Careproctus furcellus Gilbert & Burke, 1912
photo by Orlov, A.

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  54 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 98 - 1270 m
Distribution:  North Pacific: off Kushiro, Japan and from the Sea of Okhotsk to the Bering Sea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 61-65; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 54-59. Snout projecting; gill opening wholly above pectoral fin; pectoral fin unnotched; disk length 11.7 to 19.6% of head length (Ref. 559). Body dusky-pink; vertical fins black; peritoneum black; stomach pale (Ref. 559).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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