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Scotian Snailfish

Careproctus ranula (Goode & Bean 1879)

Diagnostic Description

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White in color, peritoneum silvery, stomach pale (Ref. 12204).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 46 - 58; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 42 - 51
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Biology

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Females are mature at 5.4 cm TL (Ref. 12204).
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Distribution

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Northwest Atlantic: St. Lawrence River estuary, east of Newfoundland and off Halifax, Nova Scotia to Virginia, USA

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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benthic

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