Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cottales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Cottoidei
Infraordo: Cottales

Familia: Liparidae
Genus: Careproctus
Species: Careproctus kamikawai

Name

  • Careproctus kamikawai Orr, 2012

Holotype: USNM 400885 (ex UW 150324). Paratypes (2): UW 119827 (1), 150325 (1).

Type locality: California, Monterey Bay, 1399 m depth.

Etymology: The specific epithet of Careproctus kamikawai is named for a keen observer and the collector of most of the type material of the species, Dan J. Kamikawa of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center. The common name refers to Mr. Kamikawa’s given name, meaning "judge".


References

  • Orr, J. W., 2012: Two New Species of Snailfishes of the Genus Careproctus (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Bering Sea and Eastern North Pacific Ocean, with a Redescription of Careproctus ovigerus. Copeia, 2012 (2): 257–265.

Vernacular names

English: Arbiter Snailfish
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