Careproctus carinatus

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 carinatus

Name

Careproctus carinatus N.V.Chernova, 2015

• Holotype (unique): ZIN 55430.

Type locality: Kara Sea, Novaya Zemla Depression, 71°54.9'N, 62°52.9'E, 71°52.4'N, 62°54.2'E, depth 0-30 meters, over depth of 120 meters.

Etymology: The species name derives from Latin carina (= a keel), indicating the presence of keel-like projection in front of the ventral disk in this fish.

References

• Chernova, N.V. 2015 ["2014"]. New species of the genus Careproctus (Liparidae) from the Kara Sea and identification key for congeners of the North Atlantic and Arctic. Journal of Ichthyology 54(10): 757–780. Reference page.