Deep-sea snailfish (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) of genera Careproctus and Paraliparis from the Crozet Basin (Southern Ocean)
Three recent deep-sea trawls (4182-4270 m) close to the Crozet Islands have provided five specimens of previously unknown liparid fishes. Four of these represent three new species and are described herein: Careproctus crozetensis, C. discoveryae and Paraliparis wolffi; the fifth specimen belongs to...
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Société Française d'Ichtyologie
2007
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2007-313-007 http://sfi-cybium.fr/fr/deep-sea-snailfish-scorpaeniformes-liparidae-genera-careproctus-and-paraliparis-crozet-basin |
| Summary: | Three recent deep-sea trawls (4182-4270 m) close to the Crozet Islands have provided five specimens of previously unknown liparid fishes. Four of these represent three new species and are described herein: Careproctus crozetensis, C. discoveryae and Paraliparis wolffi; the fifth specimen belongs to another species but it is badly damaged and could be partially described only. |
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