Careproctus bromius Gardner & Orr & Tornabene 2023, new species

• Main Authors: Gardner, Jennifer R., Orr, James W., Tornabene, Luke
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2023
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Actinopterygii; Scorpaeniformes; Liparidae; Careproctus; Careproctus bromius; Alaska; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7852739

Careproctus bromius , new species urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 4CD9E9D4-AC4B-4336-A673- 11D944483DBB Boisterous Snailfish Figures 3D, 4E, 4F, 5, 8, 9; Tables 1, 2; Supplemental Table A Holotype.— UW 155719, 43.5 mm, ripe female, Aleutian Islands, Seguam Pass, 52.2629 8 N, 172.8827 8 W, 158 m depth, F/ V Gladiator , cruise 2006-01, haul 52, J. W. Orr, 21 June 2006. Paratypes.— 11 specimens, 27–46.9 mm. SIO 22-2 (ex UW 158418), 35.3 mm, 54.0916 8 N, 166.2622 8 W, 80 m depth, F/ V Vesteraalen , cruise 2002-01, haul 26, 23 May 2002; UAM 4012 (ex UW 158399), 38.1 mm, 51.5981 8 N, 179.1703 8 W, 224 m depth, F/ V Dominator , cruise 2000-01, haul 138, benthic bag, K. Pearson, 24 June 2000; USNM 439016 (ex UW 158416), 38.6 mm, 51.9106 8 N, 173.7578 8 W, 119 m depth, F/ V Ocean Explorer , cruise 2018-01, haul 82, N. E. Roberson, 30 June 2018; UW 113670, 27 mm, 51.9376 8 N, 176.8389 8 W, 87 m depth, F/ V Dominator , cruise 2000-01, haul 112, benthic bag, K. Pearson, 17 June 2000; UW 155709, 2, 40.5 –42.0 mm, 51.6163 8 N, 178.1877 8 W, 126 m depth, F/ V Ocean Explorer , cruise 2012-01, haul 117, J. W. Orr, 6 July 2012; UW 158400, 44.2 mm, 51.5001 8 N, 178.6552 8 W, 232 m depth, F/ V Vesteraalen , cruise 2000-01, haul 123, benthic bag, W. C. Flerx, 21 June 2000; UW 158401, 38.5 mm, 51.5078 8 N, 178.5773 8 W, 168 m depth, F/ V Sea Storm , cruise 2014-01, haul 106, G. R. Hoff, 5 July 2014; UW 158413, 46.9 mm, 52.0997 8 N, 175.2914 8 W, 105 m depth, F/ V Alaska Provider , cruise 2014-01, haul 98, P. Logan, 4 July 2014; UW 158415, 39.0 mm, 51.6083 8 N, 177.6106 8 W, 125 m depth, F/ V Ocean Explorer , cruise 2018-01, haul 97, N. E. Roberson, 3 July 2018; UW 158417, 35.1 mm, 51.6177 8 N, 178.1883 8 W, 122 m depth, F/ V Ocean Explorer , cruise 2018-01, haul 110, N. E. Roberson, 6 July 2018. Diagnosis.— Careproctus bromius is distinguished from described species of Careproctus by having the following combination of characters: low counts of median-fin rays (dorsal 38–42, anal 32–37) and vertebrae (44–47), body coloration of variegated ...