TABLE 1 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 1. Counts and measurements of Careproctus barbatulus sp. nov., C. longibarbatus sp. nov., and C. spinulosus sp. nov.
Careproctus barbatulusCareproctus longibarbatusCareproctus spinulosusHolotypeParatypesHolotypeParatypesHolotypeParatypesFAKUn = 20HUMZn = 16FAKUn = 1314724077646146600Standard length (mm)157.793.9–220.8230.0104.4–224.8201.082.8–200.4CountsDorsal-fin rays5150–535856–605050–52Anal-fin rays4645–485150–544543–48Pectoral-fin rays3027–343428–343431–36Caudal-fin rays1+3/4+00–1+3–4/4–5+0–10+4/5+01+4–5/4–5+0–11+4/4+00–1+3–4/4–5+0–1Precaudal vertebrae109–10109–1099–10Caudal vertebrae4746–495251–564646–48Total vertebrae5755–586361–665555–58Pyloric caeca-14–22-8–112014–23In % of standard lengthmeans (ranges)means (ranges)means (ranges)Head length27.224.8 (22.6–28.3)25.225.1 (20.7–30.1)24.125.9 (23.5–29.3)Snout length8.88.5 (7.4–10.3)9.28.3 (7.5–9.7)8.38.8 (8.3–9.8)Orbit length5.85.7 (4.6–6.8)5.45.9 (4.5–6.9)6.06.3 (5.4–7.8)Interorbital width15.412.5 (10.8–14.4)12.610.9 (8.4–13.2)12.912.9 (11.2–14.4)Maxilla length12.010.9 (8.7–12.7)10.19.9–11.111.311.7 (9.6–13.4)Gill slit length8.38.4 (5.7–9.4)14.913.7 (9.8–17.9)9.49.4 (6.2–11.4)Body depth at pelvic disk22.724.3 (20.3–28.7)21.223.3 (17.2–28.3)23.322.6 (19.5–30.2)Pectoral fin length16.315.9 (14.3–18.9)14.415.3 (13.4–17.8)14.716.3 (14.8–18.9)Pectoral-fin lower lobe length10.89.2 (6.7–11.8)11.413.1 (10.3–16.1)22.121.3 (18.0–27.6)Pectoral-fin notch-ray length6.45.1 (3.1–7.3)2.33.9 (2.2–5.1)5.36.3 (4.8–9.5)Predorsal length28.026.0 (22.0–31.9)22.226.2 (22.8–28.8)-25.5 (22.4–28.3)Preanal length41.536.1 (32.4–42.0)37.638.7 (33.8–43.8)-38.4 (33.2–43.7)Snout to anus length13.613.0 (10.4–15.9)13.715.6 (11.9–20.1)20.014.3 (11.7–20.0)Pelvic disk length0.80.6 (0.4–0.9)0.60.8 (0.4–1.5)0.70.9 (0.4–1.4)Caudal fin length12.811.7 (9.7–16.9)6.09.5 (7.7 –11.4)9.211.2 (8.6–14.7)In % of caudal inDorsal-fin connection to caudal fin46.050.0 (40.2–57.8)39.538.7 (28.5–55.6)49.146.2 (29.6–55.4)Anal-fin connection to caudal fin49.355.7 (46.2–66.1)48.043.0 (32.0–55.7)53.651.3 (32.1–64.1)