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shrinkage in preservative, than in fresh or live specimens (C. W. M.). Near Alaska in eastern Beaufort Sea<br />
<strong>of</strong>f Canada to Greenland and western Atlantic to Cape Cod; eastern North Atlantic, Kara and Barents<br />
seas, and Novaya Zemlya (Mecklenburg et al. 2002). At depths <strong>of</strong> 5–930 m (16–2,983 ft) (min.: Scott and<br />
Scott 1988; max.: Andriashev 1954), adults typically at 60–200 m (197–656 ft; Andriashev 1954).<br />
Lethotremus muticus Gilbert, 1896. Docked Snailfish. To 6.2 cm (2.4 in) TL (Mecklenburg et al. 2002).<br />
Eastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands from Amchitka Island to Unimak Pass (Mecklenburg et<br />
al. 2002). At depths <strong>of</strong> 84–329 m (276–1,079 ft) (min.: UW 49415; max.: Mecklenburg et al. 2002).<br />
Although numerous specimens have been added to museum collections and identified as L. muticus<br />
since cyclopterid records were reviewed by Mecklenburg et al. (2002) and Mecklenburg and Sheiko<br />
(2003), most are misidentified E. phrynoides (C. W. M., unpubl. data).<br />
Family Liparidae — Snailfishes<br />
Acantholiparis caecus Grinols, 1969. Caecal Spiny Snailfish or Fanged Snailfish. To 7.4 cm (2.9 in) SL (SIO<br />
76-174). British Columbia (Peden 2003); Oregon (Grinols 1969, Stein 1978); and Cortes Basin, southern<br />
<strong>California</strong> (SIO 76-174). At depths <strong>of</strong> 1,362–2,122 m (4,468–6,962 ft) (min.: SIO 76-174; max.: Grinols<br />
1969). <strong>The</strong> new minimum depth is close to the depth <strong>of</strong> 1,372 m (4,501 ft) recorded by Stein (1978) for<br />
a specimen from Oregon; depth <strong>of</strong> 1,300 m (4,265 ft) given elsewhere in Stein (1978) and in Chernova<br />
et al. (2004) evidently is a generalization.<br />
Acantholiparis opercularis Gilbert & Burke, 1912. Spiny Snailfish. To 8.3 cm (3.3 in) TL (Grinols 1966).<br />
Southeastern Kamchatka, North Pacific Ocean (Gilbert and Burke 1912); northeastern Kamchatka<br />
(Mecklenburg et al. 2002) and Commander Islands (Parin et al. 2002), Bering Sea; Oregon (Stein 1978).<br />
Benthic, at depths <strong>of</strong> 1,222–3,609 m (4,009–11,840 ft) (min.: Parin et al. 2002; max.: Gilbert and Burke<br />
1912). For minimum depth Mecklenburg et al. (2002) gave 1,247 m (4,091 ft) from the Kamchatka type<br />
locality (Gilbert and Burke 1912), which was mistakenly reported by Stein (1978) to be 227 m (744 ft).<br />
<strong>The</strong> Parin et al. (2002) record from 1,222 m is not much shallower and, although evidently lacking a<br />
voucher specimen, is likely to be correct.<br />
Careproctus abbreviatus Burke, 1930. Short Snailfish. To 10 cm (3.9 in) TL. Known from three specimens:<br />
two from northern Okhotsk Sea and one from eastern North Pacific south <strong>of</strong> Alaska Peninsula. Bottom<br />
at depths <strong>of</strong> 325 m (1,066 ft; Okhotsk Sea) and 1,143 m (3,750 ft; Alaska). All in Mecklenburg et al.<br />
(2002). Chernova et al. (2004) consider the Okhotsk Sea record questionable. If those two specimens are<br />
not C. abbreviatus, the species is known only from the holotype (53 mm TL, from Alaska).<br />
Careproctus attenuatus Gilbert & Burke, 1912. Attenuate Snailfish. Known from one specimen, 3.7 cm<br />
(1.5 in) SL, collected just south <strong>of</strong> Agattu Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Bottom at 882 m (2,894 ft).<br />
All in Mecklenburg et al. (2002).<br />
Careproctus bowersianus Gilbert & Burke, 1912. Bowers Bank Snailfish. To 15.6 cm (6.1 in) SL. Southeastern<br />
and southcentral Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. Bottom at depths <strong>of</strong> 629–800 m (2,064–2,625 ft). All<br />
in Mecklenburg et al. (2002).<br />
Careproctus candidus Gilbert & Burke, 1912. Bigeye Snailfish or Crested Snailfish. To 10.6 cm (4.2 in) SL.<br />
Western North Pacific <strong>of</strong>f northern Kuril Islands and southeastern Kamchatka; southeastern Bering Sea<br />
(56°17'N, 168°45'W; UW 25138) and Aleutian islands to northwestern Gulf <strong>of</strong> Alaska at Cook Inlet.<br />
Benthic, at depths <strong>of</strong> 64–400 m (210–1,312 ft). Additional citations in Mecklenburg et al. (2002).<br />
Careproctus canus Kido, 1985. Gray Snailfish. To 15.9 cm (6.3 in) SL (Kido 1985). Western and central<br />
Aleutian Islands from Near Strait (between Medny and Attu islands) (Kido 1985) to Tanaga Pass, Delar<strong>of</strong><br />
Islands (51°55'N, 178°25'W; UW 110293). Benthic, at depths <strong>of</strong> 48–434 m (157–1,424 ft) (min.: UW<br />
110293; max.: Kido 1985).<br />
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