. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 260 CALIFORNIA FISH AND CAME Elassodiscus caudatus Gilbert, 1915 A single specimen of this little-known snailfish (CAS 29947, 62 nnm SL) was collected by otter trawl fished at 212-241 m on 19 December 1973. Smaller than the type, this trawl-damaged specimen at first appeared to represent an unde- scribed species of Careproctus, until details of its rudimentary disk were discov- ered. Stein (1978) redescribed the species from five new
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 260 CALIFORNIA FISH AND CAME Elassodiscus caudatus Gilbert, 1915 A single specimen of this little-known snailfish (CAS 29947, 62 nnm SL) was collected by otter trawl fished at 212-241 m on 19 December 1973. Smaller than the type, this trawl-damaged specimen at first appeared to represent an unde- scribed species of Careproctus, until details of its rudimentary disk were discov- ered. Stein (1978) redescribed the species from five new specimens and pointed out its relationship to Careproctus, not Parallparis, as originally described. A brief description of the seventh reported specimen follows: D 50; A 41; pect. 27; caudal 9; pyloric caeca 13; vert. 54; CR 0 + 9; head length % SL; snout to vent % SL; maxillary length % head length (HL); eye HL: disk HL (methods follow Burke 1930 and Stein 1978). The right side of the specimen was badly damaged in the trawl and the opercular opening on the left side, though observed to be a small slit entirely above the pectoral fin base, was inadvertently ripped on examination. Anteriormost teeth on both jaws long and recurved, becoming short and trilobed posteriorly. Color of fresh specimen pale pinkish-white with scattered melanophores on body and tail; mouth pale; gill cavity black. The stomach contained the remains of two amphipods, Orcho- mene obtuja. The species ranges from Monterey Bay to southeastern Alaska along the upper continental slope (Stein 1978). Paraliparis albescens Gilbert, 1915 Five of these rare snailfish (Figure 1), known previously only from the holo- type taken in Monterey Bay, were captured by us in Monterey Canyon between 192 and 500 m; all were taken by open trawls or traps, so exact capture depths are unknown. Another specimen was taken from the mouth of a bocaccio, Sebastes paucispinis, caught by otter trawl fished off
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