''Careproctus shigemii'' is a

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found near Hokkaido, Japan.

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.

References

shigemii Fish of Japan Taxa named by Koji Matsuzaki Taxa named by Toshiaki Mori Taxa named by Moeko Kamiunten Taxa named by Takashi Yanagimoto Taxa named by Yoshiaki Kai Fish described in 2020 {{Scorpaeniformes-stub