Species Careproctus ampliceps Andriashev & Stein, 1998

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Regional Maps

• Careproctus ampliceps Andriashev, A.P. & Stein, D.L. 1998. Review of the snailfish genus Careproctus (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) in Antarctic and adjacent waters. Contributions in Science. Los Angeles 470: 1-63 [9, fig.5].

  Type data:

   Holotype LACM 11418-2 (female), Northern Ross Sea, 3495-3514m [67°33'S, 179°34'W].

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Southern Ocean: Ross Sea, Antarctica; known only from the holotype; temperate

Known only from type locality.

Other Regions

Australian Antarctic Territory

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental rise.

Extra Ecological Information

3495-3514m

 

General References

Andriashev, A.P. 2003. Liparid Fishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of the Southern Ocean and adjacent Waters. Russian Academy of Sciences Zoological Institute, Saint Petersburg. Biological Results of the Russian Antarctic Expeditions, Vol. 9. Explorations of the Fauna of the Seas. 53(61): 1-475. [76]

Chernova, N.V., Stein, D.L. & Andriashev, A.P. 2004. Family Liparidae Scopoli 1777 — snailfishes. Calif. Acad. Sci. Annotated Checklists of Fishes No. 31. 1-72 pp. [4]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	SCORPAENIFORMES	19-Jan-2012	ADDED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)