Careproctus simus Gilbert, 1896

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Careproctus simus Gilbert, 1896 .

Proboscis Snailfish. To 25 cm (9.8 in) TL ( Balanov 2003). Sea of Okhotsk off Hokkaido ( Tsutsui and Amaoka 1997) and south-eastern Sakhalin, northern Kuril Islands, and western Bering Sea off Cape Navarin ( Chernova et al. 2004); central and eastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Depth: 213–819 m (699–2,686 ft) (min.: Personal communication: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Fish Collection, Seattle, Washington; max.: Personal communication: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Fish Collection, Seattle, Washington).