Scientific Name
Careproctus comus

Common Name
Comic snailfish

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 50-56; Anal soft rays: 44 - 50; Vertebrae: 54 - 62

Classification

Classified By

Orr & Maslenikov, 2007

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

Northeast Pacific

Distribution

Northeast Pacific: Aleutian Islands.

Range

55°N - 51°N, 170°E - 165°W

Environment

Climate

Polar

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

189 m

Depth To - meters

400 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 189 - 400 m (Ref. 72418)

Trophic Level

3.2 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

9.9 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 (12 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Unknown

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated