Author: Günther, 1887
Careproctus micropus Günther, 1887
Status in World Register of Marine Species:
Accepted name: Careproctus micropus (Günther, 1887) (updated 2009-06-25)
Diagnosis: maximum body depth less than head length. Nostrils not tubular. Lower pectoral fin lobe length shorter than head. Dorsal finrays about 47; anal finrays 40-41. Size: to 90 mm.
Habitat: benthic, at temperatures less than 3 ªC, depths 988-1785 m. Food: no data. Reproduction: no data.
Distribution: Norwegian Sea; Faroe Channel; north, west and south of Iceland. North of the Faroe Is., south of Jan Mayen I.
Eggs, larvae and young stages. No data.
Otoliths (sagitta). No data.