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Species in the genus Careproctus: [ 165 ] records

abbreviatus, Careproctus Burke [C. V.] 1930:128, Fig. 49 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 150; ref. 702] South of the Alaska Peninsula, Albatross station 3338, 54°19'00"N, 159°40'00"W, depth 625 fathoms [1,143 meters]. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 3082. •Valid as Careproctus abbreviatus Burke 1930 -- (Pitruk 1990:36 [ref. 20303], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:610 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S110 [ref. 28300], Fedorov et al. 2003:96 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:3 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:101 [ref. 37547], Maslenikov et al. 2013:14 [ref. 37947], Parin et al. 2014:315 [ref. 33547], Orr 2021:465 [ref. 38390], Love et al. 2021:135 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:189 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus abbreviatus Burke 1930. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: northern Sea of Okhotsk; south of Alaskan Peninsula. Habitat: marine.

acaecus, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] 1991:714 [47], Figs. 2c, 3c, 4c [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 31 (no. 5); ref. 19147] Southwestern Atlantic, 47°17'S, 59°54'W, depth 750 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 49763. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:761 [ref. 24687]. On p. 47 of English translation. •Valid as Careproctus acaecus Andriashev 1991 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Chernova 1998:761 [ref. 24687], Andriashev 2003:65 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:4 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus acaecus Andriashev 1991. Liparidae. Distribution: Western South Atlantic: off southern Argentina; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

acanthodes, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:363, Pl. 43 (fig. 3); Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Tatar Strait off southwestern coast of Sakhalin Island, Russia, Albatross station 4997, 47°38'40"N, 141°24'30"E, depth 581 meters. Holotype: USNM 73332. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22236 (4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:135 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Careproctus rastrinus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido 1988:217 [ref. 12287], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:611 [ref. 25968]). •Valid as Careproctus acanthodes Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:339 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:441 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1990:36 [ref. 20303], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:11 [ref. 24670], Chernova et al. 2004:4 [ref. 27592], see Kai et al. 2011:144, 152 [ref. 31271], Shinohara et al. 2011:47 [ref. 31715], Shinohara et al. 2014:256 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:315 [ref. 33547], Orr et al. 2015:320 [ref. 33959], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:209 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus acanthodes Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan Sea (Tatar Stait) and Okhotsk Sea. Habitat: marine.

aciculipunctatus, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Chernova [N. V.] 1997:437, Figs. 1-2 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 37 (no. 4); ref. 23747] Northeastern Atlantic, 50°13.8'N, 14°36.1'W, depth 4100 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1992.10.20.49. •Valid as Careproctus aciculipunctatus Andriashev & Chernova 1997 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:4 [ref. 27592], Knudsen & Møller 2008:180 [ref. 29611], Chernova 2015:773 [ref. 33664]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus aciculipunctatus Andriashev & Chernova 1997. Liparidae. Distribution: Eastern North Atlantic: Porcupine basin; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

acifer, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:7, Figs. 3-4 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] Scotia Sea, northwest of the South Orkney Islands, 60°02'S, 49°09'W, depth 2906-2946 meters. Holotype (unique): LACM 10733-1. •Valid as Careproctus acifer Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Matallanas & Pequeño 2000:522 [ref. 24421], Andriashev 2003:68 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:4 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus acifer Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Scotia Sea; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

aculeolatus, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] 1991:712 [44], Figs. 2b, 3b, 4b [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 31 (no. 5); ref. 19147] Southwestern Atlantic north of Falkland Islands, 47°16'S, 60°07'W, depth 700 meters. Holotype: ISH 449-1978. Paratypes: ZIN 49764 (1). Additional material: ISH 193-1978 (1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:761 [ref. 24687]. On p. 44 of English translation. •Valid as Careproctus aculeolatus Andriashev 1991 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Chernova 1998:761 [ref. 24687], Matallanas & Pequeño 2000:522 [ref. 24421], Andriashev 2003:72 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:4 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus aculeolatus Andriashev 1991. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: off southern Argentina to southeast of the Falkland Islands. Habitat: marine.

albescens, Careproctus Barnard [K. H.] 1927:76 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 20 (no. 115) (art. 8); ref. 193] Off Cape Point, South Africa, depth 660-700 fathoms [1207-1280 meters]. Holotype (unique): SAM 12524. Also appeared as new in Barnard 1927:925 [ref. 194]. Careproctus griseldea is the adult of Careproctus albescens (Andriashev 2003 [ref. 26955]). •Valid as Careproctus albescens Barnard 1927 -- (Lloris 1982:105 [ref. 8449], Stein 1986:492 [ref. 6297], Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Matallanas & Pequeño 2000:526 [ref. 24421], Andriashev 2003:39 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:4 [ref. 27592], Tweddle & Anderson 2008:10 [ref. 29604], Balushkin 2012:4 [ref. 31799], Stein 2016:2295 [ref. 34616]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus albescens Barnard 1927. Liparidae. Distribution: Eastern South Atlantic: southern Angola and off Namibia to Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Habitat: marine.

ambustus, Careproctus (Allochir) Orr [J. W.] in Orr, Pitruk, Manning, Stevenson, Gardner & Spies 2020:713, Figs. 2A, 4A [Copeia v. 108 (no. 4); ref. 37949] Aleutian Islands, eastern North Pacific, 51.8402°N, 173.886°W, depth 330 meters. Holotype: UW 152101. Paratypes: HUMZ, MIMB, RBCM, SIO, UW, ZIN. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Careproctus ambustus Orr 2020 -- (Chernova et al. 2021:491 [ref. 38585], Love et al. 2021:135 [ref. 39279], Murasaki et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39365], Page et al. 2023:189 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus ambustus Orr 2020. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: western North Pacific from northwestern coast of Honshu (Japan), northern Kuril Islands and southeastern Kamchatka north to Bering Sea; eastern North Pacific from British Columbia off central Vancouver Island, throughout the Gulf of Alaska (U.S.A.) and Aleutian Islands into the Bering Sea. Habitat: marine.

ampliceps, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:9, Fig. 5 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] Northern Ross Sea, 67°33'S, 179°34'W, depth 3495-3514 meters. Holotype: LACM 11418-2. Other material (questionably included): LACM 11350-1 (1). •Valid as Careproctus ampliceps Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 2003:76 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:4 [ref. 27592], Stein 2012:11 [ref. 31964]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus ampliceps Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Ross Sea, Antarctica. Habitat: marine.

armatus, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] 1991:20, Fig. 4 [Soviet Antarctic expedition; information bulletin. No. 116; ref. 19920] Southwestern Atlantic, between Falkland Islands and Burdwood Bank, 53°12'S, 57°34'W, depth 1210-1290 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 49586. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:761 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Careproctus armatus Andriashev 1991 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Chernova 1998:767 [ref. 24687], Matallanas & Pequeño 2000:522 [ref. 24421], Andriashev 2003:80 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:5 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2006:S2 [ref. 28977], Duhamel & King 2007:383 [ref. 29364]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus armatus Andriashev 1991. Liparidae. Distribution: Western South Atlantic: Burdwood Bank and southern Sandwich Islands. Habitat: marine.

atakamensis, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] 1998:548, Fig. 1c [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 38 (no. 4); ref. 24171] Atakama [Atacama] Trough, 17°41'S, 78°53'W, off Chile, eastern Pacific, depth 3080-2710 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 51255. Original as atakamensis and spelled this way several times; there is no evidence for a typographical error. •Valid as Careproctus atakamensis Andriashev 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579] as atcamensis, Chernova 1998:761 [ref. 24687], Andriashev 2003:84 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:5 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus atakamensis Andriashev 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Eastern South Pacific: off northern Chile; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

atrans, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] 1991:707 [38], Fig. 1 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 31 (no. 5); ref. 19147] Off the continental slope of Argentina, 48°20'S, 58°07'W, depth 1300 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 49765. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687]. On p. 38 of English translation. •Valid as Careproctus atrans Andriashev 1991 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687], Andriashev 2003:87 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:5 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus atrans Andriashev 1991. Liparidae. Distribution: Western South Atlantic: off southern Argentina; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

attenuatus, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:79, Fig. 24 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 30 (Doc. 754) (for 1910); ref. 1634] Off Agattu Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Albatross station 4781, 52°14'30"N, 174°13'E, depth 482 fathoms [882 meters]. Holotype (unique): USNM 74386. •Valid as Careproctus attenuatus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:438 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1990:36 [ref. 20303], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:623 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S110 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:5 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:101 [ref. 37547], Orr & Maslenikov 2007:708 [ref. 29264], Kai et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31613], Parin et al. 2014:315 [ref. 33547], Murasaki et al. 2017:[6] [ref. 35767], Kai et al. 2018:[5] [ref. 35831], Kai & Matsuzaki 2019:5 [ref. 37267], Love et al. 2021:135 [ref. 39279], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:209 [ref. 39115], Murasaki et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39365], Page et al. 2023:189 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus attenuatus Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Okhotsk Sea (?) and south of Agattu Island, Aleutian Islands; known definitely only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

aureomarginatus, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] 1991:709 [41], Figs. 2a, 3a, 4a [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 31 (no. 5); ref. 19147] Southwestern Atlantic south of Falkland Islands, 52°40'S, 56°08'W, depth 1660-1665 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 49587. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687]. On p. 41 of English translation. •Valid as Careproctus aureomarginatus Andriashev 1991 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687], Andriashev 2003:90 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:5 [ref. 27592], Sakurai & Shinohara 2008:43 [ref. 29570]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus aureomarginatus Andriashev 1991. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: off Falkland Islands. Habitat: marine.

barbatulus, Careproctus Kai [Y.], Matsuzaki [K.] & Mori [T.] in Kai, Matsuzaki, Mori, Pitruk, Misawa & Tashiro 2024:194, Figs. 1, 2A-B [Zootaxa 5492 (no. 2); ref. 41350] Off Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan, depth 500 - 800 meters. Holotype: FAKU 147240. Paratypes: FAKU, HUMZ. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Careproctus barbatulus Kai, Matsuzaki & Mori 2024. Current status: Valid as Careproctus barbatulus Kai, Matsuzaki & Mori 2024. Liparidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Sea of Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Japan. Habitat: marine.

bathycoetus, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:368, Pl. 45 (fig. 2); Fig. 10 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Southern Okhotsk Sea, Albatross station 5030, 46°29'30"N, 145°46'E, depth 1800 fathoms [3294 meters]. Holotype (unique): USNM 73337. •Valid as Careproctus bathycoetus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:339 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:444 [ref. 15964], Kido 1988:210 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:36 [ref. 20303], Nakabo 2000:673 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:673 [ref. 26001], Parin et al. 2002:S110 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:5 [ref. 27592], Sakurai & Shinohara 2008:40 [ref. 29570], Parin et al. 2014:315 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:209 [ref. 39115], Chernova & Thiel 2024:753 [ref. 41644]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus bathycoetus Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Okhotsk Sea (Russia). Habitat: marine.

batialis, Careproctus Popov [A. M.] 1933:154 [Issledovaniya Morey SSSR, Leningrad No. 19; ref. 6535] Peter the Great Bay, Japan Sea, Russia, 42°23'N, 131°25'E, depth 1225-1980 meters. Lectotype: ZIN 49813. Paralectotypes: ZIN 49814 (1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687]. Lectotype selected by Pitruk 1993:51 [ref. 21226]. •Valid as Careproctus batialis Popov 1933 -- (Sheiko 1983:19 [ref. 37041], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:460 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1993:50 [ref. 21226], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:11 [ref. 24670], Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687], Parin et al. 2002:S110 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:5 [ref. 27592], Shinohara et al. 2014:256 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:316 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus batialis Popov 1933. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: northern Sea of Japan (Russia). Habitat: marine.

bowersianus, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:76, Fig. 20 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 30 (Doc. 754) (for 1910); ref. 1634] Bowers Bank, Bering Sea, Alaska, Albatross station 4772, 54°30'30"N, 179°14'E, depth 344 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 74382. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22456 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:135 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Careproctus bowersianus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido 1985:12 [ref. 6720], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:620 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S110 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:5 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:101 [ref. 37547], Orr & Maslenikov 2007:708 [ref. 29264], Kai et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31613], Parin et al. 2014:316 [ref. 33547], Orr 2016:895 [ref. 34959] and cf. bowersianus, Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Love et al. 2021:135 [ref. 39279], Mori et al. 2024:1 [ref. 40859], Page et al. 2023:189 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus bowersianus Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. Habitat: marine.

brevipectoralis, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.], Thiel [R.] & Eidus [I.] 2020:77, Figs. 4-5 [Zootaxa 4821 (no. 1); ref. 37688] Kuril basin of the Sea of Okhotsk, 46°56.85'N, 151°04.92'E, depth 3300 - 3301 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMH 26370. •Valid as Careproctus brevipectoralis Chernova, Thiel & Eidus 2020 -- (Kai et al. 2021:361 [ref. 38236], Kai et al. 2021:368 [ref. 38236]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus brevipectoralis Chernova, Thiel & Eidus 2020. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Kuril basin of the Sea of Okhotsk and off the Pacific coast of Tohoku District (northern Honshu Island), Russia and Japan. Habitat: marine.

bromius, Careproctus Gardner [J. R.], Orr [J. W.] & Tornabene [L.] 2023:65, Figs. 3D, 4E, 8-9 [Ichthyology & Herpetology v. 111 (no. 1); ref. 39991] Seguam Pass, Aleutian Islands, 52.2629°N, 172.8827°W, depth 158 meters. Holotype: UW 155719. Paratypes: SIO, UAM, USNM, UW. •Valid as Careproctus bromius Gardner, Orr & Tornabene 2023. Current status: Valid as Careproctus bromius Gardner, Orr & Tornabene 2023. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: central and eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska, U.S.A. Habitat: marine.

