Careproctus lerikimae
Taxonavigation: Cottales |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Liparidae
Genus: Careproctus
Species: Careproctus lerikimae
Name
[edit]Careproctus lerikimae Orr et al., 2015
- Holotype: UW 118033.
- Paratypes: many.
Type locality: Alaska, Beaufort Sea, 71.5131°N, 152.2033°W, 178 m depth.
Etymology: named in honor of Erika Acuña, Kim Rand, and Libby Logerwell of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center for collecting or coordinating in 2008 the collection of the first representatives of the species at sea. The specific epithet is an amalgamation of the collectors’ names to be treated as a noun in apposition.
Vernacular names
[edit]References
[edit]- Orr, J.W., Kai, Y. & Nakabo, T., 2015: Snailfishes of the Careproctus rastrinus complex (Liparidae): redescriptions of seven species in the North Pacific Ocean region, with the description of a new species from the Beaufort Sea. Zootaxa 4018(3): 301–348. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4018.3.1. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.