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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335); merretti: Named for Nigel R. Merrett.
Eponymy: Dr Nigel Robert Merrett (d: 1940) is a British zoologist and ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Andriashev & Chernova.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina djupbottenlevande; ej vandrande; djupintervall ? - 3990 m (Ref. 35937). Deep-water
Northeast Atlantic: Porcupine Depression, south of Ireland.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.5 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 35937)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Ryggkotor: 69. Head small, considerably flattened, width almost 1.5 times greater than its depth. Caudal fin rays 9. Hypural plate single; epural absent. Abdominal disc (sucker) small (4%SL), no musculature. Peritoneum black (Ref. 33642).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Known from only one specimen (Ref. 35937).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Andriyashev, A.P. and N.V. Chernova, 1989. A new species of the genus Careproctus (Liparidae) from the four-kilometer depth of the Porcupine Depression (Northeastern Atlantic). J. Ichthyol. 29(5):94-98. (Ref. 35937)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00203 - 0.00984), b=3.17 (2.99 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
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