Abstract
Careproctus kidoi sp. nov. is described from the Baffin Bay between Greenland and Canada, in the northern most part of the western North Atlantic. During a series of bottom trawl surveys conducted in 1988–2004, 22 specimens of an undescribed species of Careproctus were caught at depths between 952 and 1,487 m. It differs from Arctic and North Atlantic congeners in the combination of the characters: pectoral fin rays 21–26, dorsal fin rays 54–60, anal fin rays 50–54, vertebrae 61–64; 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. It is generally found in deeper waters than the sympatric C. reinhardti.
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We thank Helle Siegstad and Ole A. Jørgensen (GINR) and the crew of R/V Paamiut for help with collection of specimens. Chandra Chambers (University of Manitoba) helped with collection of specimens and digital photographs; Natalia V. Chernova (ZIN) and Jørgen Nielsen (ZMUC) provided valuable advice; Birgitte Rubæk (ZMUC) gave advice on drawings, and Geert Brovad (ZMUC) helped with photography. Kazuhiro Nakaya (HUMZ) loaned material, and Johannes F. Schmidt Foundation and Japetus Steenstrup Foundation provided financial support. The R/V Paamiut surveys were supported by The Danish Cooperation for Environment in the Arctic (DANCEA) (Danish Ministry of the Environment), Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nunavut Wildlife Management Board and Fisheries and Oceans, Canada.
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Knudsen, S.W., Møller, P.R. Careproctus kidoi, a new Arctic species of snailfish (Teleostei: Liparidae) from Baffin Bay. Ichthyol Res 55, 175–182 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-007-0034-x
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