Bellottia robusta Nielsen, Ross & Cohen, 2009, new species ...

• Main Authors: Nielsen, Jørgen G., Ross, Steve W., Cohen, Daniel M.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2009
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Actinopterygii; Ophidiiformes; Bythitidae; Bellottia; Bellottia robusta; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5618607; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5618607

Bellottia robusta, new species (Figs.1–4) Bellottia apoda: McEachran & Fechhelm (2005: 18) Bellotia sp.: Cordes et al. (2008: 783) Material examined (12 specimens, SL 43–82): Holotype: USNM 394117, SL 62, male, Gulf of Mexico, Green Canyon 234, 27°45’N, 91°13’W, st. JSL- 4712, 535 m, coll. C. Fisher, 10 July 2004. Paratypes: TCWC 10956.01, SL 64, female, Gulf of Mexico, 27°46.96’N, 91°30.46’W, st: BH AT 1, 98 GOM JSL 4035, 540– 580 m, coll. Tracy Ward, 7 Aug.1998. - TCWC 10957.01, SL 53, female, Gulf of Mexico, 27°44.7’N, 91°13.3’W, st: GC AT 1, 98 GOM JSL 4033, 540 m, coll. Tracy Ward, 7 Aug. 1998. – USNM 394118, SL 34, male,Gulf of Mexico, Green Canyon 232, 27°44.49’N, 91°19.07’W, st. JSL- 4437, 569 m, coll. C. Fisher, 24 June 2002. – USNM 394119, SL 35, male, Gulf of Mexico, Green Canyon 234, 27°44.78’N, 91°13.30’W, st. JSL- 4569, 538 m, coll. C. Fisher, 26 Aug. 2003. – USNM 394120, SL 49, male, Gulf of Mexico, Garden Banks 543, 27°27.32’N, 93°11.29’W, st. JSL- 4582, 546 m, coll. S. Hourdez, 3 Sep. ... : Published as part of Nielsen, Jørgen G., Ross, Steve W. & Cohen, Daniel M., 2009, Atlantic occurrence of the genus Bellottia (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with two new species from the Western North Atlantic, pp. 45-57 in Zootaxa 2018 on pages 47-51, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.186025 ...