 179°34'W, USNS Eltanin, Stn. 1948, depth 3495-3514 metres. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2025 |
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Resources |
Careproctus ampliceps Andriashev & Stein 1998
References
Andriashev, A.P. 2003. Liparid Fishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of the Southern Ocean and adjacent Waters. Russian Academy of Sciences Zoological Institute, Saint Petersburg. Biological Results of the Russian Antarctic Expeditions, Vol. 9. Explorations of the Fauna of the Seas 53(61): 1-475.
Andriashev, A.P. & Stein, D.L. 1998. Review of the snailfish genus Careproctus (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) in Antarctic and adjacent waters. Contributions in Science. Los Angeles 470: 1-63. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.208099
Chernova, N.V., Stein, D.L. & Andriashev, A.P. 2004. Family Liparidae Scopoli 1777 — snailfishes. California Academy of Sciences. Annotated Checklists of Fishes No. 31. 1-72 pp.
Stein, D.L. 2012. Snailfishes (Family Liparidae) of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, and closely adjacent waters. Zootaxa 3285: 1-120. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3285.1.1
