Careproctus aciculipunctatus

Careproctus aciculipunctatus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Cottoidei
Family:	Liparidae
Genus:	Careproctus
Species:	C. aciculipunctatus
Binomial name
Careproctus aciculipunctatus Andriashev & Chernova, 1997

Careproctus aciculipunctatus, also called the speckled snailfish, ^[2] is a species of fish in the family Liparidae (snailfish). ^{[3] [4]}

The specific name is from Latin acicula ("spinule") and punctatus ("dotted"). ^[5]

Description

Careproctus aciculipunctatus is maximum 21 cm (8.3 in) long, ^[6] Its body and peritoneum are black. ^[7]

The pleural ribs are absent and there is one hypural plate, without slit. Its mouth is terminal (pointed straight forward) and its teeth simple. Its body is densely echinated (bristled) with very small spinules. ^[5]

Habitat

Careproctus aciculipunctatus lives in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, to the southwest of Ireland; it was first discovered off the Porcupine Bank. It lives in the bathydemersal zone, up to 4,100 m (13,500 ft) deep. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. Keskin, Ç.; Herrera, J.; Papaconstantinou, C.; de Sola, L. (2014). "Careproctus aciculipunctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T18237502A45128576. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18237502A45128576.en .
2. "Journal of Ichthyology". Scripta Publishing Company. September 10, 2005 – via Google Books.
3. Quéro, Jean-Claude (September 10, 2003). Guide des poissons de l'Atlantique européen. Delachaux et Niestlé. ISBN   978-2-603-01271-0 – via Google Books.
4. "Voprosy ikhtiologii". Izd-vo "Nauka.". September 10, 1997 – via Google Books.
5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Careproctus aciculipunctatus Andriashev & Chernova, 1997". FishBase .
6. WoRMS. "Careproctus aciculipunctatus Andriashev & Chernova, 1997". World Register of Marine Species .
7. "Careproctus aciculipunctatus". iNaturalist.
8. "MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Careproctus aciculipunctatus Andriashev & Chernova, 1997". www.marbef.org.
9. Priede, I. G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-1-107-08382-0 – via Google Books.