Careproctus simus

photo by Orlov, A.

Family:	Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:	18.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	bathydemersal; marine; depth range 380 - 800 m, non-migratory
Distribution:	North Pacific: southwestern Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 54-58; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 47-51; Vertebrae: 59-63. Pectoral fin shallowly notched; caudal fin emarginate, narrow, continuous with vertical fins for about two-fifths of its length without notches at union (Ref. 12700). Body red; posterior dorsal, anal and caudal fins black (Ref. 12700)
Biology:
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:	harmless
Country info:	Museum: north of Unalaska I., Bering Sea, USNM 51688 (holotype) (Ref. 26282). North of Amlia I., Aleutian Is., HUMZ 88387 (103 mm SL, male). North of Seguam I., Aleutian Is., HUMZ 88443, 88447-88449, 88451, 88452, 88455, 88458, 88464 (113-145 mm SL, 9 females) (Ref. 12700). Also Ref. 6876, 11366.

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