>
Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) >
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.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; standvastig; diepte ? - 3990 m (Ref. 35937). Deep-water
Northeast Atlantic: Porcupine Depression, south of Ireland.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.5 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 35937)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Wervels: 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).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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 op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
Tools
Speciale rapporten
Download XML
Internetbronnen
Schattingen op basis van modellen
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
|
Bayesian length-weight
|
a=0.00447 (0.00206 - 0.00966), b=3.17 (2.99 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100). 🛈 |