There are currently about 125 recognized species in this genus, but
new species are regularly described and it is likely to actually contain more than 140. It formerly also included the species now separated in the genus
Volodichthys. •
Careproctus abbreviatus Burke, 1930 •
Careproctus acaecus Andriashev, 1991 (appendage-less snailfish) •
Careproctus acanthodes C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 (toge snailfish) •
Careproctus colletti C. H. Gilbert, 1896 (Alaska snailfish) •
Careproctus colliculi Gerringer et al., 2025 (bumpy snailfish) •
Careproctus comus J. W. Orr &
Maslenikov, 2007 (comic snailfish) •
Careproctus continentalis Andriashev &
Prirodina, 1990 •
Careproctus credispinulosus Andriashev & Prirodina, 1990 •
Careproctus crozetensis Duhamel &
N. J. King, 2007 •
Careproctus curilanus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 •
Careproctus cyclocephalus Kido, 1983 •
Careproctus cypseluroides P. Y. Schmidt, 1950 •
Careproctus cypselurus (
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1898) •
Careproctus derjugini Chernova, 2005 (Derjugin's snailfish) •
Careproctus discoveryae Duhamel & N. J. King, 2007 •
Careproctus dubius Zugmayer, 1911 (doubtful snailfish) •
Careproctus ectenes C. H. Gilbert, 1896 •
Careproctus eltaninae Andriashev & Stein, 1998 •
Careproctus falklandica (
Lönnberg, 1905) •
Careproctus faunus J. W. Orr & Maslenikov, 2007 (mischievous snailfish) •
Careproctus fedorovi Andriashev & Stein, 1998 •
Careproctus filamentosus Stein, 1978 •
Careproctus fulvus Chernova, 2014 (fulvous snailfish) •
Careproctus furcellus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912, 1912 •
Careproctus georgianus Lönnberg, 1905 •
Careproctus gilberti Burke, 1912 (small-disk snailfish) •
Careproctus griseldea Lloris, 1982 •
Careproctus guillemi Matallanas, 1998 •
Careproctus homopterus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 •
Careproctus hyaleius Geistdoerfer, 1994 •
Careproctus improvisus Andriashev & Stein, 1998 •
Careproctus inflexidens Andriashev & Stein, 1998 •
Careproctus kamikawai J. W. Orr, 2012 (arbiter snailfish) •
Careproctus karaensis Chernova, 2014 (Kara snailfish) •
Careproctus longifilis Garman, 1892 •
Careproctus longipectoralis Duhamel, 1992 •
Careproctus longipinnis Burke, 1912 (long-feather snailfish) •
Careproctus lycopersicus J. W. Orr, 2012 •
Careproctus nigricans P. Y. Schmidt, 1950 •
Careproctus notosaikaiensis Y. Kai,
Ikeguchi &
Nakabo, 2011 •
Careproctus novaezelandiae Andriashev, 1990 •
Careproctus opisthotremus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 •
Careproctus oregonensis Stein, 1978 (small-fin snailfish) •
Careproctus ostentum C. H. Gilbert, 1896 •
Careproctus ovigerus (C. H. Gilbert, 1896) (abyssal snailfish) •
Careproctus pallidus (
Vaillant, 1888) •
Careproctus parvidiscus Imamura &
Nobetsu, 2002 •
Careproctus parviporatus Andriashev & Stein, 1998 •
Careproctus patagonicus Matallanas & Pequeño, 2000 •
Careproctus paxtoni Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001 (blunt-tooth snailfish) •
Careproctus pellucicauda Stein, 2012 •
Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer, 1862) (sea tadpole) •
Careproctus rhodomelas C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 •
Careproctus rimiventris Andriashev & Stein, 1998 •
Careproctus rosa Chernova, 2014 (rose snailfish) •
Careproctus simus [C. H. Gilbert, 1896 •
Careproctus sinensis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 •
Careproctus solidus Chernova, 1999 (firm-body snailfish) •
Careproctus spectrum T. H. Bean, 1890 (stippled snailfish) •
Careproctus spiraki J. W. Orr, 2021 (pimpled snailfish) •
Careproctus steini Andriashev & Prirodina, 1990 •
Careproctus stigmatogenus Stein, 2006 •
Careproctus tapirus Chernova, 2005 (tapir snailfish) •
Careproctus telescopus Chernova, 2005 (telescope snailfish) •
Careproctus tomiyamai •
Careproctus trachysoma C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 (rough snailfish) •
Careproctus tricapitidens Andriashev & Stein, 1998 •
Careproctus uter Chernova, 2014 (drop-shaped snailfish) •
Careproctus vladibeckeri Andriashev & Stein, 1998 •
Careproctus yanceyi Gerringer et al., 2025 (dark snailfish) •
Careproctus zachirus Kido, 1985 •
Careproctus zispi Andriashev & Stein, 1998 ==References==