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Figure 1 
(Upper) pink snailfish ( Careproctus furcellus ); (lower) red snailfish (C. species). Both specimens 
are ripe females with their ovipositors extended. Note that the red snailfish has extremely long 
lobes on the pectoral fins that, in the picture, have been positioned in front of the body for clarity. 
ferred to it as Careproctus species B. 1 Here we first 
1 Stein, D. 1996. National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East- 
West Hwy., Silver Springs, MD, 20910. Personal commun. 
examine the characteristics of this association, 
then consider how Careproctus snailfish choose their 
host crabs and what the consequences may be to the 
crabs. 
