Careproctus kamikawai Orr, 2012
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Careproctus kamikawai, the arbiter snailfish, is a species of snailfish in the family Liparidae, found in the lower parts of the eastern central Pacific Ocean near California. This species is benthopelagic, living at depths between 468 and 1,399 m (1,535 and 4,590 ft). The species was first described by American fisheries biologist James Wilder Orr in 2012, naming the species after Dan J. Kamikawa who collected the holotype. This snailfish has trilobed teeth, a large suction disk, and a large gill opening.
Wikipedia contributors, Careproctus kamikawai; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:15:04.997729+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Careproctus kamikawai Orr, 2012
- Name authority
- Orr, 2012
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Liparidae
- Genus
- Careproctus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderCottoidei
- familyLiparidae Gill, 1861
- genusCareproctus Krøyer, 1862
- speciesCareproctus kamikawai Orr, 2012
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Careproctus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Careproctus aculeolatus Andriashev, 1991 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Round snailfishCareproctus roseofuscus Gilbert & Burke, 1912 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Careproctus parviporatus Andriashev & Stein, 1998 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Careproctus tapirus Chernova, 2005 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Careproctus telescopus Chernova, 2005 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Careproctus steini Andriashev & Prirodina, 1990 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Careproctus solidus Chernova, 1999 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| smalldick snailfishCareproctus gilberti Burke, 1912 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blackfinned snailfishCareproctus cypselurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1898) | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Careproctus ampliceps Andriashev & Stein, 1998 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deep-body snailfishCareproctus segaliensis Gilbert & Burke, 1912 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rough-toothed snailfishCareproctus rhodomelas Gilbert & Burke, 1912 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Orr, J. W. (2012). Two New Species of Snailfishes of the Genus Careproctus (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Bering Sea and Eastern North Pacific Ocean, with a Redescription of Careproctus ovigerus. Copeia, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1643/ci-11-046 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:R7S5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.