cactiformis, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] 1990:10, Fig. 2 [Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta, Akademii Nauk SSSR No. 222; ref. 21079] Southwestern Atlantic north of Falkland Islands, 43°30'S, 59°34'W, depth 399-536 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 37446. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Careproctus cactiformis Andriashev 1990 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687], Matallanas & Pequeño 2000:522 [ref. 24421], Andriashev 2003:93 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27592], Duhamel & King 2007:383 [ref. 29364], Koerber 2023:29 [ref. 40486]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus cactiformis Andriashev 1990. Liparidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: east of Argentina; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

candidus, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:77, Fig. 22 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 30 (Doc. 754) (for 1910); ref. 1634] Off East Cape, Attu Island, Bering Sea, 52.93°N, 173.43°E, depth 247 meters. Holotype: USNM 74384. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22367 (1), USNM 74527 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:135 [ref. 12291]. Misspelled Temnocara in 1998 printed edition of the Catalog of Fishes. •Valid as Temnocora candida (Gilbert & Burke 1912) -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650], Orr 2004:554 [ref. 27913], Orr & Maslenikov 2007:708 [ref. 29264], Parin et al. 2014:350 [ref. 33547], Love et al. 2021:143 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:193 [ref. 40505]). •Valid as Careproctus candidus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:605 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:51 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:101 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:127 [ref. 32708], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Orr 2021:465 [ref. 38390], Gardner et al. 2023:55 [ref. 39991]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus candidus (Gilbert & Burke 1912). Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: northern Kuril Islands, southeastern Kamchatka (Russia), Aleutian Islands and northern Gulf of Alaska (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

canus, Careproctus Kido [K.] 1985:6, Figs. 2, 3a [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 32 (no. 1); ref. 6720] Near Unalga Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 51°35.1'N, 179°21.6'W, depth 300-350 meters. Holotype: HUMZ 88339. Paratypes: HUMZ 88659 (1), 88703 (1), 88783-86 (4). •Valid as Careproctus canus Kido 1985 -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:31 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:607 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S110 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:101 [ref. 37547], Kai et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31613], Maslenikov et al. 2013:14 [ref. 37947], Parin et al. 2014:316 [ref. 32547], Kells et al. 2016:212 [ref. 35888], Kai & Matsuzaki 2019:5 [ref. 37267], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Matsuzaki et al. 2020:[8] [ref. 37289], Love et al. 2021:135 [ref. 39279], Orr 2021:465 [ref. 38390], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus canus Kido 1985. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: central and western Aleutian Islands and between Commander and Aleutian islands. Habitat: marine.

canusocius, Careproctus Orr [J. W.] 2020:815, Figs. 1-2 [Copeia v. 108 (no. 4); ref. 38018] Beaufort Sea, 70.4151°N, 140.3560°W, depth 488 meters. Holotype: UAM 47901. Paratype: UAM 47917 (1). •Valid as Careproctus canusocius Orr 2020 -- (Love et al. 2021:135 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus canusocius Orr 2020. Liparidae. Distribution: Beaufort Sea, U.S.A. / Canada transborder area. Habitat: marine.

carinatus, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.] 2015:768, Fig. 7 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 54 (no. 10) (for 2014); ref. 33664] Kara Sea, Novaya Zemla Depression, 71°54.9'N, 62°52.9'E, 71°56.4'N, 62°54.2'E, depth 0-30 meters, over depth of 120 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 55430. •Valid as Careproctus carinatus Chernova 2015 -- (Dolgov et al. 2018:157 [ref. 41055]). •Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862) -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2018:265 [ref. 36370]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862). Liparidae. Distribution: Kara Sea, Arctic Ocean (if valid). Habitat: marine.

catherinae, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:11, Fig. 6 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] Northern Ross Sea, 75°07'S, 175°51'W, depth 1382-1405 meters. Holotype: LACM 11398-2. Paratypes: ZIN 50835 [ex LACM 11399-4] (1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Volodichthys catherinae (Andriashev & Stein 1998) -- (Balushkin 2012:2 [ref. 31799]). •Valid as Careproctus catherinae Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687], Andriashev 2003:44 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27592], Duhamel & King 2007:383 [ref. 29364], Stein 2012:13 [ref. 31964]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus catherinae Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Ross Sea, Antarctica. Habitat: marine.

colletti, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] 1896:442 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 19 (for 1893) (art. 6); ref. 1628] South of Alaska Peninsula, Albatross station 3338, 54°19'00"N, 159°40'00"W, depth 625 fathoms. Syntypes: CAS-SU 3488 (1), 3094 (2); USNM 48698 (1), 53033 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:135 [ref. 12291]. Careproctus cryptacanthoides Krasyukova 1984, Careproctus entomelas Gilbert & Burke 1912, and Careproctus entargyreus Gilbert & Burke 1912 may be junior synonyms -- see Careproctus cryptacanthoides Krasyukova 1984, Careproctus entomelas Gilbert & Burke 1912, and Careproctus entargyreus Gilbert & Burke 1912 may be junior synonyms. •Valid as Careproctus colletti Gilbert 1896 -- (Kido in Amaoka et al. 1983:297, 343 [ref. 8379], Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:340 [ref. 6441], Kido 1988:224 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:36 [ref. 20303], Nakabo 2000:673 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:31 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:613 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:673 [ref. 26001], Parin et al. 2002:S110 [ref. 28300], Fedorov et al. 2003:96 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:102 [ref. 37547], Shinohara et al. 2011:47 [ref. 31715], Marchi et al. 2012:33 [ref. 32025], Shinohara et al. 2014:256 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:316 [ref. 32547], Song et al. 2015:169 [ref. 36308], Tohkairin et al. 2015:9 [ref. 35331], Kells et al. 2016:212 [ref. 35888], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Kim et al. 2020:109 [ref. 39118], Orr et al. 2020:723 [ref. 37949], Chernova et al. 2021:491 [ref. 38585], Love et al. 2021:135 [ref. 39279], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:209 [ref. 39115], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus colletti Gilbert 1896. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Korea, Japan and Okhotsk Sea north to Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

comus, Careproctus Orr [J. W.] & Maslenikov [K. P.] 2007:700, Figs. 1A, 2A, 3, 4 [Copeia 2007 (no. 3); ref. 29264] North of Unalaska Island, 53.67°N, 167.53°W, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, depth 303 meters. Holotype: UW 111841. Paratypes: (56) at CAS, LACM, SIO, USNM and UW. •Valid as Careproctus comus Orr & Maslenikov 2007 -- (Marchi et al. 2012:34 [ref. 32025], Maslenikov et al. 2013:14 [ref. 37947], Page et al. 2013:127 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:317 [ref. 33547], Kai et al. 2018:[5] [ref. 35831], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Love et al. 2021:135 [ref. 39279], Gardner et al. 2023:69 [ref. 39991], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus comus Orr & Maslenikov 2007. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Bering Sea off Aleutian Islands, Alaska, U.S.A. Habitat: marine.

continentalis, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Prirodina [V. P.] 1990:8, Figs. 4-5 [Uo (Japanese Society of Ichthyologists) No. 39; ref. 19917] Northeastern coast of Weddell Sea, 72°35'S, 18°07'W, depth 552 meters. Holotype: ISH 59-1985. Paratypes: ISH 99-1985 (3), ZIN 49346 (1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Careproctus continentalis Andriashev & Prirodina 1990 -- (Andriashev & Prirodina 1990 [ref. 20114], Duhamel 1992:186 [ref. 19909], Andriashev & Stein 1998:13 [ref. 23367], Pequeño 1997:82 [ref. 23536], Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687], Matallanas 1999:1017 [ref. 24927], Andriashev 2003:96 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27592], Duhamel et al. 2010:330 [ref. 37229], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus continentalis Andriashev & Prirodina 1990. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Weddell Sea (Antarctica). Habitat: marine.

crassus, Careproctus de Buen [F.] 1961:37, Fig. 10 [Montemar No. 1; ref. 698] Punto Toro, Island Navarino, Tierra del Fuego, Chile. Neotype: CAS 60515. The original holotype (unique, EMBC 228) from Puerto Lagunas, Melchor I., Chile was destroyed. A neotype was designated by Andriashev 1997:6 [ref. 23198]. Holotype (unique): EMBC 228 (destroyed) •Valid as Careproctus crassus de Buen 1961 -- (Pequeño 1989:57 [ref. 14125], Stein et al. 1991:366 [ref. 19979], Matallanas & Pequeño 2000:526 [ref. 24421]). •Synonym of Careproctus pallidus (Vaillant 1888) -- (Andriashev 1997:6 [ref. 23198], Karmovskaya 2006:566 [ref. 29417], Andriashev 2003:150 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:12 [ref. 27592], Stein 2005:14 [ref. 28392]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus pallidus (Vaillant 1888). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

credispinulosus, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Prirodina [V. P.] 1990:710, Figs. 1, 2a [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 30 (no. 5); ref. 20114] Southwestern Atlantic, 53°56'S, 35°40'W, Walther Herwig station 33, depth 800 meters. Holotype: ISH 336-1976. Paratypes: ZIN 49539 (1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687]. On p. 64 in English translation. •Valid as Careproctus credispinulosus Andriashev & Prirodina 1990 -- (Andriashev & Stein 1998:15 [ref. 23367], Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687], Matallanas & Pequeño 2000:522 [ref. 24421], Andriashev 2003:101 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus credispinulosus Andriashev & Prirodina 1990. Liparidae. Distribution: Western South Atlantic: off South Georgia Island. Habitat: marine.

crozetensis, Careproctus Duhamel [G.] & King [N.] 2007:380, Figs. 2, 3A-C [Cybium v. 31 (no. 3); ref. 29364] Crozet Islands, 45°43.06'S, 56°32.16'E, depth 4258-4290 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 2006-1231(partially dissected). •Valid as Careproctus crozetensis Duhamel & King 2007. Current status: Valid as Careproctus crozetensis Duhamel & King 2007. Liparidae. Distribution: Crozet Basin, Southern Ocean. Habitat: marine.

cryptacanthoides, Careproctus Krasyukova [Z. V.] 1984:15, Fig. 8 [Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta, Akademii Nauk SSSR v. 127; ref. 20305] Near Cape Aniva, southern Sakhalin Island, Okhotsk Sea, depth 207 meters. Holotype: ZIN 41954 (112 mm). Paratypes: ZIN 41954A (1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687]. Appeared first as nomen nudum in Lindberg 1959:255 [ref. 26863] and spelled cryptocanthoides. May be a junior synonym of Careproctus colletti Gilbert 1896 -- see Chernova et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27592]. •Synonym of Careproctus colletti Gilbert 1896 -- (Kido 1988:224 [ref. 12287], Parin et al. 2002:S111 [ref. 28300]). •Valid as Careproctus cryptacanthoides Krasyukova 1984 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:454 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1990:36 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687], Chernova et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:317 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:210 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus cryptacanthoides Krasyukova 1984. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Okhotsk Sea (Russia). Habitat: marine.

cryptocanthoides, Careproctus Schmidt [P. Yu.] in Lindberg 1959:255 [Issled. Dal'nevost. Morei SSSR v. 6; ref. 26863] Name only; not available. •Nomen nudum in the synonymy of Careproctus cryptacanthoides Krasyukova 1984 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27592]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Careproctus cryptacanthoides Krasyukova 1984. Liparidae.

curilanus, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:373, Pl. 47 (fig. 1); Fig. 15 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Simushir Island, Kuril Islands, 46°42'N, 151°45'E, Albatross station 4803, depth 229 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 73341. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22382 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:135 [ref. 12291]. Possibly a senior synonym of Allocareproctus jordani (Burke 1930) -- see Chernova et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27592] •Questionably a synonym of Allocareproctus pycnosoma (Gilbert & Burke 1912) -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:31 [ref. 25650]). •Synonym of Allocareproctus pycnosoma (Gilbert & Burke 1912) -- (Parin et al. 2002:S109 [ref. 28300]). •Questionably a synonym of Careproctus pycnosoma Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:608 [ref. 25968]). •Valid as Careproctus curilanus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido 1985:16 [ref. 6720], Pitruk 1990:36 [ref. 20303], Orr & Busby 2001:57 [ref. 25205], Chernova et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27592], Murasaki et al. 2017:[6] [ref. 35767]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus curilanus Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Kuril Islands. Habitat: marine.

cyanogladius, Careproctus Kai [Y.], Endo [H.] & Nakayama [N.] in Kai, Endo, Tashiro & Nakayama 2021:362, Figs. 1A-B, 2A, 2D, 3A [Zootaxa 4951 (no. 2); ref. 38236] Off Kinkazan, Miyagi, Japan, 38.4647°N, 143.5283°E, depth 3,137 - 3,233 meters. Holotype: BSKU 96466. Paratypes: BSKU 96458 (1), 96474 (1). •Valid as Careproctus cyanogladius Kai, Endo & Nakayama 2021. Current status: Valid as Careproctus cyanogladius Kai, Endo & Nakayama 2021. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: off Pacific coast of Tohoku District, northern Honshu Island, Japan. Habitat: marine.

cyclocephalus, Careproctus Kido [K.] 1983:375, Fig. 2 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 8324] Off Abashiri, Okhotsk coast of Hokkaido, Japan, 44°27'N, 144°26.5'E, depth 930-950 meters. Holotype: HUMZ 77754. Paratypes: HUMZ 70923 (1), 71077 (1), 75926 (1), 77586 (1), 77590-92 (3), 77609 (1), 77644 (1), 77687 (1), 77805 (1), 77936-39 (4), 77941-46 (6), 77948-49 (1, 1), 78647 (1), 78754-57 (4), 92713 (1); NSMT-P 21484-85 (1, 1). •Valid as Careproctus cyclocephalus Kido 1983 -- (Kido in Amaoka et al. 1983:299, 345 [ref. 8379], Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:339 [ref. 6441], Kido 1988:215 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:36 [ref. 20303], Nakabo 2000:672 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:31 [ref. 25650], Nakabo 2002:672 [ref. 26001], Parin et al. 2002:S111 [ref. 28300], Fedorov et al. 2003:97 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27592], Marchi et al. 2012:33 [ref. 32025], Parin et al. 2014:317 [ref. 33547], Tohkairin et al. 2015:9 [ref. 35331], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:210 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus cyclocephalus Kido 1983. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Okhotsk Sea endemic (Russia, Japan). Habitat: marine.

cypseluroides, Careproctus Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1950:206 [198] [Trudy Tichookeanskogo Komiteta, Akademija Nauk S.S.S.R. v. 6; ref. 12471] Between Jona [Iony] Island and Cape Elizaveta, northern Okhotsk Sea, depth 500 meters. Holotype (unique): lost. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687]. On p. 198 of English translation. Appeared first as a nomen nudum in Taranetz 1937:137 [ref. 13384]. •Valid as Careproctus cypseluroides Schmidt 1950 -- (Pitruk 1990:36 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687], Parin et al. 2002:S111 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:318 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus cypseluroides Schmidt 1950. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: northern Okhotsk Sea; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

cypseluroides, Careproctus Taranetz [A. Ya.] 1937 [Izvestiia Tikhookeanskogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Rybnogo Khoziaistva i Okeanografii [Proceedings, Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, TINRO, Moskva] v. 11; ref. 13384] Name only; not available. •Nomen nudum in the synonymy of Careproctus cypseluroides Schmidt 1950 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27592]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Careproctus cypseluroides Schmidt 1950. Liparidae.

