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Careproctus colletti Gilbert, 1896. Alaska Snailfish. To 39.7 cm (15.6 in) SL (Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Seas
of Japan and Okhotsk to Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to southern Oregon
(42°08'N, 124°55'W; UW 48663); also reported to northern California (38°42'N; Lauth 2000). Benthic,
at depths of 64–1,556 m (210–5,105 ft) (min.: Kido 1988; max.: Hoff and Britt 2003).
Careproctus cypselurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1898). Falcate Snailfish or Forktail Snailfish. To 37.4 cm (14.7 in)
SL (Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Pacific Ocean off Honshu, Japan to Kuril Islands and Sea of Okhotsk (Kido
1988) to Bering Sea; no records from Gulf of Alaska; southern British Columbia (Mecklenburg et al.
2002) to northern California (37°15'N, 123°08'W; UW 48655); reported to central California (34°44'N;
Weinberg et al. 2002). Benthic, at depths of 214–1,993 m (702–6,539 ft; Mecklenburg et al. 2002).
Careproctus ectenes Gilbert, 1896. Shovelhead Snailfish. To 8.7 cm (3.4 in) TL. Bering Sea north of Rat
Islands and Unalaska Island, Aleutian Islands. Bottom at depths of 494–640 m (1,621–2,100 ft). All in
Mecklenburg et al. (2002).
Careproctus filamentosus Stein, 1978. To 18 cm (7.1 in) SL. Oregon. At depths of 2,265–2,940 m (7,431–
9,646 ft). All in Stein (1978).
Careproctus furcellus Gilbert & Burke, 1912. Emarginate Snailfish. To 54 cm (21.3 in) SL (Tokranov 2000a).
Pacific Ocean off Hokkaido and Okhotsk Sea to Bering Sea (Kido 1983, 1988) at least as far north as
60°49'N, 178°42'W (UW 28361) and Pacific Ocean off Aleutian Islands to northern Gulf of Alaska
(Mecklenburg et al. 2002) and northern British Columbia (G. E. Gillespie, pers. comm. to C. W. M.).
Bottom at depths of 98–1,270 m (322–4,167 ft) (min.: Kido 1988: max. Dudnik and Dolganov 1992).
Careproctus gilberti Burke, 1912. Smalldisk Snailfish. To 12.7 cm (5.0 in) TL (Mecklenburg et al. 2002).
Western Aleutian Islands (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) and eastern Bering Sea (Hoff and Britt 2003) to
central California north of Point Conception at about 35°10’N off Morro Bay (Townsend and Nichols
1925). Benthic, at depths of 172–1,181 m (564–3,875 ft) (min.: Mecklenburg et al. 2002; max.: Lauth
1999). The southern limit is the collection locality for the type specimen of Liparis osborni Townsend &
Nichols, 1925, a junior synonym of C. gilberti (Mecklenburg et al. 2002).
Careproctus longifilis Garman, 1892. Threadfin Snailfish. To 16.2 cm (6.4 in) SL. Oregon to Panama. At
depths of 1,900–3,334 m (6,233–10,938 ft). All in Stein (1978).
Careproctus melanurus Gilbert, 1892. Blacktail Snailfish. To 35 cm (13.8 in) SL (Kido and Shinohara 1997).
Western North Pacific off Honshu, Japan (Kido and Shinohara 1997) and southeastern Kamchatka
(Sheiko and Fedorov 2000) to western Bering Sea (Orlov 1998); southern Bering Sea and Pacific south of
Aleutian Islands, Alaska to Baja California (Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Benthic, at depths of 61–2,286 m
(200–7,500 ft) (min.: RACE; max. Stein 1978).
Careproctus microstomus Stein, 1978. Smallmouth Snailfish. To 19.7 cm (7.8 in) SL (Stein 1978). Oregon
(Stein 1978) to central California (Ambrose in Moser 1996). At depths of 2,721–4,100 m (8,927–
13,451 ft) (min.: Stein 1978; max.: SIO 92-81).
Careproctus mollis Gilbert & Burke, 1912. Everyday Snailfish. To 8.5 cm (3.3 in) TL. Northern Kuril Islands
and Commander Islands; Aleutian Islands off Attu and Agattu islands, Bering Sea. Benthic, at depths of
247–882 m (810–2,894 ft). All in Mecklenburg et al. (2002).
Careproctus opisthotremus Gilbert & Burke, 1912. Distalpore Snailfish. To 7.7 cm (3.0 in) SL. Known from
two specimens: from eastern North Pacific south of Agattu Island (the holotype) and from Bering
Sea north of Umnak Island. Bottom at 1,913 m (6,276 ft; the holotype) and 2,562 m (8,405 ft). All in
Mecklenburg et al. (2002).
Careproctus oregonensis Stein, 1978. Oregon Snailfish. To 15.3 cm (6.0 in) SL (Stein 1978). British Columbia
(Gillespie 1993) to Oregon (Stein 1978). At depths of 1,900–2,926 m (6,233–9,600 ft) (min.: Stein 1978;
max.: Pearcy et al. 1982).