Careproctus shigemii explained

Careproctus shigemii is a species of snailfish found near Hokkaido, Japan.[1] [2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Shigemi Fujimoto, who was a fisherman of Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan, who assisted the authors’ team in collecting various marine organisms, including this species, and who greatly contributed to their efforts to study and understand the marine biodiversity of the Rausu and Shiretoko Peninsula, which is a World Heritage Area.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Matsuzaki. Koji. Mori. Toshiaki. Kamiunten. Moeko. Yanagimoto. Takashi. Kai. Yoshiaki. 2020-07-01. A new species of Careproctus (Cottoidei: Liparidae) from the Sea of Okhotsk and a redescription of the blacktip snailfish Careproctus zachirus. Ichthyological Research. en. 67. 3. 399–407. 10.1007/s10228-020-00734-w. 2020IchtR..67..399M . 211067352 . 1616-3915.
  2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Careproctus shigemii Matsuzaki, Mori, Kamiunten, Yanagimoto & Kai, 2020. 2022-01-31. www.marinespecies.org. en.
  3. Web site: Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder COTTOIDEI: Infraorder COTTALES: Family LIPARIDAE . 21 January 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.

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