cypselurus, Prognurus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] in Jordan & Evermann 1898:2866 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2445] Off Bogoslof Island, Bering Sea, 54°51'00"N, 167°27'00"W, Albatross station 3634 [not 3644], depth 664 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 48232. Additional material: (1, mutilated). Also appeared in Jordan & Gilbert 1899:478, Pl. 77 [ref. 2478]. •Valid as Careproctus cypselurus (Jordan & Gilbert 1898) -- (Stein 1978:16 [ref. 4203], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:442 [ref. 15964], Kido in Amaoka et al. 1983:161, 216, 295, 342 [ref. 8379], Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:339 [ref. 6441], Kido 1988:213 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:36 [ref. 20303], Shinohara et al. 1996:178 [ref. 26605], Nakabo 2000:674 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:31 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:615 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:674 [ref. 26001], Parin et al. 2002:S111 [ref. 28300], Fedorov et al. 2003:97 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:102 [ref. 37547], Sakurai & Shinohara 2008:43 [ref. 29570], Knudsen & Møller 2008:179 [ref. 29611], Parin et al. 2014:318 [ref. 33547], Gerringer et al. 2017:173 [ref. 35688], Kai & Matsuzaki 2019:5 [ref. 37267], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Orr et al. 2020:723 [ref. 37949], Chernova et al. 2021:488 [ref. 38585], Love et al. 2021:136 [ref. 39279], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:210 [ref. 39115], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus cypselurus (Jordan & Gilbert 1898). Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Okhotsk Sea, northern Honshu to Kuril Islands, and southeastern Kamchatka, Bering Sea, British Columbia and Washington, U.S.A. Habitat: marine.

derjugini, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.] 2005:729, Fig. 2 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 45 (no. 6); ref. 28449] Central Arctic basin to northeast of Spitsbergen, 81°25.2'N, 30°30'E, depth 363-344 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 50063. •Valid as Careproctus derjugini Chernova 2005 -- (Knudsen & Møller 2008:180 [ref. 29611], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212], Chernova 2014:514 [ref. 33566], Parin et al. 2014:318 [ref. 33547], Chernova 2015:772 [ref. 33664]). •Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862) -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2018:285 [ref. 36370]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862). Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean near Spitsbergen (If valid). Habitat: marine.

discoveryae, Careproctus Duhamel [G.] & King [N.] 2007:382, Figs. 4, 5A-B [Cybium v. 31 (no. 3); ref. 29364] Crozet Islands, 45°40.45'S, 56°33.70'E, depth 4267-4270 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 2006-1232. •Valid as Careproctus discoveryae Duhamel & King 2007 -- (Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus discoveryae Duhamel & King 2007. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Crozet Basin. Habitat: marine.

dubius, Careproctus Zugmayer [E.] 1911:9 [Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco) No. 193; ref. 6161] Green Harbor, Spitsbergen, Princesse Alice station 2632, depth 150 meters. Holotype (unique): MOM 0091-0987. Type catalog: Belloc 1949:13 [ref. 21544]. Species illustrated and described in more detail in Zugmayer 1911:114 [ref. 4846]. •Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862) -- (Lindberg 1973:610 [ref. 7220], Chernova 1991:56 [ref. 23263], Chernova et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27592], Knudsen & Møller 2008:180 [ref. 29611], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:318 [ref. 33547], Chernova 2014:514 [ref. 33566], Chernova 2015:273 [ref. 33664], Mecklenburg et al. 2018:285 [ref. 36370]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

ectenes, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] 1896:442 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 19 (for 1893) (art. 6); ref. 1628] North of Unalaska Island, Bering Sea [North Pacific], Alaska [U.S.A.], 54°01'40"N, 166°48'50"W, Albatross station 3331, depth 350 fathoms. Lectotype: USNM 48618. Paralectotypes: CAS-SU 3091 (1), USNM 53031 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:136 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype selected by Burke 1930:110 [ref. 702]. •Valid as Careproctus ectenes Gilbert 1896 -- (Kido 1985:16 [ref. 6720], Orr & Busby 2001:57 [ref. 25205], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:624 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S112 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:102 [ref. 37547], Maslenikov et al. 2013:14 [ref. 37947], Parin et al. 2014:319 [ref. 33547], Love et al. 2021:136 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus ectenes Gilbert 1896. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Bering Sea north of Aleutian Islands. Habitat: marine.

eltaninae, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:17, Fig. 10 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] Northern Scotia Sea, south of South Georgia Island, 56°11'S, 38°36'W, depth 2869-3038 meters. Holotype (unique): LACM 11062-2. •Valid as Careproctus eltaninae Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579] as eltanini, Matallanas & Pequeño 2000:522 [ref. 24421], Andriashev 2003:105 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus eltaninae Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Scotia Sea; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

entargyreus, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:375, Pl. 47 (fig. 4); Fig. 18 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Northern Japan Sea, 43°23'10"N, 140°21'10"E, Albatross station 4988, depth 66 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 73344. Paratypes: (1). •Synonym of Careproctus colletti Gilbert 1896 -- (Kido 1988:224 [ref. 12287], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:31 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:613 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S111 [ref. 28300]). •Valid as Careproctus entargyreus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:340 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:459 [ref. 15964], Chernova et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27592], Shinohara et al. 2011:47 [ref. 31715], Shinohara et al. 2014:256 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:319 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:210 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus entargyreus Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan off Hokkaido (Japan) and Sakhalin (Russia). Habitat: marine.

entomelas, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:374, Pl. 47 (fig. 3); Fig. 17 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Shirunku Bay, western coast of Hokkaido, Japan, 43°01'35"N, 140°10'40"E, Albatross station 4983 depth 428 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 73343. Second specimen questionably referred, not a type. •Synonym of Careproctus colletti Gilbert 1896 -- (Kido 1988:224 [ref. 12287], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:31 [ref. 25650], Parin et al. 2002:S111 [ref. 28300]). •Valid as Careproctus entomelas Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:457 [ref. 15964], Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:340 [ref. 6441], Pitruk 1990:37 [ref. 20303], Parin et al. 2002:S111 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:8 [ref. 27592], Shinohara et al. 2011:47 [ref. 31715], Shinohara et al. 2014:256 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:319 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus entomelas Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Sea of Japan and Okhotsk Sea. Habitat: marine.

falklandica, Liparis antarctica Lönnberg [E.] 1905:17, Pl. 3 (fig. 12) [Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903 v. 5 (no. 6); ref. 2839] Western South Atlantic, Burdwood Bank, 53°45'S, 61°10'W, depth 137-150 meters. Lectotype: NRM 19320. Paralectotypes: NRM 9320 (1). Lectotype selected by Andriashev 1990:6 [ref. 21079]. •Valid as Careproctus falklandicus (Lönnberg 1905) -- (Pequeño 1989:57 [ref. 14125], Andriashev 1990:6 [ref. 21079], Stein et al. 1991:366 [ref. 19979], Andriashev & Stein 1998:19 [ref. 23367], Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Andriashev 2003:109 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:8 [ref. 27592], Stein 2006:711 [ref. 28596], Matallanas & Piacentino 2019:36 [ref. 37082]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus falklandicus (Lönnberg 1905). Liparidae. Distribution: Western South Atlantic: Strait of Magellan to Falkland Islands and Burdwood Bank. Habitat: marine.

faunus, Careproctus Orr [J. W.] & Maslenikov [K. P.] 2007:706, Figs. 1B, 2B, 3, 4 [Copeia 2007 (no. 3); ref. 29264] Amukta Pass, 52.21°N, 172.21°W, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, depth 348 meters. Holotype: UW 111867. Paratypes: (41) at CAS, LACM, SIO, USNM and UW. •Valid as Careproctus faunus Orr & Maslenikov 2007 -- (Maslenikov et al. 2013:14 [ref. 37947], Page et al. 2013:127 [ref. 32708], Kai et al. 2018:[5] [ref. 35831], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Love et al. 2021:136 [ref. 39279], Gardner et al. 2023:69 [ref. 39991], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus faunus Orr & Maslenikov 2007. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Aleutian Islands, Alaska (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

fedorovi, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:19, Fig. 12 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] Southwestern Scotia Sea, 58°57'S, 54°07'W, depth 3817-3931 meters. Holotype (unique): LACM 10747-12. •Valid as Careproctus fedorovi Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Andriashev 2003:113 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:8 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus fedorovi Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Scotia Sea; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

filamentosus, Careproctus Stein [D. L.] 1978:23, Fig. 8 [Occasional Papers California Academy of Sciences No. 127; ref. 4203] Off Oregon, U.S.A., Yaquina cruise Y7102B, station CP-2-E, BMT 270, 44°38.4'N, 126°42.0'W, depth 2850 meters. Holotype: USNM 214592. Paratypes: CAS 33188-89 (1, 2); OSUO 2250 (1), 2293 (1), 2295 (1); USNM 214593-95 (1, 1, 1). •Valid as Careproctus filamentosus Stein 1978 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:8 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:102 [ref. 37547], Burton & Lea 2019:70 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:136 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus filamentosus Stein 1978. Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: Oregon south to central California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

fueguensis, Careproctus Matallanas [J.] & Piacentino [G. L. M.] 2019:33, Figs. 2-4 [Historia Natural, Tercera Serie v. 9 (no. 2); ref. 37082] Bridges Islands coastal waters, Beagle Channel, Argentina, 54°52.3'S, 68°16.56'W. Holotype (unique): MACN-ICT 9514. •Valid as Careproctus fueguensis Matallanas & Piacentino 2019 -- (Koerber 2023:29 [ref. 40486]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus fueguensis Matallanas & Piacentino 2019. Liparidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego (Argentina). Habitat: marine.

fulvus, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.] 2014:509, Figs. 1-2 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 54 (no. 5); ref. 33566] 75°43.8'N, 68°04.8'E to 75°42.5'N, 68°03.6'E, depth 300 meters. Holotype: ZIN 55421. Paratypes: ZIN (5). •Valid as Careproctus fulvus Chernova 2014 -- (Chernova 2015:772 [ref. 33664], Dolgov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 41055]). •Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862)-- (Mecklenburg et al. 2018:285 [ref. 36370]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862). Liparidae. Distribution: Kara Sea (if valid). Habitat: marine.

furcatus, Careproctus Mori [T.] 1956:17, Figs. 3-4 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 5 (nos 1-2); ref. 12213] Off Oki Island, southern Sea of Japan. Holotype (unique): Hyogo Univ. Agric. (apparently lost). May be a junior synonym of Liparis latifrons Schmidt 1950 -- see Chernova et al. 2004:8 [ref. 27592]. •Questionably a synonym of Liparis latifrons Schmidt 1950 -- (Kido 1988:182, 247 [ref. 12287]). •Valid as Careproctus furcatus Mori 1956 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:445 [ref. 15964], Chernova et al. 2004:8 [ref. 27592], Page et al. 2013:127 [ref. 32708], Shinohara et al. 2014:256 [ref. 33330], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus furcatus Mori 1956. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan. Habitat: marine.

furcellus, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:80, Fig. 25 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 30 (Doc. 754) (for 1910); ref. 1634] Off southwestern coast of Agatu Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 52°14'30"N, 174°13'E, Albatross station 4781, depth 482 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 74387. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22359 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:135 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Careproctus furcellus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido in Amaoka et al. 1983:295, 343 [ref. 8379], Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:339 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:443 [ref. 15964], Kido 1988:211 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:37 [ref. 20303], Nakabo 2000:674 [ref. 25086], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:614 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:674 [ref. 26001], Parin et al. 2002:S111 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:8 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:102 [ref. 37547], Parin et al. 2014:319 [ref. 33547], Tohkairin et al. 2015:9 [ref. 35331], Kells et al. 2016:212 [ref. 35888], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Orr et al. 2020:723 [ref. 37949], Love et al. 2021:136 [ref. 39279], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:210 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus furcellus Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Okhotsk Sea, Pacific side of Hokkaido and Kuril islands, Bering Sea and Aleutian islands, Gulf of Alaska. Habitat: marine.

gelatinosus, Cyclopterus Pallas [P. S.] (ex Steller) 1769:19, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Spicilegia Zoologica v. 1 (fasc. 7); ref. 20848] Peter and Paul Harbor, Petropaulski, Kamchatka, Russia. Holotype: lost. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687]. Original spelling of name Cycloptervs gelatinosvs (historical typeset, equals Cyclopterus gelatinosus). Based on manuscript description of G. W. Steller. •Probably a species of Careproctus -- (Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687]). •Incertae sedis in Liparidae; not used since Pallas 1769 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27592]). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

georgianus, Careproctus Lönnberg [E.] 1905:41, Pl. 3 (fig. 11) [Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903 v. 5 (no. 6); ref. 2839] South Fjord, Cumberland Bay, South Georgia Island, southwestern Atlantic, depth 195 meters. Syntypes: NRM 11090 (1), 17882 (1). •Valid as Careproctus georgianus Lönnberg 1905 -- (Andriashev & Prirodina 1990 [ref. 20114], Stein & Andriashev 1990:233 [ref. 21694], Miller 1993:587 [ref. 21297], Andriashev & Stein 1998:22 [ref. 23367], Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Andriashev 2003:116 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27592], Stein 2006:710 [ref. 28596]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus georgianus Lönnberg 1905. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: off South Georgia Island. Habitat: marine.

gilberti, Careproctus Burke [C. V.] 1912:570 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 43 (no. 1941); ref. 701] Shelikof Strait north of Cape Uyak, Kodiak Island, Alaska, U.S.A., Albatross station 4292, depth 102 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 64110. Paratypes: (29) USNM 53814-15 (2, 1), 64111 (1), 64112 [ex USNM 45363] (1); SVZM [ex USNM] (2). •Questionably a synonym of Careproctus ostentum Gilbert 1896 -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Chernova et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27592]). •Synonym of Careproctus ostentum Gilbert 1896 -- (Parin et al. 2002:S113 [ref. 28300]). •Valid as Careproctus gilberti Burke 1912 -- (Stein 1978:17 [ref. 4203], Anderson et al. 1979:259 [ref. 16035], McAllister 1990:209 [ref. 14674], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:625 [ref. 25968], Imamura & Nobetsu 2002:158 [ref. 26153], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:102 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:127 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:320 [ref. 33547], Burton & Lea 2019:71 [ref. 37205], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Love et al. 2021:136 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505], Kai et al. 2024:194 [ref. 41350]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus gilberti Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: off Aleutian Islands (Alaska, U.S.A.) south to southern California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

globulus, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.], Thiel [R.] & Eidus [I.] 2020:84, Figs. 8C, 9, 10B [Zootaxa 4821 (no. 1); ref. 37688] Pacific entrance of the Bussol Strait, 46°36.465'N, 151°34.6'E, depth 2350 - 2358 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMH 26374. •Valid as Careproctus globulus Chernova, Thiel & Eidus 2020. Current status: Valid as Careproctus globulus Chernova, Thiel & Eidus 2020. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Pacific entrance of the Bussol Strait. Habitat: marine.

