Black-tail snailfish
📖 Overview
Black-tail snailfish (Careproctus furcellus), first described by Gilbert & Burke, 1912 is a large fish in the family Liparidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 54.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 98 to 1270 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 61 - 65; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 54 - 59. Snout projecting; gill opening wholly above pectoral fin; pectoral fin unnotched; disk length 11.7 to 19.6% of head length . Body dusky-pink; vertical fins black; peritoneum black; stomach pale .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Black-tail snailfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 98 - 1270 m . Deep-water North Pacific: off Kushiro, Japan and from the Sea of Okhotsk to the Bering Sea.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Black-tail snailfish · emarginate snailfish |
| 🌍CES | terčovník pestrý |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Ogurokon-nyakuuo · オグロコンニャクウオ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Вильчатохвостый карепрокт · Широколобый карепрокт |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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