Three New Small Snailfishes of the Genus Careproctus (Teleostei: Cottiformes: Liparidae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska

FIG. 1. (A) Careproctus spiraki, new species, UW 159753, 52.5 mm, holotype, Aleutian Islands, Seguam Pass, 52.32558N, 172.74668W, 457 m depth; (B) Careproctus maslenikovae, new species, UW 155708, 36.9 mm, holotype, ripe female, Aleutian Islands, west of the Islands of Four Mountains, 52.64668N, 170.20278W, 234 m depth; (C) Careproctus lacrima, new species, UW 200024 (out of UW 49434), 50.2 mm, ripe female, holotype, Aleutian Islands, north of Tanaga Island, 52.00388N, 177.82788W, 111 m depth; (D) Careproctus canus, UW 156561, 198 mm, southeast of Buldir Island, 52.10178N, 176.0048E, 174 m depth. All photographed before preservation.

FIG. 2. (A) Careproctus spiraki, new species, UW 159753, 52.5 mm, holotype, Aleutian Islands, Seguam Pass, 52.32558N, 172.74668W, 457 m depth; (B) Careproctus maslenikovae, new species, UW 155708, 36.9 mm, holotype, ripe female, Aleutian Islands, west of the Islands of Four Mountains, 52.64668N, 170.20278W, 234 m depth; (C) Careproctus lacrima, new species, UW 200024 (out of UW 49434), 50.2 mm, ripe female, holotype, Aleutian Islands, north of Tanaga Island, 52.00388N, 177.82788W, 111 m depth; (D) Careproctus canus, UW 47852, 170 mm, southeast of Buldir Island, 52.10178N, 176.0048E, 174 m depth. All photographed after preservation.

FIG. 3. Right medial views of pectoral girdles. (A) Careproctus spiraki, new species, paratype, UW 155713, 42.6 mm; (B) Careproctus maslenikovae, new species, paratype, UW 200022, 40.3 mm; (C) Careproctus lacrima, new species, paratype, UW 200046, 50.4 mm; (D) Careproctus canus, UW 47852, ca. 170 mm with regenerated caudal fin. Shaded areas represent cartilage.

FIG. 4. Distribution of three new species of Careproctus from the Aleutian Islands based on all known material: Careproctus spiraki, new species (white circle), Careproctus maslenikovae, new species (gray triangle), and Careproctus lacrima, new species (black circle). Each symbol may represent more than one capture. Holotype localities are represented by stars. Bottom contour illustrated is 200 m.