Black-tail snailfish

Careproctus furcellus

Fifty Four Centimeters Liparid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

Black-tail snailfish is known around North Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 54 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Careproctus
Maximum length: 54 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: North Pacific: off Kushiro, Japan and from the Sea of Okhotsk to the Bering Sea.

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