griseldea, Careproctus Lloris [D.] 1982:101, Figs. 2-3 [Résultados Expédiciones Científicas del Buque Oceanografico -Cornide de Saavedra- No. 10; ref. 8449] Off Namibia, upper border of the southwestern African slope, 24°59'08"S, 13°33'03"E, depth 600 meters. Holotype: IIPB 13/1981. Paratypes: IIPB 10/1981-12/1981 (3). Type catalog: Allué et al. 2000:107 [ref. 30499]. •Valid as Careproctus griseldea Lloris 1982 -- (Stein 1986:493 [ref. 6297]). •Synonym of Careproctus albescens Barnard 1927 -- (Andriashev 2003:39 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:4 [ref. 27592], Tweddle & Anderson 2008:10 [ref. 29604]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus albescens Barnard 1927. Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

guillemi, Careproctus Matallanas [J.] 1998:381, Figs. 1-2 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 52 (no. 2); ref. 23501] Weddell Sea, 70°09'S, 8°33'W, depth 2315-2334 meters. Holotype (unique): ZUAB 001-1997. •Valid as Careproctus guillemi Matallanas 1998 -- (Matallanas 1999:1017 [ref. 24927], Andriashev 2003:121 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27592], Matallanas & Piacentino 2019:36 [ref. 37082]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus guillemi Matallanas 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Weddell Sea, Antarctica; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

homopterus, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:374, Pl. 47 (fig. 2); Fig. 16 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Southeast of Cape Patience [Mys Terpeniya], Sakhalin, Okhotsk Sea, 48°22'30"N, 145°43'30"E, Albatross station 5029, depth 440 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 73342. •Valid as Careproctus homopterus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:339 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:439 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1990:37 [ref. 20303], Nakabo 2000:671 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:671 [ref. 26001], Parin et al. 2002:S112 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27592], Sakurai & Shinohara 2008:40 [ref. 29570] Marchi et al. 2012:34 [ref. 32025], Parin et al. 2014:320 [ref. 33547], Murasaki et al. 2017:[6] [ref. 35767], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:210 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus homopterus Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk. Habitat: marine.

hyaleius, Careproctus Geistdoerfer [P.] 1994:326, Fig. 1 [Cybium v. 18 (no. 3); ref. 21530] Eastern Pacific, 12°48.63'N, 103°56.41'W, depth 2630 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1993-0099. Paratypes: MNHN 1993-0100 to 0103 (1, 1, 1, 1). Other material: MNHN 1993-0104 to 0106 (3). •Valid as Careproctus hyaleius Geistdoerfer 1994 -- (Geistdoerfer 1999:9 [ref. 23832], Machida & Hashimoto 2002:1 [ref. 25949] as hyalelus, Chernova & Geistdorfer 2003:149 [ref. 26887], Chernova et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus hyaleius Geistdoerfer 1994. Liparidae. Distribution: Tropical eastern Pacific: East Pacific Ridge at hydrothermal vents; known only form the types. Habitat: marine.

iacchus, Careproctus Kai [Y.], Yohkairin [A.], Fujiwara [K.] & Hamatsu [T.] 2018:[2], Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Research v. 65 (no. 4); ref. 35831] Mogami Bank, Sea of Japan, 39°07.94'N, 138°48.59'E - 39°08.51'N, 138°47.97'E, depth 302-313 meters. Holotype: FAKU 145603. Paratypes: FAKU, NSMT. •Valid as Careproctus iacchus Kai, Yohkairin, Fujiwara & Hamatsu 2018 -- (Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:210 [ref. 39115], Gardner et al. 2023:69 [ref. 39991]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus iacchus Kai, Yohkairin, Fujiwara & Hamatsu 2018. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk. Habitat: marine.

improvisus, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:26, Fig. 14 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] Shelf of northern South Georgia Island, 54°43'S, 38°36'W, depth 260-306 meters. Holotype (unique): USNM 327895. •Valid as Careproctus improvisus Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Andriashev 2003:124 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus improvisus Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: off South Georgia Island; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

inflexidens, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:26, Fig. 15 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] Northeastern Ross Sea, 75°52'S, 168°53'W, depth 2049-2089 meters. Holotype (unique): LACM 11142-1. •Valid as Careproctus inflexidens Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Matallanas & Pequeño 2000:525 [ref. 24421], Andriashev 2003:127 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27592], Duhamel & King 2007:386 [ref. 29364], Stein 2012:17 [ref. 31964]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus inflexidens Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Ross Sea, Antarctica; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

io, Careproctus Kai [Y.], Morikawa [E.] & Misawa [R.] 2024:112, Figs. 1-2 [Species Diversity v. 29; ref. 40996] Off Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, 36.9359°N, 141.5477°E, depth 419 meters. Holotype: FAKU 148130. Paratypes: FAKU 150259 (1), 150605 (1). •Valid as Careproctus io Kai, Morikawa & Misawa 2024. Current status: Valid as Careproctus io Kai, Morikawa & Misawa 2024. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Pacific coast of northern Honshu Island, Japan. Habitat: marine.

kamikawai, Careproctus Orr [J. W.] 2012:261, Figs. 1B, 2B [Copeia 2012 (no. 2); ref. 32055] Monterey Bay, California, U.S.A., depth 1399 meters. Holotype: USNM 400855 (ex. UW 150324). Paratypes: UW 119827 (1), 150325 (1) •Valid as Careproctus kamikawai Orr 2012 -- (Burton & Lea 2019:71 [ref. 37205], Matsuzaki et al. 2020:[8] [ref. 37289], Love et al. 2021:136 [ref. 39279], Kai et al. 2024:115 [ref. 40996], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus kamikawai Orr 2012. Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: California (U.S.A.) endemic. Habitat: marine.

karaensis, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.] 2015:764, Figs. 3b, 5 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 54 (no. 10) (for 2014); ref. 33664] Kara Sea, Novaya Zembla Depression pelagically, 74°12.9'N, 62°46.8'E to 74°10.6'N, 62°45.8'E, 0-30 meters over bottom depth of 190 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 55427. •Valid as Careproctus karaensis Chernova 2015 -- (Dolgov et al. 2018:161 [ref. 41055]). •Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862) -- (Mechlenburg et al. 2018:285 [ref. 36370]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862). Liparidae. Distribution: Kara Sea, Arctic Ocean (if valid). Habitat: marine.

kidoi, Careproctus Knudsen [S. W.] & Møller [P. R.] 2008:176, Figs. 2-4 [Ichthyological Research v. 55 (no. 2); ref. 29611] Baffin Bay, Greenland, 74°49'N, 70°33'W, depth 1069-1076 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P821789. Paratypes: 21 at BMNH 2006.2.3.1 (1), CMNFI, HUMZ, USNM, ZIN, ZMUC. •Valid as Careproctus kidoi Knudsen & Møller 2008 -- (Andriashev & Chernova 2011:370 [ref. 31164], Møller et al. 2010:55 [ref. 31169], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212], Chernova 2015:773 [ref. 33664], Afonso et al. 2016:57, 115 [ref. 36199], Mecklenburg et al. 2018:282 [ref. 36370], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Orr et al. 2020:723 [ref. 37949], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus kidoi Knudsen & Møller 2008. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Atlantic to Arctic Ocean: Baffin Bay, Greenland and Canada. Habitat: marine.

klisi, Careproctus Gardner [J. R.], Orr [J. W.] & Tornabene [L.] 2023:61, Figs. 3C, 4C-D, 6-7 [Ichthyology & Herpetology v. 111 (no. 1); ref. 39991] Petrel Bank, northeast of Semisopochnoi Island, Aleutian Islands, 52.0360°N, 179.3053°E, depth 277 meters. Holotype: UW 200421 [ex UW 154881]. Paratypes: SIO, UAM, USNM, UW. •Valid as Careproctus klisi Gardner, Orr & Tornabene 2023. Current status: Valid as Careproctus klisi Gardner, Orr & Tornabene 2023. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: central and western Aleutian Islands, Alaska, U.S.A. Habitat: marine.

knipowitschi, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.] 2005:730, Fig. 3 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 45 (no. 6); ref. 28449] Barents Sea, 71°58'N, 37°24'E, depth 298-293 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 12113. •Valid as Careproctus knipowitschi Chernova 2005 -- (Knudsen & Møller 2008:180 [ref. 29611], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212], Chernova 2014:514 [ref. 33566], Parin et al. 2014:320 [ref. 33547], Chernova 2015:772 [ref. 33664]). •Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862) -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2018:285 [ref. 36370]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862). Liparidae. Distribution: Eastern North Atlantic and adjacent Arctic areas (if valid). Habitat: marine.

lacmi, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:28, Fig. 16 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] Southwestern Scotia Sea, 58°57'S, 54°07'W, depth 3817-3931 meters. Holotype (unique): LACM 10747-4. •Valid as Careproctus lacmi Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Andriashev 2003:131 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:10 [ref. 27592], Duhamel & King 2007:383 [ref. 29364]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus lacmi Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Scotia Sea; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

lacrima, Careproctus Orr [J. W.] 2021:463, Figs. 1C, 2C, 3C [Ichthyology & Herpetology v. 109 (no. 2); ref. 38390] North of Tanaga Island, Aleutian Islands, 52.0038°N, 177.8278°W, depth 111 meters. Holotype: UW 200024 [ex UW 49434]. Paratypes: (30) SIO, UW. •Valid as Careproctus lacrima Orr 2021 -- (Love et al. 2021:136 [ref. 39279], Gardner et al. 2023:69 [ref. 39991], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus lacrima Orr 2021. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Aleutian Islands (Alaska, U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

laperousei, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.], Thiel [R.] & Eidus [I.] 2020:73, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 4821 (no. 1); ref. 37688] Northern slope of the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, 46°06.502'N, 152°14.139'E, depth 4796 - 4803 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMH 26369. •Valid as Careproctus laperousei Chernova, Thiel & Eidus 2020. Current status: Valid as Careproctus laperousei Chernova, Thiel & Eidus 2020. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: northern slope of the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench. Habitat: marine.

latiosus, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Chernova [N. V.] 2011:371, Figs. 2B, 3-4, 5A [Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences v. 314 (no. 4) [2010]; ref. 31164] Continental slope of Norwegian Sea, southwest of Bear Island, 73°42' - 73°44'N, 13°36' - 13°38'E, depth 1589-1579 meters. Holotype: ZIN 54764. Paratypes: ZIN 54765 (1). •Valid as Careproctus latiosus Andriashev & Chernova 2011 -- (Parin et al. 2014:320 [ref. 33547], Chernova 2015:773 [ref. 33664]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus latiosus Andriashev & Chernova 2011. Liparidae. Distribution: Norwegian Sea, Arctic Ocean. Habitat: marine.

leptorhinus, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:30, Fig. 17 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] Yaghan Basin, south of Burdwood Bank, 55°41'S, 60°55'W, depth 4246-4295 meters. Holotype (unique): LACM 10453-4. Locality presented as possibly in error in original description. •Valid as Careproctus leptorhinus Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Andriashev 2003:134 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:10 [ref. 27592], Koerber 2023:29 [ref. 40486]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus leptorhinus Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Scotia Sea (Argentina EEZ); known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

lerikimae, Careproctus Orr [J. W.], Kai [Y.] & Nakabo [T.] 2015:331, Figs. 3C, 5G [Zootaxa 4018 (no. 3); ref. 33959] Alaska, Beaufort Sea, 71.5131°N, 152.2033°W, depth 178 meters. Holotype: UW 118033. Paratypes: UAM, UW. •Valid as Careproctus lerikimae Orr, Kai & Nakabo 2015 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2016:137 [ref. 34440] see remarks, Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Orr 2020:817 [ref. 38018], Love et al. 2021:136 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus lerikimae Orr, Kai & Nakabo 2015. Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean: Beaufort Sea off northern Alaska (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

longibarbatus, Careproctus Kai [Y.], Pitruk [D. L.] & Tashiro [F.] in Kai, Matsuzaki, Mori, Pitruk, Misawa & Tashiro 2024:197, Figs. 2C, 4 [Zootaxa 5492 (no. 2); ref. 41350] Southern Sea of Okhotsk, 44.800°N, 144.433°E, depth 800 meters. Holotype: HUMZ 77646. Paratypes: FAKU, HUMZ. •Valid as Careproctus longibarbatus Kai, Pitruk & Tashiro 2024. Current status: Valid as Careproctus longibarbatus Kai, Pitruk & Tashiro 2024. Liparidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Sea of Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Japan. Habitat: marine.

longidigitus, Careproctus Kai [Y.] & Matsuzaki [K.] 2019:2, Figs. 1-3 [Ichthyological Research v. 67 (no. 1); ref. 37267] Off Rausu, Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan, 44.338°N, 145.405°E, depth 810 - 1,080 meters. Holotype: FAKU 146739. Paratypes: FAKU, HUMZ. •Valid as Careproctus longidigitus Kai & Matsuzaki 2019 -- (Dyldin & Orlov 2022:211 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus longidigitus Kai & Matsuzaki 2019. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Sea of Okhotsk (Japan, Russia). Habitat: marine.

longifilis, Careproctus Garman [S.] 1892:9 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 14 (pt 2); ref. 1537] Southwest of (Pacific) Panama, Albatross station 3374, 2°35'00"N, 83°53'00"W, depth 1828 fathoms. Holotype (unique): MCZ 28703. •Valid as Careproctus longifilis Garman 1892 -- (Stein 1978:13 [ref. 4203], Chernova et al. 2004:10 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:102 [ref. 37547], Stein 2005:17 [ref. 28392], Burton & Lea 2019:71 [ref. 37205], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Love et al. 2021:136 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus longifilis Garman 1892. Liparidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Oregon (U.S.A.) south to Peru. Habitat: marine.

longipectoralis, Careproctus Duhamel [G.] 1992:186, Fig. 2a [Cybium v. 16 (no. 3); ref. 19909] Norvegia Cape, Weddell Sea, 71°08.8'S, 13°48.1'W, depth 2025-2037 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1991-0356. •Valid as Careproctus longipectoralis Duhamel 1992 -- (Matallanas 1998:384 [ref. 23501], Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579] as longepectoralis, Matallanas 1999:1017 [ref. 24927], Andriashev 2003:138 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:10 [ref. 27592], Duhamel & King 2007:382 [ref. 29364], Duhamel et al. 2010:332 [ref. 37229], Matallanas & Piacentino 2019:36 [ref. 37082], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Wang et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41309]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus longipectoralis Duhamel 1992. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Weddell Sea (Antarctica). Habitat: marine.

longipinnis, Careproctus Burke [C. V.] 1912:510 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 9 (no. 53); ref. 14836] North of Faeroe Islands, Arctic Ocean, Ingolf station 139, depth 702 Danish fathoms. Holotype: ZMUC P-82180. Paratypes: (1) Collett specimen. Based on Liparis reinhardi of Lütken 1898:14, Pl. 3 (figs. 3-3a) [ref. 14687] and Collett 1905:97 in part, Pl. 2 (fig. 7) [ref. 19269]. •Valid as Careproctus longipinnis Burke 1912 -- (Stein & Able in Whitehead et al. 1986:1276 [ref. 13677], Robins & Ray 1986:286 [ref. 23100], McAllister 1990:209 [ref. 14674], Parin et al. 2002:S112 [ref. 28300], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Knudsen & Møller 2008:180 [ref. 29611], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212], Page et al. 2013:127 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:321[ref. 33547], Chernova 2015:772 [ref. 33664], Afonso et al. 2016:57, 116 [ref. 36199]). •Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862) -- (Lindberg 1973:610 [ref. 7220], Chernova 1991:56 [ref. 23263], Chernova et al. 2004:10 [ref. 27592], Mecklenburg et al. 2018:285 [ref. 36370]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862). Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic (if valid). Habitat: marine.

