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Careproctus ranula (Goode & Bean, 1879)

Scotian snailfish
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to Virginia (Ref. 12204).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coad, B.W., 1995
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Goode & Bean.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 668 m (Ref. 51661).   Temperate; 61°N - 36°N

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