Careproctus pallidus

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Careproctus pallidus

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
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

caudal fins and superficially resembles members of the largely Northern Hemisphere genus Liparis.[2]

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