Careproctus

Careproctus

Careproctus ovigerus

Unidentified Careproctus from Alaska
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Liparidae
Genus:	Careproctus Krøyer, 1862
Type species
Liparis reinhardti Krøyer, 1862
Synonyms
Enantioliparis Vaillant, 1888 Allochir Jordan & Evermann, 1896 Allurus Jordan & Evermann, 1896 Caremitra Jordan & Evermann, 1896 Allinectes Jordan & Evermann, 1898 Prognurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 Careproctula Andriashev, 2003

Careproctus is a genus of snailfishes found in benthic and benthopelagic habitats in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. They range from shallow coastal waters to depths below 7000 m.

Careproctus species have one pair of nostrils and a ventral suction disc but lack a pseudobranch.^[1]

Careproctus attenuatus

Careproctus bowersianus

Careproctus furcellus

Careproctus mollis

Careproctus opisthotremus

Careproctus ranula

Careproctus reinhardti

Species

There are currently 119 recognized species in this genus:

Careproctus abbreviatus Burke, 1930
Careproctus acaecus Andriashev, 1991 (Appendageless snailfish)
Careproctus acanthodes C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Careproctus aciculipunctatus Andriashev & Chernova, 1997
Careproctus acifer Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus aculeolatus Andriashev, 1991 (Small-spine snailfish)
Careproctus albescens Barnard, 1927
Careproctus ampliceps Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus armatus Andriashev, 1991
Careproctus atakamensis Andriashev, 1998
Careproctus atrans Andriashev, 1991 (Black snailfish)
Careproctus attenuatus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Careproctus aureomarginatus Andriashev, 1991 (Marginate snailfish)
Careproctus bathycoetus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Careproctus batialis Popov, 1933
Careproctus bowersianus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Careproctus cactiformis Andriashev, 1990
Careproctus canus Kido, 1985
Careproctus carinatus Chernova, 2015 ^[2]
Careproctus colletti C. H. Gilbert, 1896 (Alaska snailfish)
Careproctus comus J. W. Orr & Maslenikov, 2007 (Comic snailfish)
Careproctus continentalis Andriashev & Prirodina, 1990
Careproctus credispinulosus Andriashev & Prirodina, 1990
Careproctus crozetensis Duhamel & N. J. King, 2007
Careproctus curilanus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Careproctus cyclocephalus Kido, 1983
Careproctus cypseluroides P. Y. Schmidt, 1950
Careproctus cypselurus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1898
Careproctus derjugini Chernova, 2005 (Deryugin's tadpole)
Careproctus discoveryae Duhamel & N. J. King, 2007
Careproctus dubius Zugmayer, 1911
Careproctus ectenes C. H. Gilbert, 1896
Careproctus eltaninae Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus falklandicus Lönnberg, 1905
Careproctus faunus J. W. Orr & Maslenikov, 2007 (Mischievous snailfish)
Careproctus fedorovi Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus filamentosus Stein, 1978
Careproctus fulvus Chernova, 2014 (Fulvous tadpole) ^[3]
Careproctus furcellus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Careproctus georgianus Lönnberg, 1905
Careproctus gilberti Burke, 1912 (Smalldisk snailfish)
Careproctus guillemi Matallanas, 1998
Careproctus homopterus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Careproctus hyaleius Geistdoerfer, 1994
Careproctus improvisus Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus inflexidens Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus kamikawai J. W. Orr, 2012 (Arbiter snailfish) ^[4]
Careproctus karaensis Chernova, 2015 ^[2]
Careproctus kidoi Knudsen & Møller, 2008 (Kido's snailfish)
Careproctus knipowitschi Chernova, 2005 (Knipowitsch's tadpole)
Careproctus lacmi Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus leptorhinus Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus longifilis Garman, 1892
Careproctus longipectoralis Duhamel, 1992
Careproctus longipinnis Burke, 1912 (Longfin snailfish)
Careproctus lycopersicus J. W. Orr, 2012 ^[4]
Careproctus macranchus Andriashev, 1991
Careproctus macrodiscus P. Y. Schmidt, 1950
Careproctus macrophthalmus Chernova, 2005 (Large-eyed tadpole)
Careproctus maculosus Stein, 2006
Careproctus magellanicus Matallanas & Pequeño, 2000
Careproctus marginatus Kido, 1988
Careproctus mederi P. J. Schmidt, 1916
