Careproctus ambustus Orr, 2020. Scorched Snailfish. To 54 cm (21.3 in) TL (as Careproctus melanurus, Orlov and Binohlan 2009). Seas of Japan and Okhotsk to Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, Gulf of Alaska, and British Columbia (Orr et al. 2020). Depth: 58–1,172 m (190–3,844 ft) (Orr et al. 2020). Previously part of Careproctus melanurus.