Description of two new species of Ophthalmolycus (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from the southern Ocean and key to species of the genus

Two new species of zoarcid fish, Ophthalmolycus eastmani sp. nov., and Ophthalmolycus polylepis sp. nov. are described from specimens collected from the Bellingshausen Sea and Gerlache Strait, Southern Ocean, at depths of 1837 and 1056 m. Ophthalmolycus eastmani can be distinguished from its congene...

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Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Main Author: Matallanas, Jesús
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2010
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315410000615
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315410000615