Careproctus shigemii is a species of snailfish found near Hokkaido, Japan.[1][2]
| Careproctus shigemii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Careproctus |
| Species: | C. shigemii
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| Binomial name | |
| Careproctus shigemii | |
Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Shigemi Fujimoto, who was a fisherman of Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan, who assisted the authors’ team in collecting various marine organisms, including this species, and who greatly contributed to their efforts to study and understand the marine biodiversity of the Rausu and Shiretoko Peninsula, which is a World Heritage Area.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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. Bibcode:2020IchtR..67..399M. doi:10.1007/s10228-020-00734-w. ISSN 1616-3915. S2CID 211067352.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Careproctus shigemii Matsuzaki, Mori, Kamiunten, Yanagimoto & Kai, 2020". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ 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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