Careproctus rosa

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 rosa

Name

Careproctus rosa N.V.Chernova, 2015

• Holotype (unique): ZIN 55429.

Type locality: Kara Sea, between the archipelago Novaya Zemlya and the Yamal Peninsula, 73°29.8'N, 63°36.8'E to 73°29.6'N, 63°41.4'E, depth 140 meters.

Etymology: The name is derived from Latin rosa (= rose), indicating peculiar coloration of the representatives of the species.

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.