Careproctus lycopersicus

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 lycopersicus

Name

• Careproctus lycopersicus Orr, 2012

Holotype: UW 119819. Paratypes (6): UW 119817 (1), 119815 (1), 119813 (1), 119816 (1), 119818 (1); SIO 11-371 (ex UW 119814) (1).

Type locality: 56.0153°N, 168.8771°W, 1096 m depth.

Etymology: Specific name derived from the specific epithet for the tomato plant, Solanum lycopersicum, meaning "wolf peach". The specific epithet of C. lycopersicus refers to its typically bright red tomato-like coloration.

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: Tomato Snailfish