Description of Careproctus guillemi n. sp. (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes) from Weddell Sea

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Author: Allanas, J. Mat
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1998
• Subjects: Weddell; Weddell Sea
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1998.tb00805.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1998.tb00805.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1998.tb00805.x

Careproctus guillemi differs from the other Careproctus species in the following combination of characters: pectoral fin rays 22 (11 + 4+7); pectoral girdle with three round radials (1 + 0+ 1 + 1); mouth oblique and maxillary extending beyond posterior edge of eye. Relationships between C. guillemi and C. longipectoralis are provided. The endochondral pectoral girdle of C. longipectoralis is described for the first time.