Diagnostic Description
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Distinguished from other species of Careproctus from the North Atlantic and Arctic by the following combination of characters: pectoral fin, dorsal fin and anal fin number of rays; number of vertebrae; sucking disc oval, 4.2-6.6% SL; teeth simple; pyloric coeca 3-12; head pore formula 2-6-7-1; color light to dark brown, stomach dusky to dark brown, peritoneum black (Ref. 75713).
Morphology
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 54 - 60; Analsoft rays: 50 - 54; Vertebrae: 61 - 64
