Careproctus pallidus is a species of snailfish found around Tierra del Fuego in the far south of South America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Careproctus |
| Species: | C. pallidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Careproctus pallidus (Vaillant, 1888)
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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.[2]
References edit
- ^ Stein, D.; Nelson, J.; Matsuura, K.; et al. (2010). "Careproctus pallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155298A4769321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155298A4769321.en. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ Stein, D.L. (2005). "Descriptions of four new species, redescription of Paraliparis membranaceus and additional data on species of the fish family Liparidae (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes) from the west coast of South America and the Indian Ocean" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1019: 1–25.
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