Alaska Snailfish

Careproctus colletti

Body color reddish black, finely dotted with black; posterior portions of dorsal, caudal, and anal fins black; lips, mouth and gill cavity dusky; peritoneum black; lower rays of pectoral fin free and elongate; pelvicdisk triangular; gill opening entirely above base of pectoral fin; pectoral fin rays 25-31.

Occurence: Bering Sea to Gulf of Alaska; Japan

Depth: 64-1350 meters    Size: 40 cm

Species code: 22235

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