Careproctus shigemii

Careproctus shigemii is a species of snailfish found near Hokkaido, Japan.[1][2]

Careproctus shigemii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Careproctus
Species:
C. shigemii
Binomial name
Careproctus shigemii
Matsuzaki, Mori, Kamiunten, Yanagimoto & Kai, 2020

The fish is named in honor of a fisherman of Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan, Shigemi Fujimoto.[3]

References

  1. Matsuzaki, Koji; Mori, Toshiaki; Kamiunten, Moeko; Yanagimoto, Takashi; Kai, Yoshiaki (2020-07-01). "A new species of Careproctus (Cottoidei: Liparidae) from the Sea of Okhotsk and a redescription of the blacktip snailfish Careproctus zachirus". Ichthyological Research. 67 (3): 399–407. doi:10.1007/s10228-020-00734-w. ISSN 1616-3915. S2CID 211067352.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Careproctus shigemii Matsuzaki, Mori, Kamiunten, Yanagimoto & Kai, 2020". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder COTTOIDEI: Infraorder COTTALES: Family LIPARIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 January 2022.


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