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Blunt Tooth Snailfish

Careproctus paxtoni Stein, Chernova & Andriashev 2001

Diagnostic Description

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Caudal-fin rays 10-11; 4 notched pectoral radials, with three interradial fenestrae; pectoral fin notch shallow but distinct; pleural ribs present; hypural plate single, unslit; teeth shouldered, tricuspid, not sharp; two suprabranchial pores present; gill opening entirely above pectoral-fin base; ventral disk very small; peritoneum black, stomach pale to dusky (Ref. 42734).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 53 - 54; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 46 - 47; Vertebrae: 58 - 59
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Biology

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Found on the continental slope. Benthic (Ref. 75154).
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