Careproctus acanthodes

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 acanthodes

Name

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Careproctus acanthodes Gilbert & Burke, 1912

  • Holotype: USNM 73332.
  • Paratypes: SU 22236 (4).

Type locality: Russia, Tatar Strait off southwestern coast of Sakhalin Island, Albatross station 4997, 47.6444°N, 141.4083°E, depth 581 m.

Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Greek word akanthodes (ἀκανθὼδης), meaning “spiny form”, a reference to the cactus-like prickles covering the bodies of the cotypes.

Vernacular names

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English: Toge Snailfish
日本語: Toge-bikunin

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