Careproctus pallidus

Careproctus pallidus is a species of snailfish found around Tierra del Fuego in the far south of South America.

Careproctus pallidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Careproctus
Species:
C. pallidus
Binomial name
Careproctus pallidus
(Vaillant, 1888)

This is an unusual fish compared to its congeners. Most Careproctus species are found in deep water but this is a fish of shallow coastal waters. It is an orange fish, up to 70 mm standard length with a heavy body and large pectoral and caudal fins and superficially resembles members of the largely Northern Hemisphere genus Liparis.[1]

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