Careproctus uter

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 uter

Name

Careproctus uter N.V.Chernova, 2015

• Holotype (unique): ZIN 55428.

Type locality: Kara Sea, Nova Zemlya Depression, 74°09.2'N, 62°45,1'E to 74°07.9'N, 62°44.5'E, depth 206 meters.

Etymology: The name is derived from Latin uter (= wineskin, leather bottle), due to unusually disproportional shape of body of the 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.