TABLE 2 in Snailfishes of the genus Careproctus (Perciformes: Liparidae) with a reduced pelvic disk: three new species and new records from the western North Pacific with comments on their phenotypic diversity

TABLE 2. Counts and measurements of Careproctus mederi, C. sp. cf. gilberti, and C. gilberti.
Careproctus mederiCareproctusCareproctusJapaneseSyntypessp. cf. gilbertigilbertispecimensn = 4FAKUn = 4(Schmidt 1916)147753***n = 7****Standard length (mm)56.2–143.6108–15255.1104.4–224.8CountsDorsal-fin rays55–5652–53*5751–55Anal-fin rays50–5247–49*5346–48Pectoral-fin rays30–3227–293330–35Caudal-fin rays0+4/4–5+0–10+4/5+0*1+4/4+10+4–5/5+0Precaudal vertebrae9–109*910Caudal vertebrae51–5348–50*5447–48Total vertebrae61–6357–59*6357–58Pyloric caeca9–1215166–10In % of standard lengthmeans (ranges)means (ranges)means (ranges)Head length27.6 (24.8–29.4)26.0 (23.8–27.3)29.327.7 (25.9–28.7)Snout length9.2 (8.2–10.1)7.4 (6.8–8.0)9.88.7 (7.2–9.5)Orbit length7.9 (6.6–9.0)7.0 (6.2–8.0)6.97.5 (6.5–8.8)Interorbital width10.8 (10.3–12.0)13.6 (12.5–14.9)11.39.1 (7.9–10.4)Maxilla length13.7 (12.4–15.1)-16.014.1 (13.2–15.4)Gill slit length12.6 (10.6–14.5)-8.910.5 (9.6–11.5)Body depth at pelvic disk22.6 (18.8–29.4)30.9 (27.8–34.0)**16.921.5 (18.8–23.5)Pectoral fin length14.9 (12.3–18.1)15.6 (14.0–16.5)13.514.2 (12.8–15.6)Pectoral-fin lower lobe length5.4 (4.5–5.7)-14.423.7 (20.4–27.0)Pectoral-fin notch-ray length1.8 (1.5–2.1)-3.84.2 (2.7–6.3)Predorsal length28.2 (24.0–32.4)-25.527.7 (26.0–30.1)Preanal length36.8 (34.0–42.9)-33.736.8 (34.6–39.1)Snout to anus length14.7 (10.9–18.2)-17.819.4 (17.0–24.8)Pelvic disk length1.0 (0.7–1.4)1.1 (1.0–1.2)1.72.3 (1.8–2.7)Caudal fin length11.2 (12.2–13.2)11.3 (10.5–12.5)13.611.7 (9.6 –12.7)In % of caudal inDorsal-fin connection to caudal fin24.3 (15.6–31.5)-39.533.0 (25.9–38.6)Anal-fin connection to caudal fin30.0 (22.9–39.2)-48.036.6 (32.5–42.6)
* Data taken in this study from radiographs
** Body depth at origin of dorsal fin
*** Collected from Japan
**** Collected from the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska