Careproctus gilberti

Alternate names: smalldisk snailfish

Author: Burke, 1912

Description

General: Distinctive eye with dorsal half silver and ventral half black. Silver branchial cavity and pertioneum, very long lower pectoral fin rays.



Geographic Information

Habitat description: Demersal.



Additional Information



References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Stein, D.L., J.C. Drazen, K.L. Schlining, J.P. Barry, and L.A. Kuhnz (2006). Snailfishes of the central California coast: video, photographic and morphological observations. Journal of Fish Biology, 69: 970-986.

Citation: Careproctus gilberti (Burke, 1912) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Careproctus%20gilberti. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.
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