Scientific Name
Careproctus ranula

Common Name
Scotian snailfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 46-58; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 42 - 51. White in color, peritoneum silvery, stomach pale (Ref. 12204).

Classification

Classified By

Goode & Bean, 1879

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Atlantic

Distribution

Northwest Atlantic: St. Lawrence River estuary, east of Newfoundland and off Halifax, Nova Scotia to Virginia, USA.

Range

61°N - 36°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

20 m

Depth To - meters

668 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 668 m (Ref. 51661)

Trophic Level

3.18 s.e. 0.51 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

8.1 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (11 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec=10-20)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated