Careproctus pallidus
Careproctus pallidus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: | Careproctus |
Species: | C. pallidus
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Binomial name | |
Careproctus pallidus (Vaillant, 1888)
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Careproctus pallidus is a species of snailfish found around Tierra del Fuego in the far south of South America.
This is an unusual fish compared to its congeners. Most Careproctus species are found in deep water but this is a fish of shallow coastal waters. It is an orange fish, up to 70 mm standard length with a heavy body and large pectoral and caudal fins and superficially resembles members of the largely Northern Hemisphere genus Liparis.[1]
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Liparidae
- Taxa named by Léon Vaillant
- Fish described in 1888
- Scorpaeniformes stubs