Careproctus melanuroides P. Y. Schmidt, 1950
Careproctus melanurus C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Blacktail snailfish)
Careproctus merretti Andriashev & Chernova, 1988 (Merret's snailfish)
Careproctus mica Chernova, 2015 ^[2]
Careproctus micropus Günther, 1887
Careproctus microstomus Stein, 1978
Careproctus minimus Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus mollis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Careproctus narilobus Stein, 2012 ^[5]
Careproctus nigricans P. Y. Schmidt, 1950
Careproctus notosaikaiensis Kai, Ikeguchi & Nakabo, 2011
Careproctus novaezelandiae Andriashev, 1990
Careproctus opisthotremus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Careproctus oregonensis Stein, 1978 (Smallfin snailfish)
Careproctus ostentum C. H. Gilbert, 1896
Careproctus ovigerus C. H. Gilbert, 1896 (Abyssal snailfish)
Careproctus pallidus Vaillant, 1888
Careproctus parvidiscus Imamura & Nobetsu, 2002
Careproctus parviporatus Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus patagonicus Matallanas & Pequeño, 2000
Careproctus paxtoni Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001 (Blunt-tooth snailfish)
Careproctus pellucicauda Stein, 2012 ^[5]
Careproctus phasma C. H. Gilbert, 1896
Careproctus polarsterni Duhamel, 1992
Careproctus profundicola Duhamel, 1992
Careproctus pseudoprofundicola Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus pycnosoma C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Careproctus ranula Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879 (Scotian snailfish)
Careproctus rastrinoides P. Y. Schmidt, 1950
Careproctus rastrinus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Careproctus rausuensis Machi, Nobetsu & Yabe, 2012 ^[6]
Careproctus reinhardti Krøyer, 1862 (Sea tadpole)
Careproctus rhodomelas C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Careproctus rimiventris Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus rosa Chernova, 2015 (Rose tadpolefish) ^[2]
Careproctus roseofuscus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 (Round snailfish)
Careproctus rotundifrons H. Sakurai & G. Shinohara, 2008
Careproctus sandwichensis Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus scaphopterus Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus scottae W. M. Chapman & DeLacy, 1934
Careproctus segaliensis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Careproctus seraphimae P. Y. Schmidt, 1950
Careproctus simus C. H. Gilbert, 1896
Careproctus sinensis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Careproctus solidus Chernova, 1999
Careproctus spectrum T. H. Bean, 1890
Careproctus steini Andriashev & Prirodina, 1990
Careproctus stigmatogenus Stein, 2006
Careproctus tapirus Chernova, 2005 (Tapir tadpole)
Careproctus telescopus Chernova, 2005 (Telescope tadpole)
Careproctus trachysoma C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Careproctus tricapitidens Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus uter Chernova, 2015 ^[2]
Careproctus vladibeckeri Andriashev & Stein, 1998
Careproctus zachirus Kido, 1985
Careproctus zispi Andriashev & Stein, 1998

References

↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Careproctus in FishBase. November 2014 version.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Chernova, N.V. (2015): New species of the genus Careproctus (Liparidae) from the Kara Sea and identification key for congeners of the North Atlantic and Arctic. Journal of Ichthyology, 54 (10) [2014]: 757-780.
↑ Chernova, N.V. (2014): New species of the genus Careproctus (Liparidae) from the Kara Sea with notes on spongiophilia, reproductive commensalism between fishes and sponges (Rossellidae). Journal of Ichthyology, 54 (8): 501-512.
↑ 4.0 4.1 Orr, J.W. (2012): Two New Species of Snailfishes of the Genus Careproctus (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Bering Sea and Eastern North Pacific Ocean, with a Redescription of Careproctus ovigerus. Copeia, 2012 (2): 257-265.
↑ 5.0 5.1 Stein, D.L. (2012): A Review of the Snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, Including Descriptions of a New Genus and Sixteen New Species. Zootaxa, 3588: 1–54.
↑ Machi, K., Nobetsu, T. & Yabe, M. (2012): Careproctus rausuensis, a New Liparid Fish (Percomorphacea: Cottiformes), Collected from Hokkaido, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, Ser. A., Supplement No. 6: 33–40.