Careproctus aciculipunctatus explained

Careproctus aciculipunctatus, also called the speckled snailfish,^[1] is a species of fish in the family Liparidae (snailfish).^{[2] [3]}

The specific name is from Latin acicula ("spinule") and punctatus ("dotted").^[4]

Description

Careproctus aciculipunctatus is maximum long,^[5] Its body and peritoneum are black.^[6]

The pleural ribs are absent and there is one hypural plate, without slit. Its mouth is terminal (pointed straight forward) and its teeth simple. Its body is densely echinated (bristled) with very small spinules.^[4]

Habitat

Careproctus aciculipunctatus lives in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, to the southwest of Ireland; it was first discovered off the Porcupine Bank. It lives in the bathydemersal zone, up to deep.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Journal of Ichthyology. September 10, 2005. Scripta Publishing Company. Google Books.
2. Book: Quéro, Jean-Claude. Guide des poissons de l'Atlantique européen. September 10, 2003. Delachaux et Niestlé. 9782603012710. Google Books.
3. Web site: Voprosy ikhtiologii. September 10, 1997. Izd-vo "Nauka.". Google Books.
4. Web site: Careproctus aciculipunctatus. www.fishbase.se.
5. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Careproctus aciculipunctatus Andriashev & Chernova, 1997. www.marinespecies.org.
6. Web site: Careproctus aciculipunctatus. iNaturalist.
7. Web site: MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Careproctus aciculipunctatus Andriashev & Chernova, 1997. www.marbef.org.
8. Book: Priede, I. G.. Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. August 10, 2017. Cambridge University Press. 9781107083820. Google Books.