Ecomorphological trends in the Artedidraconidae (Pisces: Perciformes: Notothenioidei) of the Weddell Sea

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Lombarte, Antoni, Olaso, Ignacio, Bozzano, Anna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2003
• Subjects: Antarctica; Eye size; Mental barbel; Morphometry; Sensory organs; Trophic niche; Antarctic; Eastman; Morales; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/39995; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102003001196

8 pages, 5 figures, 5 tables An ecomorphological study was performed on ten species of the family Artedidraconidae, the most benthic of the suborder Notothenioidei. These species are sympatric on the shelf of the Weddell Sea. The results show that the four genera comprising the family (Artedidraco,...