lycopersicus, Careproctus Orr [J. W.] 2012:257, Figs. 1A, 2A [Copeia 2012 (no. 2); ref. 32055] Bering Sea, 56.0153°N, 168.8771°W, depth 1096 meters. Holotype: UW 119819. Paratypes: SIO 11-371 (ex. UW 119814) (1), UW 119813 (1), 119815 (1), 119816 (1), 119817 (1), 119818 (1). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Careproctus lycopersicus Orr 2012 -- (Matsuzaki et al. 2020:[8] [ref. 37289], Love et al. 2021:136 [ref. 39279], Kai et al. 2024:115 [ref. 40996], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus lycopersicus Orr 2012. Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean, North Pacific: Bering Sea and eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

macranchus, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] 1991:17, Fig. 3 [Soviet Antarctic expedition; information bulletin. No. 116; ref. 19920] Southwestern Atlantic, off northern Argentina, 42°53'S, 58°16'W, depth 1600-1550 meters. Holotype: ZIN 49588. Paratypes: ZMMU P-13675 (2). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:763 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Careproctus macranchus Abdrashev 1991 -- (Andriashev 2003:140 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:10 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus macranchus Andriashev 1991. Liparidae. Distribution: Western South Atlantic: off northern Argentina; known only from the types. Habitat: marine.

macrodiscus, Careproctus Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1950:208 [200], Pl. 19 (fig. 2); Fig. 18 [Trudy Tichookeanskogo Komiteta, Akademija Nauk S.S.S.R. v. 6; ref. 12471] Northern Okhotsk Sea, 50°31'N, 149°10'E, depth 355 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 24493. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:763 [ref. 24687]. On p. 200 of English translation. •Valid as Careproctus macrodiscus Schmidt 1950 -- (Kido in Amaoka et al. 1983:299, 344 [ref. 8379], Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:339 [ref. 6441], Kido 1988:208 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:37 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:763 [ref. 24687], Nakabo 2000:672 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Nakabo 2002:672 [ref. 26001], Fedorov et al. 2003:98 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:10 [ref. 27592], Marchi et al. 2012:33 [ref. 32025], Parin et al. 2014:321 [ref. 33547], Tohkairin et al. 2015:9 [ref. 35331], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:211 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus macrodiscus Schmidt 1950. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk, northern Kuril Islands to southeastern Kamchatka (Russia). Habitat: marine.

macrophthalmus, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.] 2005:727 [English 691], Fig. 1 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 45 (no. 6); ref. 28449] Barents Sea, 69°22'N, 32°55'E. Holotype: ZIN 28506. Paratypes: ZIN 50643 [ex ZIN 30382] (4). •Valid as Careproctus macrophthalmus Chernova 2005 -- (Knudsen & Møller 2008:180 [ref. 29611], Chernova 2014:514 [ref. 33566], Parin et al. 2014:321 [ref. 33547], Chernova 2015:773 [ref. 33664]). •Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862) -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2018:285 [ref. 36370]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862). Liparidae. Distribution: Barents Sea (if valid). Habitat: marine.

maculosus, Careproctus Stein [D. L.] 2006:708, Figs. 3-4 [Polar Biology v. 29; ref. 28596] Burdwood Bank, 54°45.6'S, 59°18.3'W, depth 273-297 meters. Holotype (unique): USNM 384325. •Valid as Careproctus maculosus Stein 2006. Current status: Valid as Careproctus maculosus Stein 2006. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean. Habitat: marine.

magellanicus, Careproctus Matallanas [J.] & Pequeño [G.] 2000:523, Fig. 2 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 56 (no. 3); ref. 24421] Drake Passage, 55°32.8'S, 65°54.3'W, Patagonia, depth 2394 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHNC P.7125. •Valid as Careproctus magellanicus Matallanas & Pequeño 2000 -- (Andriashev 2003:144 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:10 [ref. 27592], Matallanas & Piacentino 2019:36 [ref. 37082]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus magellanicus Matallanas & Pequeño 2000. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Drake Passage, northeast of Cape Horn, Patagonia; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

marginatus, Careproctus Kido [K.] 1988:200, Fig. 38 [Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries Hokkaido University v. 35 (no. 2); ref. 12287] Off Pacific coast of Hokkaido, Japan, 41°58.3'N, 143°46.2'E, depth 420-430 meters. Holotype: HUMZ 72755. Paratypes: HUMZ 46096 (1), 46252 (1), 52678 (1), 172756-58 (3), 78705 (1), 78708-12 (5), 97653-55 (3). •Valid as Careproctus marginatus Kido 1988 -- (Pitruk 1990:37 [ref. 20303], Shinohara et al. 1996:178 [ref. 26605], Nakabo 2000:670 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Nakabo 2002:670 [ref. 26001], Parin et al. 2002:S112 [ref. 28300], Fedorov et al. 2003:98 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:11 [ref. 27592], Kai et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31613], Parin et al. 2014:321 [ref. 33547], Tohkairin et al. 2015:9 [ref. 35331], Kai et al. 2018:[5] [ref. 35831], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:211 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus marginatus Kido 1988. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk and Pacific coast of Hokkaido (Japan). Habitat: marine.

marinus, Lepus Steller [G. W.] in Pallas 1814:74 [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] •Genus and species not available, manuscript names listed in the synonymy of Cyclopterus gelatinosus Pallas 1814 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27592]). •Uncertain in Careproctus. Nomen Nudum. Liparidae.

maslenikovae, Careproctus Orr [J. W.] 2021:462, Figs. 1B, 2B, 3B [Ichthyology & Herpetology v. 109 (no. 2); ref. 38390] West of the Islands of Four Mountains, Aleutian Islands, 52.6466°N, 170.2027°W, depth 234 meters. Holotype: UW 155708. Paratypes: (3) SIO, UW. •Valid as Careproctus maslenikovae Orr 2021 -- (Love et al. 2021:137 [ref. 39279], Gardner et al. 2023:69 [ref. 39991], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus maslenikovae Orr 2021. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Aleutian Islands (Alaska, U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

mederi, Careproctus Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1916:628, Figs. 7-8 [Ezhegodnik, Zoologicheskago Muzeya Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk v. 20 (for 1915); ref. 3935] Near St. Jona [Iony] Island, 56°18'N, 145°04'E, northern Okhotsk Sea, depth 175 fathoms. Syntypes: ZIN 18958 (4). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:763 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Careproctus mederi Schmidt 1916 -- (Kido 1988:206 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:37 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:763 [ref. 24687], Nakabo 2000:671 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Imamura & Nobetsu 2002:158 [ref. 26153], Nakabo 2002:671 [ref. 26001], Parin et al. 2002:S112 [ref. 28300], Fedorov et al. 2003:98 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:11 [ref. 27592], Marchi et al. 2012:33 [ref. 32025], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:211 [ref. 39115], Kai et al. 2024:203 [ref. 41350]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus mederi Schmidt 1916. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk (off Hokkaido, Japan; Sakhalin, Russia). Habitat: marine.

melanuroides, Careproctus Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1950:204 [196], Pl. 18 (fig. 1); Fig. 17 [Trudy Tichookeanskogo Komiteta, Akademija Nauk S.S.S.R. v. 6; ref. 12471] Northeast of Cape Elizaveta, northern extremity of Sakhalin, Okhotsk Sea, 54°55'N, 143°50'E, depth 525 meters. Syntypes: ZIN 29090 (4, now 2). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:763 [ref. 24687]. On p. 196 of English translation. •Valid as Careproctus melanuroides Schmidt 1950 -- (Pitruk 1990:37 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:763 [ref. 24687], Parin et al. 2002:S112 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:11 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:322 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:211 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus melanuroides Schmidt 1950. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: western Sea of Okhotsk. Habitat: marine.

melanurus, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] 1892:560 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 880); ref. 1626] Off California, U.S.A., Albatross station 2925, 32°32'30"N, 117°24'00"W, depth 339 fathoms. Lectotype: USNM 44285. Paralectotypes: CAS-SU 36 + 21191 (4); USNM 53816 (1), 126712 [ex USBF 604] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:136 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype established by Burke 1930:125 [ref. 702]. •Valid as Careproctus melanurus Gilbert 1892 -- (Stein 1978:14 [ref. 4203], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:191 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:209 [ref. 14674], Kido & Shinohara 1997:127 [ref. 22907], Nakabo 2000:670 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:616 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:670 [ref. 26001], Parin et al. 2002:S112 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:11 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:102 [ref. 37547], Knudsen & Møller 2008:179 [ref. 29611], Kai et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31613], Page et al. 2013:127 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:322 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:51 [ref. 34694], Burton & Lea 2019:71 [ref. 37205], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Orr et al. 2020:723 [ref. 37949], Chernova et al. 2021:488 [ref. 38585], Love et al. 2021:137 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus melanurus Gilbert 1892. Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: southern Alaska (U.S.A.) and British Columbia (Canada) south to Pacific coast of Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

merretti, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Chernova [N. V.] 1988:1023 [94], Figs. 1-2 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 28 (no. 6); ref. 16151] Porcupine Basin, northeastern Atlantic, 49°37'N, 13°49'W, depth 3990-3920 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1988.8.2.1. On p. 94 of English translation. •Valid as Careproctus merretti Andriashev & Chernova 1988 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:11 [ref. 27592], Knudsen & Møller 2008:180 [ref. 29611], Chernova 2015:773 [ref. 33664]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus merretti Andriashev & Chernova 1988. Liparidae. Distribution: Eastern North Atlantic: Porcupine Basin southwest of Ireland; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

mica, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.] 2015:770, Fig. 8 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 54 (no. 10) (for 2014); ref. 33664] Kara Sea, Novaya Zemlya Depression, 72°34.2'N, 59°12.9'E. to 72°33.0'N, 59°13.0'E, depth 204 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 55426. •Valid as Careproctus mica Chernova 2015 -- (Dolgov et al. 2018:163 [ref. 41055]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus mica Chernova 2015. Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean: Kara Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

micropus, Liparis Günther [A.] 1887:66, Pl. 12 (fig. B) [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57); ref. 2013] North Atlantic, in Faeroe Channel, depth 540 and 608 fathoms. Syntypes: (3) BMNH 1887.12.9.11 (1) depth 540 fathoms, BMNH 1887.12.9.12 (2) depth 608 fathoms. Specimens of Chernova 1991:66 [ref. 23263] are not this species -- Chernova et al. 2004:11 [ref. 27592]. •Valid as Careproctus micropus (Günther 1887) -- (Lindberg 1973:610 [ref. 7220], Lloris 1982:105 [ref. 8449], Stein & Able in Whitehead et al. 1986:1276 [ref. 13677], Chernova 1991:66 [ref. 23263], Parin et al. 2002:S113 [ref. 28300], Chernova & Borkin 1993:23 [ref. 24660], Chernova et al. 2004:11 [ref. 27592], Knudsen & Møller 2008:180 [ref. 29611], Andriashev & Chernova 2011:375 [ref. 31164], Møller et al. 2010:55 [ref. 31169], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212], Dolgov 2013:919 [ref. 33112] as cf. micropus, Parin et al. 2014:322 [ref. 33547], Chernova 2015:773 [ref. 33664], Mecklenburg et al. 2018:283 [ref. 36370], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Orr et al. 2020:723 [ref. 37949]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus micropus (Günther 1887). Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Atlantic to Arctic. Habitat: marine.

microstomus, Careproctus Stein [D. L.] 1978:20, Fig. 8 [Occasional Papers California Academy of Sciences No. 127; ref. 4203] Off Oregon, U.S.A., Yaquina cruise Y7105B, station CP-3-C, haul BMT 280, 45°21.5'N, 127°33.3'W, depth 2800 meters. Holotype: USNM 214601 [ex OSUO 2067]. Paratypes: CAS 33195-96 (1, 1); OSUO 2299 (1), 2300 (1); USNM 214602-03 (1, 1). •Valid as Careproctus microstomus Stein 1978 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:11 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:102 [ref. 37547], Love et al. 2021:137 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus microstomus Stein 1978. Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: Oregon south to central California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

minimus, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:32, Fig. 18 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] Burdwood Bank, south of Falkland Islands, 54°39'S, 57°07'W, depth 124-128 meters. Holotype (unique): LACM 11069-1 (dried out). •Valid as Careproctus minimus Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Andriashev 2003:147 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:11 [ref. 27592], Stein 2006:709 [ref. 28596], Duhamel & King 2007:383 [ref. 29364]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus minimus Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Western South Atlantic: Burdwood Bank. Habitat: marine.

mollis, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:77, Fig. 21 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 30 (Doc. 754) (for 1910); ref. 1634] Off East Cape, Attu Island, Bering Sea, Albatross station 4784, 52°55'40"N, 173°26'E, depth 135 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 74383. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22370 (1), USNM 74526 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:136 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Careproctus mollis Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:621 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S113 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:12 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:102 [ref. 37547], Orr & Maslenikov 2007:708 [ref. 29264], Kai et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31613], Parin et al. 2014:323 [ref. 33547], Orr 2016:895 [ref. 34959], Murasaki et al. 2017:[6] [ref. 35767], Kai & Matsuzaki 2019:5 [ref. 37267], Love et al. 2021:137 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus mollis Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: off northern Kuril Islands, Commander Islands, and western Aleutian Islands. Habitat: marine.

moskalevi, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Chernova [N. V.] 2011:367, Figs. 1, 2A [Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences v. 314 (no. 4) [2010]; ref. 31164] Continental slope of Norwegian Sea, southwest of Bear Island, 73°40' - 73°37'N, 13°37' - 13°42'E, depth 1478-1540 meters. Holotype: ZIN 54768. Paratypes: ZIN 54769 (3). Plus additional material, ZIN 54770 (1). •Valid as Careproctus moskalevi Andriashev & Chernova 2011 -- (Parin et al. 2014:323 [ref. 33547], Chernova 2015:773 [ref. 33664]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus moskalevi Andriashev & Chernova 2011. Liparidae. Distribution: Norwegian Sea, Arctic Ocean. Habitat: marine.

narilobus, Careproctus Stein [D. L.] 2012:9, Figs. 5-6 [Zootaxa No. 3588; ref. 32334] 42°36.50'S, 179°40.62'E, central northern Chatham Rise, Hikurangi Plateau, New Zealand, depth 1832-1837 meters. Holotype (unique): NMNZ P.047479. •Valid as Careproctus narilobus Stein 2012 -- (Stein 2015:1136 [ref. 34287]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus narilobus Stein 2012. Liparidae. Distribution: Chatham Rise, New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

nelsoni, Careproctus Orr [J. W.] 2016:894, Figs. 1B, 2B [Copeia v. 104 (no. 4); ref. 34959] Aleutian Islands, south of Amukta Island, 52.3687°171.2406°W, depth 329 meters. Holotype: UW 155798. Paratypes: SIO, UW. •Valid as Careproctus nelsoni Orr 2016 -- (Love et al. 2021:137 [ref. 39279], Kai et al. 2024:115 [ref. 40996], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus nelsoni Orr 2016. Liparidae. Distribution: Northern Pacific: Aleutian Islands (U.S.A.) endemic. Habitat: marine.

