Careproctus pallidus

Careproctus pallidus
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Liparidae
Genus:	Careproctus
Species:	C. pallidus
Binomial name
	Careproctus pallidus; (Vaillant, 1888)
Synonyms
	Enantioliparis pallidus Vaillant, 1888 ; Careproctus crassus de Buen, 1961 ;

Careproctus pallidus is a species of snailfish found around Tierra del Fuego in the far south of South America.

This is an unusual fish compared to its congeners. Most Careproctus species are found in deep water but this is a fish of shallow coastal waters. It is an orange fish, up to 70 mm standard length with a heavy body and large pectoral and caudal fins and superficially resembles members of the largely Northern Hemisphere genus Liparis.^[2]

References

^ Stein, D.; Nelson, J.; Matsuura, K.; et al. (2010). "Careproctus pallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155298A4769321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155298A4769321.en. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ Stein, D.L. (2005). "Descriptions of four new species, redescription of Paraliparis membranaceus and additional data on species of the fish family Liparidae (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes) from the west coast of South America and the Indian Ocean" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1019: 1–25. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1019.1.1.

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[iucn-1] Stein, D.; Nelson, J.; Matsuura, K.; et al. (2010). "Careproctus pallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155298A4769321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155298A4769321.en. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[Stein2005-2] Stein, D.L. (2005). "Descriptions of four new species, redescription of Paraliparis membranaceus and additional data on species of the fish family Liparidae (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes) from the west coast of South America and the Indian Ocean" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1019: 1–25. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1019.1.1.

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