Latin name

Careproctus moskalevi

Identification

Moskalev's tadpole отличается следующими признаками: позвонки 59-62; 2 пары слабых плевральных ребер; глубина тела в 5-6 раз больше стандартной длины; сжатая голова на 24-27% по The Moskalev's tadpole is characterized by the following features:

59-62 vertebrae

Two pairs of weak pleural ribs

Body depth 5-6 times the standard length

Compressed head 24-27% of the standard length

Large eyes with an occipital pore and one supraorbital pore

Small mouth below the anterior margin of the eye

Simple teeth

Preanal canal length 36-38% of the standard length

Disc 6.3-6.6% 

This species of fish has one pair of nostrils and a ventral suction disk but lacks pseudobranch branches. It lacks scales and has loose, gelatinous skin.

Features of fish fins

Dorsal soft rays (total): 52 - 53. The lower lobe of these fish's pectoral fins is no longer than the upper lobe.

Fish colouring

Moskalev's tadpole has a blackish-brown body and a black peritoneum.

Distribution

It is widespread in the Arctic Ocean: Norwegian Sea.

Habitat

This marine bathydemersal species inhabits depths ranging from 1,478 to 1,691 meters.

Size

Females of this species reach a maximum length of 9.0 cm.

Behavior

They inhabit benthic and benthopelagic environments in the shallow coastal sea and the abyssal zone.

Food and feeding habits

The Moskalev's tadpole feeds on small animals.

Reproduction

This fish species' reproductive biology has not yet been studied.

Fishing

This species is not commercially important.

Relationship with a person

Harmless.