smallfin snailfish

Careproctus oregonensis

Liparid Fish Reaching Fifteen Point Three Centimeters

smallfin snailfish is known around Northeast Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and records give a maximum length of 15.3 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Careproctus
Maximum length: 15.3 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Northeast Pacific: British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 11980 ) and Cascadia Abyssal Plain off Oregon, USA (Ref. 26773 ).

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