Snailfishes (Family Liparidae) of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, and Closely Adjacent Waters 3285 Stein, David L. Zootaxa 2012 2012-04-30 3285 1 120 3HH2 274784 Kroyer 1862 [357,505,409,435] Actinopterygii Liparidae Careproctus Animalia Scorpaeniformes 10 11 Chordata genus    1a. Vertebrae more than 50.................................................................................... 2  1b. Vertebrae fewer than 50.................................................................................... 5   2a. Vertebrae more than 60, HL 16% SL, D 60..........................................  C. inflexidensAndriashev & Stein  2b. Vertebrae 50–60, HL greater than 20% SL, D 52 or fewer......................................................... 3   3a. P rays fewer than 23, pyloric caeca absent, ma ~16% SL, aAf ~17% SL............  C. pseudoprofundicolaAndriashev & Stein  3b. P rays more than 24, pyloric caeca present, ma greater than 20% SL, aAf 15% SL or less............................... 4   4a. Pyloric caeca 4–6, preA less than 39% SL, radials 3 (2+0+1)....................................  C. polarsterniDuhamel  4b. Pyloric caeca 10–12, preA greater than 43% SL, radials 2 (1+0+0+1)....................  C. vladibeckeriAndriashev & Stein   5a. P rays 25 (14–15+3–4+7), radials 2 (1+0+0+1), disk 20% HL............................  C. amplicepsAndriashev & Stein  5b. P rays 37–38 (28–29+9), radials 4 (3+1), disk 40–43% HL..............................  C. catherinaeAndriashev & Stein