nigricans, Careproctus Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1950:213 [205], Pl. 19 (fig. 1); Fig. 20 [Trudy Tichookeanskogo Komiteta, Akademija Nauk S.S.S.R. v. 6; ref. 12471] Between St. Jona [Iony] Island and Cape Elizaveta and northeast of Cape Elizaveta, northwestern Okhotsk Sea, depth 500-525 meters. Syntypes: ZIN 24478 (7, now 2). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:763 [ref. 24687]. On p. 205 of English translation. •Valid as Careproctus nigricans Schmidt 1950 -- (Kido 1988:222 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:38 [ref. 20303], Shinohara et al. 1996:178 [ref. 26605], Chernova 1998:763 [ref. 24687], Nakabo 2000:673 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:673 [ref. 26001], Parin et al. 2002:S113 [ref. 28300], Fedorov et al. 2003:99 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:12 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:323 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:211 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus nigricans Schmidt 1950. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk and Pacific coast of northern Honshu (Japan). Habitat: marine.

notosaikaiensis, Careproctus Kai [Y.], Ikeguchi [S.] & Nakabo [T.] 2011:351, Figs. 2-3 [Ichthyological Research v. 58 (no. 4); ref. 31613] Off Saikai, Shika Town, western coast of Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa, Japan, Sea of Japan. Holotype: FAKU 132993. Paratypes: FAKU 131477 (1), 133002-133004 (3 or 2); NSMT-P 105863 [ex NMCI P.2561] (2) Paratypes given as 5, apparently only 2 specimens in 133002-133004, or 1 number is incorrect. •Valid as Careproctus notosaikaiensis Kai, Ikeguchi & Nakabo 2011 -- (Ji et al. 2012:309 [ref. 36294], Marchi et al. 2012:33 [ref. 32025], Shinohara et al. 2014:256 [ref. 33330], Song et al. 2015:170 [ref. 36308], Kai & Matsuzaki 2019:5 [ref. 37267], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Kim et al. 2020:109 [ref. 39118]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus notosaikaiensis Kai, Ikeguchi & Nakabo 2011. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan (Korea, Japan). Habitat: marine.

novaezelandiae, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] 1990:13, Fig. 3 [Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta, Akademii Nauk SSSR No. 222; ref. 21079] Southeastern New Zealand Plateau, 48°53'S, 178°39'W, depth about 800-1000 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 49540. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:763 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Careproctus novaezelandiae Andriashev 1990 -- (Andriashev & Stein 1998:34 [ref. 23367], Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Chernova 1998:763 [ref. 24687], Stein et al. 2001:355 [ref. 25901], Andriashev 2003:51 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:12 [ref. 27592], Balushkin 2012:4 [ref. 31799], Stein 2012:11 [ref. 32334], Stein 2015:1137 [ref. 34287]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus novaezelandiae Andriashev 1990. Liparidae. Distribution: New Zealand region. Habitat: marine.

opisthotremus, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:78, Fig. 23 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 30 (Doc. 754) (for 1910); ref. 1634] South of Agattu Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 52°01'N, 174°39'E, Albatross station 4780, depth 1046 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 74385. •Valid as Careproctus opisthotremus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:622 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S113 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:12 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:102 [ref. 37547], Parin et al. 2014:323 [ref. 33547], Love et al. 2021:137 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus opisthotremus Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Bering Sea, vicinity of Aleutian Islands (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

oregonensis, Careproctus Stein [D. L.] 1978:18, Figs. 6d, 7 [Occasional Papers California Academy of Sciences No. 127; ref. 4203] Off Oregon, U.S.A., Yaquina cruise 6501B, station NH-65, haul OTB 50, 44°28.2'N, 125°32.8'W, depth 2800 meters. Holotype: USNM 214596. Paratypes: CAS 33191-94 (1, 1, 1, 1); OS 5082 (1), 5087 (1); OSUO 2043 (1), 2066 (1), 2296-98 (1, 1, 1); USNM 214597-600 (1, 1, 1, 1). •Valid as Careproctus oregonensis Stein 1978 -- (McAllister 1990:209 [ref. 14674], Chernova et al. 2004:12 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:102 [ref. 37547], Love et al. 2021:137 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus oregonensis Stein 1978. Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: British Columbia (Canada) south to Oregon (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

orri, Careproctus Kai [Y.] & Tashiro [F.] in Kai, Endo, Tashiro & Nakayama 2021:366, Figs. 1C, 2B, 2E, 3B [Zootaxa 4951 (no. 2); ref. 38236] Off Miyagi, Japan, 37.9512°N, 141.2202°E, depth 808 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 53657. Paratype: HUMZ 201730 (1). •Valid as Careproctus orri Kai & Tashiro 2021. Current status: Valid as Careproctus orri Kai & Tashiro 2021. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: off Pacific coast of Tohoku District, northern Honshu Island, Japan. Habitat: marine.

osborni, Liparis Townsend [C. H.] & Nichols [J. T.] 1925:14, Fig. 4 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 52 (art. 1); ref. 4420] North of Point Conception, about 35°N, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 87554 [ex AMNH 8344]. •Synonym of Careproctus gilberti Burke 1912 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:625 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus gilberti Burke 1912. Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

ostentum, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] 1896:444 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 19 (for 1893) (art. 6); ref. 1628] North of Unalaska Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Albatross station 3324, 53°33'50"N, 167°46'50"W, depth 109 fathoms. Lectotype: USNM 48619. Paralectotypes: CAS-SU 3023 (1), USNM 125590 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:136 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype established by Jordan & Evermann 1898:2134 [ref. 2444]. •Valid as Careproctus ostentum Gilbert 1896 -- (Pitruk 1990:38 [ref. 20303], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:626 [ref. 25968], Imamura & Nobetsu 2002:158 [ref. 26153], Parin et al. 2002:S113 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:12 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:103 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:127 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:323 [ref. 33547], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Love et al. 2021:137 [ref. 39279], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:211 [ref. 39115], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505], Kai et al. 2024:194 [ref. 41350]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus ostentum Gilbert 1896. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Okhotsk Sea, Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and western Gulf of Alaska (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

pallidus, Enantioliparis Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:22, Pl. 4 (figs. 3, 3a, 3b) [Mission scientifique du Cap Horn, 1882-83 v. 6 (Zool.) (pt 1) (art. C); ref. 4495] Orange Bay, Strait of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego, Chine, depth 28 meters. Lectotype: MNHN 1884-0841. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1884-0842 (1). Lectotype selected by Stein et al. 1991:368 [ref. 19979]. •Valid as Careproctus pallidus (Vaillant 1888) -- (Pequeño 1989:57 [ref. 14125], Stein et al. 1991:368 [ref. 19979], Lloris & Rucabado 1991:89 [ref. 22530], López et al. 1996:39 [ref. 23681], Andriashev 1997:6 [ref. 23198], Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Karmovskaya 2006:566 [ref. 29417], Andriashev 2003:150 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:12-13 [ref. 27592], Stein 2005:13 [ref. 28392], Stein 2006:710 [ref. 28596] with question, Matallanas & Piacentino 2019:36 [ref. 37082]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus pallidus (Vaillant 1888). Liparidae. Distribution: Eastern South Pacific: off Chile and Burdwood Bank (with question). Habitat: marine.

parvidiscus, Careproctus Imamura [H.] & Nobetsu [T.] 2002:156, Figs. 1-3 [Ichthyological Research v. 49 (no. 2); ref. 26153] Off Shiretoko Point, Hokkaido, Japan, southern Okhotsk Sea, depth 400-700 meters. Holotype (unique): HUMZ 164407. •Valid as Careproctus parvidiscus Imamura & Nobetsu 2002 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:13 [ref. 27592], Marchi et al. 2012:33 [ref. 32025], Parin et al. 2014:324 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:212 [ref. 39115], Kai et al. 2024:193 [ref. 41350]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus parvidiscus Imamura & Nobetsu 2002. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Sea of Okhotsk (Japan, Russia). Habitat: marine.

parviporatus, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:38, Fig. 21 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] Western Scotia Sea, 58°54'S, 53°51'W, about 200 miles north of Clarence Island, South Shetland Islands, depth 3817-3931 meters. Holotype (unique): LACM 10747-11. •Valid as Careproctus parviporatus Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Andriashev 2003:155 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:13 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus parviporatus Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Scotia Sea; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

patagonicus, Careproctus Matallanas [J.] & Pequeño [G.] 2000:520, Fig. 1 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 56 (no. 3); ref. 24421] Drake Passage, 55°32.8'S, 65°54.3'W, Patagonia, depth 2394 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHNC P.7124. •Valid as Careproctus patagonicus Matallanas & Pequeño 2000 -- (Andriashev 2003:158 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:13 [ref. 27592], Matallanas & Piacentino 2019:36 [ref. 37082]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus patagonicus Matallanas & Pequeño 2000. Liparidae. Distribution: Western South Atlantic: northeast of Cape Horn; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

paxtoni, Careproctus Stein [D. L.], Chernova [N. V.] & Andriashev [A. P.] 2001:353, Fig. 14 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 53; ref. 25901] East of Brush Island, New South Wales, 35°29'S, 150°55'E, depth 1116-1134 meters. Holotype: AMS I.29737-003. Paratypes: AMS I.29802-001 (1). •Valid as Careproctus paxtoni Stein, Chernova & Andriashev 2001 -- (Andriashev 2003:57 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:13 [ref. 27592], Hoese et al. 2006:956 [ref. 29047], Balushkin 2012:4 [ref. 31799]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus paxtoni Stein, Chernova & Andriashev 2001. Liparidae. Distribution: Off New South Wales, Australia; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

pellucicauda, Careproctus Stein [D. L.] 2012:13, Figs. 9-10 [Zootaxa No. 3588; ref. 32334] 46°38.80'S, 178°30.03'E, Bounty Trough, near New Zealand, depth 2786-2821 meters. Holotype (unique): NMNZ P.038024. •Valid as Careproctus pellucicauda Stein 2012 -- (Stein 2015:1138 [ref. 34287]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus pellucicauda Stein 2012. Liparidae. Distribution: Bounty Trough, near New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

pellucidus, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:366, Pl. 44 (fig. 3); Fig. 8 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Off Oshika Peninsula, northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan, 38°24'N, 141°52'30"E (or 38.1567°N, 141.875°E), Albatross station 5048, depth 129 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 73335. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22378 (2), USNM 74525 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:136 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Careproctus rastrinus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido 1988:217 [ref. 12287], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:611 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:13 [ref. 27592], Kai et al. 2011:144, 152 [ref. 31271], Marchi et al. 2012:33 [ref. 32025], Parin et al. 2014:325 [ref. 33547]). •Valid as Careproctus pellucidus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:339 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:448 [ref. 15964], see Kai et al. 2011:144, 152 [ref. 31271], Orr et al. 2015:324 [ref. 33959], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus pellucidus Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan Sea and Pacific off northern Honshu and Hokkaido (Japan). Habitat: marine.

phasma, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] 1896:443 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 19 (for 1893) (art. 6); ref. 1628] Bristol Bay, Alaska, U.S.A., Albatross station 3254, 56°50'00"N, 164°27'50"W (or 56.83°N, 164.46°W), depth 84 meters. Lectotype: USNM 48064. Paralectotypes: CAS-SU 3028 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:136 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype established by Burke 1930:123 [ref. 702]. •Valid as Careproctus phasma Gilbert 1896 -- (Pitruk 1990:38 [ref. 20303], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:618 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S113 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:13 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:103 [ref. 37547], Kai et al. 2011:153 [ref. 31271], Page et al. 2013:127 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:324 [ref. 33547], Orr et al. 2015:326 [ref. 33959], Mecklenburg & Steinke 2015:164 [ref. 34033], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Love et al. 2021:137 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus phasma Gilbert 1896. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Bering Sea and northern Gulf of Alaska (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

polarsterni, Careproctus Duhamel [G.] 1992:188, Fig. 3 [Cybium v. 16 (no. 3); ref. 19909] Halley Bay, Weddell Sea, 74°37.3'S, 29°38.2'W, depth 702 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1991-0357. •Valid as Careproctus polarsterni Duhamel 1992 -- (Andriashev 1993:318 [ref. 28292], Andriashev 1994:317 [ref. 21901], Andriashev & Stein 1998:38 [ref. 23367], Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Andriashev 2003:162 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27592], Stein 2012:17 [ref. 31964]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus polarsterni Duhamel 1992. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Circumantarctic. Habitat: marine.

profundicola, Careproctus Duhamel [G.] 1992:192, Fig. 4 [Cybium v. 16 (no. 3); ref. 19909] South of Indian Ocean at Banzare Banks, 59°24'48"S, 79°33'91"E, depth 1820-2000 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1988-0139. •Valid as Careproctus profundicola Duhamel 1992 -- (Andriashev 1994:293 [ref. 21902], Andriashev & Stein 1998:41 [ref. 23367], Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Andriashev 2003:166 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27592], Matallanas & Piacentino 2019:36 [ref. 37082]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus profundicola Duhamel 1992. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: off Banzare Banks; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

pseudoprofundicola, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:43, Fig. 24 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] Northeastern Ross Sea, 75°52'S, 169°53'W, depth 2049-2089 meters. Holotype (unique): LACM 11142-3. •Valid as Careproctus pseudoprofundicola Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Andriashev 2003:169 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27592], Duhamel & King 2007:382 [ref. 29364], Stein 2012:18 [ref. 31964]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus pseudoprofundicola Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Ross Sea, Antarctica; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

pulcher, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.], Thiel [R.] & Eidus [I.] 2020:79, Figs. 6-7, 8A-B, 10A [Zootaxa 4821 (no. 1); ref. 37688] Pacific entrance of the Bussol Strait, 46°36.465'N, 151°34.6'E, depth 2350 - 2358 meters. Holotype: ZMH 26373. Paratypes; ZMH 26371 (2). •Valid as Careproctus pulcher Chernova, Thiel & Eidus 2020. Current status: Valid as Careproctus pulcher Chernova, Thiel & Eidus 2020. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Pacific entrance of the Bussol Strait. Habitat: marine.

