Description of a new species of Echiodon (Teleostei: Carapidae) from the South Atlantic Ocean

A new species of pearlfish, Echiodon atopus, is described from a single adult male, 176 mm TL, collected off Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean. It is characterized by its high, equal D30 and A30 counts (46 rays each), 7 anal rays anterior to the dorsal-fin origin, 38...

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Main Author: M. Eric Anderson
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Echiodon
pearlfish
Carapidae
Tristan da Cunha Group
South Atlantic Ocean
Inaccessible Island
Tristan
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spelling ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.192.9094 2023-05-15T16:53:42+02:00 Description of a new species of Echiodon (Teleostei: Carapidae) from the South Atlantic Ocean M. Eric Anderson The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.192.9094 http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2005f/zt00809.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.192.9094 http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2005f/zt00809.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2005f/zt00809.pdf Key words Echiodon pearlfish Carapidae Tristan da Cunha Group South Atlantic Ocean text ftciteseerx 2016-01-07T16:57:58Z A new species of pearlfish, Echiodon atopus, is described from a single adult male, 176 mm TL, collected off Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean. It is characterized by its high, equal D30 and A30 counts (46 rays each), 7 anal rays anterior to the dorsal-fin origin, 38 precaudal vertebrae, 18 pectoral-fin rays and ventral swim bladder tunic ridges. It was caught in a bottom trawl over a deep lava-reef structure, but may be pelagic. Text Inaccessible Island South Atlantic Ocean Unknown Inaccessible Island ENVELOPE(166.350,166.350,-77.650,-77.650) Tristan ENVELOPE(140.900,140.900,-66.735,-66.735)
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Echiodon
pearlfish
Carapidae
Tristan da Cunha Group
South Atlantic Ocean
spellingShingle Key words
Echiodon
pearlfish
Carapidae
Tristan da Cunha Group
South Atlantic Ocean
M. Eric Anderson
Description of a new species of Echiodon (Teleostei: Carapidae) from the South Atlantic Ocean
topic_facet Key words
Echiodon
pearlfish
Carapidae
Tristan da Cunha Group
South Atlantic Ocean
description A new species of pearlfish, Echiodon atopus, is described from a single adult male, 176 mm TL, collected off Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean. It is characterized by its high, equal D30 and A30 counts (46 rays each), 7 anal rays anterior to the dorsal-fin origin, 38 precaudal vertebrae, 18 pectoral-fin rays and ventral swim bladder tunic ridges. It was caught in a bottom trawl over a deep lava-reef structure, but may be pelagic.
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title Description of a new species of Echiodon (Teleostei: Carapidae) from the South Atlantic Ocean
title_short Description of a new species of Echiodon (Teleostei: Carapidae) from the South Atlantic Ocean
title_full Description of a new species of Echiodon (Teleostei: Carapidae) from the South Atlantic Ocean
title_fullStr Description of a new species of Echiodon (Teleostei: Carapidae) from the South Atlantic Ocean
title_full_unstemmed Description of a new species of Echiodon (Teleostei: Carapidae) from the South Atlantic Ocean
title_sort description of a new species of echiodon (teleostei: carapidae) from the south atlantic ocean
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South Atlantic Ocean
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South Atlantic Ocean
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