Blunt-tooth snailfish

Careproctus paxtoni

Liparid Fish from One One Three Four Meters

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Small

Blunt-tooth snailfish is known around Southwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 14.4 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Careproctus
Water type: Marine
Body shape: elongated