puniceus, Careproctus Mori [T.] 1955:2, Figs. 2-3 [Science Reports of the Hyogo University of Agriculture Series Natural Science v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 7766] Coast of Kyogasaki, Kyoto Prefecture, southern Sea of Japan, depth 300-500 meters. Holotype (unique): Hyogo Univ. Agric. (apparently lost). •Valid as Careproctus puniceus Mori 1955 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:451 [ref. 15964]). •Synonym of Careproctus colletti Gilbert 1896 -- (Kido 1988:224 [ref. 12287], Chernova et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2002:S111 [ref. 28300], Parin et al. 2014:317 [ref. 32547]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus colletti Gilbert 1896. Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

pycnosoma, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:372, Pl. 46 (fig. 3); Fig. 14 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Simushir Island, Kuril Islands, Albatross station 4803, 46°42'N, 151°45'E, depth 229 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 73340. •Valid as Allocareproctus pycnosoma (Gilbert & Burke 1912) -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:31 [ref. 25650], Parin et al. 2002:S109 [ref. 28300]). •Valid as Careproctus pycnosoma Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido 1985:14 [ref. 6720], Pitruk 1990:38 [ref. 20303], Orr & Busby 2001:56 [ref. 25205], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:608 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:103 [ref. 37547], Parin et al. 2014:324 [ref. 33547], Kai et al. 2018:[5] [ref. 35831], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus pycnosoma Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Kuril Islands north to southern Bering Sea. Habitat: marine.

ranula, Liparis Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1879:46 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 2 (no. 65); ref. 17818] Off mouth of Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia, Canada, depth 52 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 22310. Specimens reported by Chernova (1991:62 [ref. 23263]) are not this species -- see Chernova et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27592]. •Valid as Careproctus ranula (Goode & Bean 1879) -- (Lloris 1982:105 [ref. 8449], Scott & Scott 1988:517 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:209 [ref. 14674] as ranulus, Chernova 1991:62 [ref. 23263], Chernova & Borkin 1993:23 [ref. 24660], Able in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:369 [ref. 26158], Parin et al. 2002:S113 [ref. 28300], Moore et al. 2003:223 [ref. 27076], Chernova et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27592], Knudsen & Møller 2008:180 [ref. 29611], Andriashev & Chernova 2011:370 [ref. 31164], Page et al. 2013:127 [ref. 32708], Dolgov 2013:919 [ref. 33112] as cf. runula, Chernova 2015:773 [ref. 33664], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus ranula (Goode & Bean 1879). Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Atlantic: north of Spitsbergen, off Newfoundland to New Jersey, including the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Gulf of Maine, Kara Sea (on Dolgov 2013). Habitat: marine.

rastrinoides, Careproctus Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1950:210 [202], Pl. 17 (fig. 2); Fig. 19 [Trudy Tichookeanskogo Komiteta, Akademija Nauk S.S.S.R. v. 6; ref. 12471] Cape Elizaveta, northern extremity of Sakhalin Island, Okhotsk Sea, depth 165 meters. Syntypes: ZIN 26320 (7). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:763 [ref. 24687]. On p. 202 of English translation. •Valid as Careproctus rastrinoides Schmidt 1950 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:447 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1990:38 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:763 [ref. 24687], Chernova et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:324 [ref. 33547], Kim et al. 2020:109 [ref. 39118], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:212 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus rastrinoides Schmidt 1950. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Korea north to Sea of Okhotsk. Habitat: marine.

rastrinus, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:362, Pl. 43 (fig. 2); Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Southern Okhotsk Sea, off Cape Patience, Sakhalin Island, 48°36'10"N, 145°17'30"E (or 48.6028°N, 145.2917°E), Albatross station 5026, depth 217 meters. Holotype: USNM 73331. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22371 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:136 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Careproctus rastrinus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:339 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:446 [ref. 15964], Kido 1988:198 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:38 [ref. 20303], Shinohara et al. 1996:178 [ref. 26605], Nakabo 2000:672 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:611 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:672 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:278, 585 [ref. 26218], Fedorov et al. 2003:99 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:103 [ref. 37547], Ji et al. 2012:310 [ref. 36294], Page et al. 2013:127 [ref. 32708], Shinohara et al. 2014:256 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:325 [ref. 33547], Orr et al. 2015:307 [ref. 33959], Song et al. 2015:171 [ref. 36308], Tohkairin et al. 2015:9 [ref. 35331] as species complex, Kells et al. 2016:212 [ref. 35888], Gerringer et al. 2017:173 [ref. 35688], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Sonoyama et al. 2020:92 [ref. 37637] as Careproctus rastrinus species complex, Dyldin & Orlov 2022:212 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus rastrinus Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan (Korea, Japan, Russia) and Sea of Okhotsk north to Bering Sea, and possibly southeastern Alaska (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

rausuensis, Careproctus Machi [K.], Nobetsu [T.] & Yabe [M.] 2012:33, Figs. 1-3 [Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science (Ser. A) Supplement No. 6; ref. 32025] 44°00.09'N, 145°14.0'E, the Nemuro Straits, about 2.8 Km distant from Rausu fishing port, Pacific coast of Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan; pumps set off at 356 meters depth. Holotype: HMUZ 202085. Paratypes: many at HUMZ, NSMT, USNM. •Valid as Careproctus rausuensis Machi, Nobetsu & Yabe 2012 -- (Parin et al. 2014:325 [ref. 33547], Kai & Matsuzaki 2019:5 [ref. 37267]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus rausuensis Machi, Nobetsu & Yabe 2012. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: off Hokkaido, southern Sea of Okhotsk, Japan. Habitat: marine.

reinhardti, Liparis Krøyer [H. N.] 1862:252 [Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift (Kjøbenhavn) (Ser. 3) v. 1; ref. 2694] Greenland. Holotype: ZMUC uncat. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:83 [ref. 9588] as reinhardti. The name was spelled reinhardi in the original description but prevailing usage is reinhardti, and it is suggested that the spelling reinhardti be continued. •Valid as Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862) -- (Lindberg 1973:610 [ref. 7220], Lloris 1982:105 [ref. 8449], Scott & Scott 1988:517 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:210 [ref. 14674], Chernova 1991:54 [ref. 23263], Chernova & Borkin 1993:22 [ref. 24660], Kido & Yabe in Okamura et al. 1995:176 [ref. 22531], Chernova et al. 2004:15 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Knudsen & Møller 2008:180 [ref. 29611], Møller et al. 2010:55 [ref. 31169], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212], Page et al. 2013:127 [ref. 32708], Dolgov 2013:919 [ref. 33112] as cf. reinhardtii, Mecklenburg et al. 2014:138 [ref. 33463], Chernova 2015:772 [ref. 33664], Mecklenburg & Steinke 2015:164 [ref. 34033], Afonso et al. 2016:57, 117 [ref. 36199], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:136 [ref. 34440] see remarks p. 137, Mecklenburg et al. 2018:284 [ref. 36370] see remarks, Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Orr 2020:817 [ref. 38018], Love et al. 2021:137 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862). Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean, North Pacific and North Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

rhodomelas, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:365, Pl. 44 (fig. 2); Fig. 7 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Off Bungo-suido Channel, south of Suruga Bay, Japan, 32°36'20"N, 132°24'30"E, Albatross station 4958, depth 405 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 73334. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22380 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:136 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Careproctus rhodomelas Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:439 [ref. 15964], Okamura in Okamura et al. 1982:293, 403 [ref. 8256], Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:338 [ref. 6441], Kido 1988:198 [ref. 12287], Nakabo 2000:669 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:320 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:669 [ref. 26001], Chernova et al. 2004:15 [ref. 27592], Shinohara et al. 2014:256 [ref. 33330], Murasaki et al. 2021:24 [ref. 38650], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:212 [ref. 39115], Murasaki et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39365]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus rhodomelas Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Ryukyu Islands north to Hokkaido (Japan) Habitat: marine.

rhomboides, Careproctus Mori [T.], Matsuzaki [K.], Kai [Y.] & Tashiro [F.] 2024:Figs. [Ichthyological Research First online; ref. 40859] Off Hokkaido, southern Sea of Okhotsk, Japan, depth 570 meters. Holotype. Paratypes: (3) •Valid as Careproctus rhomboides Mori, Matsuzaki, Kai & Tashiro 2024. Current status: Valid as Careproctus rhomboides Mori, Matsuzaki, Kai & Tashiro 2024. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Sea of Okhotsk. Habitat: marine.

rimiventris, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:45, Fig. 25 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] Southern Scotia Ridge between South Orkney Islands and South Sandwich Islands, 60°08'S, 36°04'W, depth 1976-2068 meters. Holotype: LACM 11043-6. Paratypes: ZIN 50831 [ex LACM 11043-1] (1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:763 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Careproctus rimiventris Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Chernova 1998:763 [ref. 24687], Matallanas & Pequeño 2000:522 [ref. 24421], Andriashev 2003:173 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:15 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus rimiventris Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Scotia Sea; known only from the types. Habitat: marine.

rosa, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.] 2015:758, Figs. 1-2a, 3a [Journal of Ichthyology v. 54 (no. 10) (for 2014); ref. 33664] Kara Sea, between the archipelago Novaya Zemlya and the Yamal Peninsula, 73°29.8'N, 63°36.8'E to 73°29.6'N, 63°41.4'E, depth 140 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 55429. •Valid as Careproctus rosa Chernova 2015 -- (Dolgov et al. 2018:165 [ref. 41055]). •Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862) -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2018:285 [ref. 36370]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862). Liparidae. Distribution: Kara Sea, Arctic Ocean (if valid). Habitat: marine.

roseofuscus, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:369, Pl. 45 (fig. 3); Fig. 11 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Off southeast Sakhalin Island, vicinity of Cape Patience [Mys Terpeniya], 48°36'10"N, 145°17'30"E, Albatross station 5026, depth 119 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 73338. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22377 (2), USNM 74524 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:136 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Careproctus roseofuscus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido in Amaoka et al. 1983:297, 344 [ref. 8379], Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:340 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:456 [ref. 15964], Kido 1988:227 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:38 [ref. 20303], Nakabo 2000:673 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Nakabo 2002:673 [ref. 26001], Fedorov et al. 2003:100 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:15 [ref. 27592], Marchi et al. 2012:33 [ref. 32025], Shinohara et al. 2014:256 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:326 [ref. 33547], Tohkairin et al. 2015:10 [ref. 35331], Chernova et al. 2021:488 [ref. 38585], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:212 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus roseofuscus Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk. Habitat: marine.

rotundifrons, Careproctus Sakurai [H.] & Shinohara [G.] 2008:40, Figs. 2-3 [Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science (Ser. A) Supplement No. 2; ref. 29570] Sagami Bay off Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Honshu Island, 35°13.55'N, 139°22.35'E, Japan, depth 730-780 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 76691. Paratypes: HUMZ 201215 (1), 201216 (1); NSMT-P 65560 (1), 76692-93 (2), 76695 (1), 76697 (1), 76698 (1), 76700 (1), 76702 (1), 76703-06 (4), 76707-11 (5, 1 c&s), 76712-13 (2), 76714-15 (2), 76716 (1, c&s), 76717-26 (10); USNM 392619 (1), 392620 (1). •Valid as Careproctus rotundifrons Sakurai & Shinohara 2008 -- (Kai et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31613], Marchi et al. 2012:33 [ref. 32025], Kai et al. 2018:[5] [ref. 35831], Murasaki et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39365]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus rotundifrons Sakurai & Shinohara 2008. Liparidae. Distribution: Continental slope off the Pacific coast of Fukushima Prefecture, Sagami Bay and Suruga Bay, Japan. Habitat: marine.

sandwichensis, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:47, Fig. 26 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] South Sandwich Trench, 55°07.5'S, 25°59'W, depth 5435-5453 meters. Holotype (unique): LACM 10553-1. •Valid as Careproctus sandwichensis Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Andriashev 2003:177 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:15 [ref. 27592], Stein 2005:12, 21 [ref. 28392]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus sandwichensis Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: South Sandwich Trench; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

sarasa, Careproctus Tanaka [S.] 1916:174 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 28 (no. 331); ref. 15076] Probably from Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): apparently lost. •Questionably referred to Liparis punctulatus (Tanaka 1916) -- (Kido 1988:168, 247 [ref. 12287]). •Valid as Careproctus sarasa Tanaka 1916 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:15 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus sarasa Tanaka 1916. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: off Pacific coast of Japan. Habitat: marine.

scaphopterus, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:49, Fig. 27 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] South of South Orkney Islands, 62°14'S, 40°33'W, depth 3250-3285 meters. Holotype: LACM 10799-1. Paratypes: LACM 10504-2 (1), 10772-2 (1); ZIN 50791 [ex LACM 10560-2] (1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:763-764 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Careproctus scaphopterus Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Chernova 1998:764 [ref. 24687], Matallanas & Pequeño 2000:522 [ref. 24421], Andriashev 2003:181 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:15-16 [ref. 27592], Duhamel & King 2007:382 [ref. 29364]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus scaphopterus Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Scotia Sea. Habitat: marine.

schmidti, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.], Vedischeva [E. V.] & Datskii [A. V.] 2021:488, Figs. 2-3 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 61 (no. 4); ref. 38585] Bering Sea, 61°20' - 61°22'N, 176°17' - 176°18'E, depth 852 - 862 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 56620. •Valid as Careproctus schmidti Chernova, Vedischeva & Datskii 2021. Current status: Valid as Careproctus schmidti Chernova, Vedischeva & Datskii 2021. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Bering Sea. Habitat: marine.

scottae, Careproctus Chapman [W. M.] & DeLacy [A. C.] 1934:2 [Journal of the Pan-Pacific Research Institution v. 9 (no. 2) (for Apr.-June 1934); ref. 16415] Off Petersburg, Alaska, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 104497 [ex UW 2742]. Paratypes: UW 2741 (5), 2743 (5); UMMZ 102220 (1); USNM 93787 (1), 104681 [ex UW 104681] (3). •Questionably a synonym of Careproctus rastrinus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650]). •Probably a synonym of Careproctus rastrinus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:612 [ref. 25968]). •Probably valid as Careproctus scottae Chapman & DeLacy 1934 -- (Kai et al. 2011:144, 152 [ref. 31271]). •Valid as Careproctus scottae Chapman & DeLacy 1934 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:16 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:103 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:127 [ref. 32708], Orr et al. 2015:318 [ref. 33959], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Love et al. 2021:137 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus scottae Chapman & DeLacy 1934. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Eastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

segaliensis, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:367, Pl. 45 (fig. 1); Fig. 9 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Off Cape Patience [Mys Terpeniya], southern Sakhalin Island, Okhotsk Sea, Albatross station 5026, 48°36'10"N, 145°17'30"E, depth 119 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 73336. •Valid as Careproctus segaliensis Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:338 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:436 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1990:38 [ref. 20303], Nakabo 2000:671 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:671 [ref. 26001], Chernova et al. 2004:16 [ref. 27592], Sakurai & Shinohara 2008:40 [ref. 29570], Shinohara et al. 2014:256 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:326 [ref. 33547], Tohkairin et al. 2015:10 [ref. 35331], Orr 2016:895 [ref. 34959], Kai & Matsuzaki 2019:5 [ref. 37267], Matsuzaki et al. 2020:[8] [ref. 37289], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:212 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus segaliensis Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Sea of Okhotsk and Sea of Japan. Habitat: marine.

