Careproctus catherinae Andriashev & Stein 1998
Illustration of the holotype of Careproctus catherinae (LACM 11398-2), from the Northern Ross Sea. Source: After Fig 4a, in in Andriashev & Stein (1998) Contributions in Science. Los Angeles 470: 1-63 / Biodiversity Heritage Library. License: CC by Attribution
Summary:
A pink to lavender tadpole-shaped snailfish with a pale stomach, peritoneum and orobranchial cavity, and the gill arches that bear gill rakers are also pale.
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Bray, D.J. 2025, Careproctus catherinae in Fishes of Australia, accessed 11 Jun 2026, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5341
Careproctus catherinae Andriashev & Stein 1998
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Distribution |
Southern Ocean in the Northern Ross Sea, in Australia's Antarctic waters. |
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Features |
Vertebrae 11+ 35-36 = 46-47, Pectoral fin 37-38, radials 4 (3 + 1) upper three notched; Caudal fin 14 (2+5/7). Two pairs of well-developed pleural ribs. Hypural plate divided, a distinct parhypural suture present. Teeth with shoulders and sharp recurved points. Gill slit long, oblique, 11-12% SL; head 30-33%, preAnal length 45-50%, disc 13% SL. |
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Etymology |
The species is named in honour of Dr. Catherine Ozouf-Costaz, MNHN Paris, for her pioneer caryotaxonomic studies of Antarctic nototheniod fiishes. |
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Species Citation |
Careproctus catherinae Andriashev & Stein 1998, Contributions in Science. Los Angeles 470: 11, fig.6. Type locality: Northern Ross Sea, 75°07'S, 175°51'W, depth 1381-1405m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2025 |
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Resources |
Careproctus catherinae Andriashev & Stein 1998
References
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
