Careproctus kidoi, a new Arctic species of snailfish (Teleostei:Liparidae) from Baffin Bay
Careproctus kidoi sp. nov. is described from the Baffin Bay between Greenland and Canada, in the northern most part of the western North Atlantic. During a series of bottom trawl surveys conducted in 1988-2004, 22 specimens of an undescribed species of Careproctus were caught at depths between 952 a...
Published in: | Ichthyological Research |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2008
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Online Access: | https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/careproctus-kidoi-a-new-arctic-species-of-snailfish-teleostei(75123b74-6538-4d09-8dab-db6f2155577c).html https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-007-0034-x http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=44049088376&partnerID=8YFLogxK |
Summary: | Careproctus kidoi sp. nov. is described from the Baffin Bay between Greenland and Canada, in the northern most part of the western North Atlantic. During a series of bottom trawl surveys conducted in 1988-2004, 22 specimens of an undescribed species of Careproctus were caught at depths between 952 and 1,487 m. It differs from Arctic and North Atlantic congeners in the combination of the characters: pectoral fin rays 21-26, dorsal fin rays 54-60, anal fin rays 50-54, vertebrae 61-64; sucking disc oval, 4.2-6.6% SL; teeth simple; pyloric coeca 3-12; head pore formula (2-6-7-1); color light to dark brown, stomach dusky to dark brown, peritoneum black. It is generally found in deeper waters than the sympatric C. reinhardti. |
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