RESEARCH NOTE First record of humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) (Melanocetidae) in Antarctic waters

vniro.ru The first record of the humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) in Antarctic waters (Ross Sea) is documented. Species identification is confirmed by the structure of the escal bulb and analysis of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxi-dase subunit I (COI) gene. This record extends the known...

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Main Authors: Alexei M. Orlov, Svetlana Y. Orlova, Er A. Volkov, Dmitry V. Pelenev
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
new record
taxonomy
distribution
Ross Sea
Antarctic
Indian
Pacific
Antarc*
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.681.9989
http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/download/25356/pdf_10/
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Summary:vniro.ru The first record of the humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) in Antarctic waters (Ross Sea) is documented. Species identification is confirmed by the structure of the escal bulb and analysis of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxi-dase subunit I (COI) gene. This record extends the known range of M. johnsonii by more than 1000 nm to the south. The taxonomic status of Melanocetus species in Antarctic waters is discussed. According to modern concepts (Pietsch & Orr 2007; Pietsch 2009; Mia et al. 2010), the family of black sea-devils (Melanocetidae) is represented by the single genus Melanocetus with six valid species: M. eustalis, M. johnsonii, M. murrayi, M. niger, M. polyactis and M. rossi. Two species* M. johnsoni and M. murrayi*are widely distributed in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. Three other species*

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