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Careproctus telescopus Chernova, 2005 Telescope tadpole |
| Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 14 cm TL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 260 - 307 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northeast Atlantic: Russia, Barents Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 54-56; Anal soft rays: 49-51; Vertebrae: 59-61. Diagnosis: Long-finned, slit-eyed careproct with horizontal mouth and silvery coloration of belly and peritoneum; snout large, bluntly truncated; mouth slit reaches vertical of eye center; deep rostral fold; eye 25-28% of head length (HL) (juveniles goggle-eyed), small longitudinally oval pupil, 1/6-1/9 eye diameter; gill opening 1.0-1.2 eye diameter; opercular lobe rounded; teeth even, similar in size; interorbital space wide 56-57% HL; greatest body depth 90-100% HL; cuplike disc 20.5-21% HL (Ref. 41470). | |||
| Biology: | Immature female (13.8 cm SL) has small ovarian eggs not more than 1 mm in diameter (Ref. 41470). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||