seraphimae, Careproctus Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1950:202 [194], Pl. 17 (fig. 1); Fig. 16 [Trudy Tichookeanskogo Komiteta, Akademija Nauk S.S.S.R. v. 6; ref. 12471] Central Okhotsk Sea, 55°31'N, 149°10'E, depth 335 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 24483. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:764 [ref. 24687]. On p. 194 of English translation. Appeared first as a nomen nudum in Taranetz 1937:137 [ref. 13384]. •Valid as Careproctus seraphimae Schmidt 1950 -- (Pitruk 1990:38 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:764 [ref. 24687], Fedorov et al. 2003:100 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:16 [ref. 27592], Kai et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31613], Parin et al. 2014:326 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus seraphimae Schmidt 1950. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Okhotsk sea; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

seraphimae, Careproctus Taranetz [A. Ya.] 1937:137 [Izvestiia Tikhookeanskogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Rybnogo Khoziaistva i Okeanografii [Proceedings, Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, TINRO, Moskva] v. 11; ref. 13384] Name only, not available. •Nomen nudum in the synonymy of Careproctus seraphimae Schmidt 1950 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27592]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Careproctus seraphimae Schmidt 1950. Liparidae.

shigemii, Careproctus Matsuzaki [K.], Mori [T.], Kamiunten [M.], Yanagimoto [T.] & Kai [Y.] 2020:[6], Figs. 1b-c, 2b, 2c, 4 [Ichthyological Research v. 67 (no. 3); ref. 37289] Off Rausu, Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, southern Sea of Okhotsk, Japan, depth 200 - 300 meters. Holotype: FAKU 146746. Paratypes: AMF-2-11-04-00-0025 (1), AMF-2-11-04-00-0031 (1). •Valid as Careproctus shigemii Matsuzaki, Mori, Kamiunten, Yanagimoto & Kai 2020 -- (Dyldin & Orlov 2022:213 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus shigemii Matsuzaki, Mori, Kamiunten, Yanagimoto & Kai 2020. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Sea of Okhotsk (Japan). Habitat: marine.

simus, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] 1896:444 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 19 (for 1893) (art. 6); ref. 1628] Bering Sea, north of Unalaska Island, 54°01'40"N, 166°48'50"W, Albatross station 3331, depth 350 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 51688. •Valid as Careproctus simus Gilbert 1896 -- (Kido 1985:11 [ref. 6720], Tsutsui & Amaoka 1997:89 [ref. 22729], Nakabo 2000:670 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:619 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:670 [ref. 26001], Chernova et al. 2004:16 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:103 [ref. 37547], Kai et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31613], Parin et al. 2014:326 [ref. 33547], Tohkairin et al. 2015:10 [ref. 35331], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Orr et al. 2020:723 [ref. 37949], Love et al. 2021:137 [ref. 39279], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:213 [ref. 39115], Murasaki et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39365], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus simus Gilbert 1896. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Okhotsk Sea and southeastern Sakahalin, northern Kuril Islands, Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea. Habitat: marine.

sinensis, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:371, Pl. 46 (fig. 2) Fig. 13 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Off Sado Island, Sea of Japan, 38°35'N, 138°41'E, Albatross station 4813, depth 200 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 73339. •Valid as Careproctus sinensis Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:338 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:435 [ref. 15964], Nakabo 2000:671 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:671 [ref. 26001], Chernova et al. 2004:16 [ref. 27592], Orr & Maslenikov 2007:709 [ref. 29264], Sakurai & Shinohara 2008:40 [ref. 29570], Kai et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31613], Shinohara et al. 2011:47 [ref. 31715], Marchi et al. 2012:34 [ref. 32025], Shinohara et al. 2014:257 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:327 [ref. 33547], Orr 2016:895 [ref. 34959], Kai & Matsuzaki 2019:5 [ref. 37267], Matsuzaki et al. 2020:[8] [ref. 37289]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus sinensis Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan Sea off Honshu, southern Okhotsk Sea, and Pacific off southern Kuril Islands. Habitat: marine.

solidus, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.] 1999:181, Figs. 1-4 [Land-ocean systems in the Siberian Arctic; ref. 26868] Northern slope of the Laptev Sea, 78°23.4'N, 133°09.5'E, R/V "Polarstern", cruise ARK 27, St. 35, depth 2151-1934 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 50626. •Valid as Careproctus solidus Chernova 1999 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:16 [ref. 27592], Knudsen & Møller 2008:180 [ref. 29611], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:327 [ref. 33547], Chernova 2015:772 [ref. 33664]). •Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862) -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2018:285 [ref. 36370]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862). Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean: Leptev Sea; known only from the holotype (if valid). Habitat: marine.

spectrum, Careproctus Bean [T. H.] 1890:40 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 795); ref. 229] Between Unga Island and Nagai Island, Alaska, U.S.A., 55°10'N, 160°18'W (or 55.167°N, 160.3°W), Albatross station 2848, depth 201 meters. Lectotype: CAS-SU 48 (91 mm.). Syntypes: (26) CAS-SU 48 (now 3), USNM 45363 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:136 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype selected by Orr et al. 2015:330 [ref. 33959]. •Valid as Careproctus spectrum Bean 1890 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:617 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:16 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:103 [ref. 37547], Kai et al. 2011:153 [ref. 31271], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Orr et al. 2015:330 [ref. 33959], Mecklenburg & Steinke 2015:164 [ref. 34033], Love et al. 2021:137 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus spectrum Bean 1890. Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: southern Bering Sea to eastern Gulf of Alaska. Habitat: marine.

spinulosus, Careproctus Kai [Y.], Matsuzaki [K.] & Mori [T.] in Kai, Matsuzaki, Mori, Pitruk, Misawa & Tashiro 2024:201, Figs. 2D, 5 [Zootaxa 5492 (no. 2); ref. 41350] Off Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan, 44.033°N, 145.383°E, depth 570 - 825 meters. Holotype: FAKU 146600. Paratypes: FAKU, HUMZ. •Valid as Careproctus spinulosus Kai, Matsuzaki & Mori 2024. Current status: Valid as Careproctus spinulosus Kai, Matsuzaki & Mori 2024. Liparidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Sea of Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Japan. Habitat: marine.

spiraki, Careproctus Orr [J. W.] 2021:456, Figs. 1A, 2A, 3A [Ichthyology & Herpetology v. 109 (no. 2); ref. 38390] Seguam Pass, Aleutian Islands, 52.3255°N, 172.7466°W, depth 457 meters. Holotype: UW 159753. Paratypes: (19) SIO, UW. •Valid as Careproctus spiraki Orr 2021 -- (Love et al. 2021:137 [ref. 39279], Gardner et al. 2023:69 [ref. 39991], Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus spiraki Orr 2021. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Aleutian Islands (Alaska, U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

staufferi, Careproctus Orr [J. W.] 2016:890, Figs. 1A, 2A [Copeia v. 104 (no. 4); ref. 34959] Aleutian Islands, north of Uliaga Island, 53.1043°N, 169.8535°W, depth 290 meters. Holotype: UW 155801. Paratypes: SIO, UAF, UW. •Valid as Careproctus staufferi Orr 2016 -- (Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Love et al. 2021:138 [ref. 39279], Kai et al. 2024:115 [ref. 40996] as stafferi, Page et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus staufferi Orr 2016. Liparidae. Distribution: Northern Pacific: Aleutian Islands (U.S.A.) endemic. Habitat: marine.

steini, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Prirodina [V. P.] 1990:6, Fig. 3 [Uo (Japanese Society of Ichthyologists) No. 39; ref. 19917] South Shetland Islands, 60°58'S, 54°41'W, depth 570-583 meters. Holotype: ZIN 49347. Paratypes: ISH 200-1987 (2). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:764 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Careproctus steini Andriashev & Prirodina 1990 -- (Andriashev & Prirodina 1990:6 [ref. 20114], Andriashev & Stein 1998:51 [ref. 23367], Pequeño 1997:82 [ref. 23536], Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Chernova 1998:764 [ref. 24687], Andriashev 2003:184 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:17 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus steini Andriashev & Prirodina 1990. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: South Shetland Islands. Habitat: marine.

stigmatogenus, Careproctus Stein [D. L.] 2006:706, Figs. 1-2 [Polar Biology v. 29; ref. 28596] Burdwood Bank, 54°45.6'S, 59°18.3'W, depth 273-297 meters. Holotype (unique): USNM 384324. •Valid as Careproctus stigmatogenus Stein 2006. Current status: Valid as Careproctus stigmatogenus Stein 2006. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean. Habitat: marine.

surugaensis, Careproctus Murasaki [K.], Takami [M.] & Fukui [A.] 2017:[2], Fig. 2 [Ichthyological Research v. 65 (no. 2); ref. 35767] Northern part of Suruga Trough, Suruga Bay, Japan, 34°58.7'N, 138°38.2'E - 34°55.4'N, 138°38.3'E, depth 1450-1570 meters. Holotype (unique): MSM-17-81. •Valid as Careproctus surugaensis Murasaki, Takami & Fukui 2017 -- (Murasaki et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39365]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus surugaensis Murasaki, Takami & Fukui 2017. Liparidae. Distribution: Suruga Bay, Japan. Habitat: marine.

tapirus, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.] 2005:732, Fig. 4 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 45 (no. 6); ref. 28449] Barents Sea, 71°58'N, 40°38'E, depth 320-308 meters. Holotype: ZIN 30373. Paratypes: ZIN 28498 (1), 28503 (1), 32709 (1), 32713 (1), 50641 [ex ZIN 28494] (1), 50642 [ex ZIN 30377] (2), 32704 (5). •Valid as Careproctus tapirus Chernova 2005 -- (Knudsen & Møller 2008:180 [ref. 29611], Chernova 2014:514 [ref. 33566], Parin et al. 2014:327 [ref. 33547], Chernova 2015:772 [ref. 33664]). •Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862)-- (Mecklenberg et al. 2018:285 [ref. 36370]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862). Liparidae. Distribution: Barents Sea (if valid). Habitat: marine.

telescopus, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.] 2005:734, Fig. 5 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 45 (no. 6); ref. 28449] Barents Sea, 69°33'N, 32°49'E, depth 307 meters. Holotype: ZIN 30371. Paratypes: ZIN 28504 (1), 30382 (2), 50621 [ex ZIN 30371] (4) •Valid as Careproctus telescopus Chernova 2005 -- (Knudsen & Møller 2008:180 [ref. 29611], Chernova 2014:514 [ref. 33566], Parin et al. 2014:327 [ref. 33547], Chernova 2015:773 [ref. 33664]). •Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862) -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2018:285 [ref. 36370]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862). Liparidae. Distribution: Barents Sea (if valid). Habitat: marine.

tomiyamai, Careproctus Murasaki [K.], Kai [Y.], Endo [H.] & Fukui [A.] 2022:226 [2], Figs. 2-5 [Ichthyological Research v. 70 (no. 2); ref. 39365] Suruga Bay, southern Japan, depth circa 800 meters. Holotype: MSM-18-91. Paratypes: BSKU. •Valid as Careproctus tomiyamai Murasaki, Kai, Endo & Fukui 2022. Current status: Valid as Careproctus tomiyamai Murasaki, Kai, Endo & Fukui 2022. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

trachysoma, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:364, Pl. 44 (fig. 1); Figs. 5-6 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Japan Sea off Hokkaido, Albatross station 4982, 43°N, 140°10'30"E, depth 783 meters. Holotype: USNM 73333. Paratypes: (12) CAS-SU 22376 (2), USNM 74528-33 (1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:136 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Careproctus trachysoma Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:339 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:450 [ref. 15964], Kido 1988:220 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:38 [ref. 20303], Nakabo 2000:672 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:672 [ref. 26001], Chernova et al. 2004:17 [ref. 27592], Kai et al. 2011:144, 152 [ref. 31271], Shinohara et al. 2011:47 [ref. 31715], Shinohara et al. 2014:257 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:327 [ref. 33547], Orr et al. 2015:316 [ref. 33959], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:213 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus trachysoma Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: northern Sea of Japan, Okhotsk Sea and western Kamchatka (Russia). Habitat: marine.

tricapitidens, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:51, Fig. 29 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] Bransfield Strait, Antarctica, 62°39'S, 57°46'W, depth 662-1120 meters. Holotype (unique): LACM 10434-7. •Valid as Careproctus tricapitidens Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Andriashev 2003:181 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:17 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus tricapitidens Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Bransfield Strait; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

uter, Careproctus Chernova [N. V.] 2015:766, Fig. 6 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 54 (no. 10) (for 2014); ref. 33664] Kara Sea, Nova Zemlya Depression, 74°09.2'N, 62°45,1'E to 74°07.9'N, 62°44.5'E, depth 206 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 55428. •Valid as Careproctus uter Chernova 2015 -- (Dolgov et al. 2018:167 [ref. 41055]). •Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862) -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2018:285 [ref. 36370]). Current status: Synonym of Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer 1862). Liparidae. Distribution: Kara Sea, Arctic Ocean (if valid), Habitat: marine.

vladibeckeri, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:54, Fig. 30 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] Northernmost area of Weddell Sea southwest of South Orkney Islands, 63°00'S, 49°20'W, depth 2653-2941 meters. Holotype: LACM 10526-1. Paratypes: LACM 11351-3 (1), 11460-1 (1). Other non-type material: ZIN 50830 [ex LACM 10729-1] (1). •Valid as Careproctus vladibeckeri Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Andriashev 2003:191 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:17 [ref. 27592], Stein 2012:22 [ref. 31964]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus vladibeckeri Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Weddell and Ross seas, Antarctica. Habitat: marine.

zachirus, Careproctus Kido [K.] 1985:9, Figs. 3b, 5 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 32 (no. 1); ref. 6720] Near Unalga Island, Aleutian Islands, 51°35.1'N, 179°21.6'W, depth 300-350 meters. Holotype: HUMZ 88338. Paratypes: HUMZ 88337 (1), 88657-58 (1, 1). •Valid as Careproctus zachirus Kido 1985 -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:606 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:17 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:103 [ref. 37547], Parin et al. 2014:328 [ref. 33547], Matsuzaki et al. 2020:[2] [ref. 37289], Love et al. 2021:138 [ref. 39279], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:213 [ref. 39115], Page et al. 2023:191 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus zachirus Kido 1985. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: off northern Kuril Islands, southeastern Kamchatka, Aleutian Islands, eastern Bering Sea and southern Sea of Okhotsk (Japan). Habitat: marine.

zispi, Careproctus Andriashev [A. P.] & Stein [D. L.] 1998:56, Fig. 31 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 470; ref. 23367] n. Drake Passage south of Estados Island, Tierra del Fuego, 55°18'S, 64°47'W, depth 1922-2229 meters. Holotype: LACM 10426-2. Paratypes: LACM 10426-3 (2), ZIN 50911 [ex LACM 10426-2] (1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:764 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Careproctus zispi Andriashev & Stein 1998 -- (Andriashev 1998:259 [ref. 23579], Chernova 1998:764 [ref. 24687], Andriashev 2003:194 [ref. 26955], Chernova et al. 2004:17 [ref. 27592], Koerber 2023:29 [ref. 40486]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus zispi Andriashev & Stein 1998. Liparidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: off Tierra del Fuego (Argentina EEZ); known only from the types. Habitat: marine.