Lycenchelys argentina Marschoff, Torno and Tomo 1977 ...

Lycenchelys argentina Marschoff, Torno and Tomo, 1977 (Fig. 1) Lycenchelys argentinus Marschoff, Torno and Tomo, 1977: 3, text fig. (type locality: off South Orkney Islands. Lycenchelys argentina: Anderson, 1988: 92; Anderson, 1990b: 260, fig. 4. Material examined. USNM 356657 (2 specimens; 90-106 m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: M. Eric Anderson
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Zenodo 2006
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Perciformes
Zoarcidae
Lycenchelys
Lycenchelys argentina
Argentina
South Orkney Islands
Orcadas
DeWitt
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6258157
https://zenodo.org/record/6258157
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Summary:Lycenchelys argentina Marschoff, Torno and Tomo, 1977 (Fig. 1) Lycenchelys argentinus Marschoff, Torno and Tomo, 1977: 3, text fig. (type locality: off South Orkney Islands. Lycenchelys argentina: Anderson, 1988: 92; Anderson, 1990b: 260, fig. 4. Material examined. USNM 356657 (2 specimens; 90-106 mm SL), W. of South Orkney Isls., 60°45.5'S, 48°13.5'W, 2511-2542 m, ISLAS ORCADAS coll. UMO 116, 10 ft beam trawl, 18 Feb. 1976, H. H. DeWitt. Diagnosis. Lycenchelys argentina is distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: Vertebrae ca. 90 (holotype) to 95; dorsal-fin origin associated with vertebrae 8-9; caudal-fin length 25.7-30.2% SL; suborbital pores 6 + 0; gill rakers 3 + 12-15 = 15-18; P 17-18; minute papillae covering dorsal region of head and lips in adults. Description. Vertebrae 20-21 + 71-74 = 91-95; D 84-87; A 74-77; P 17-18; C 9-10; pelvics 3; branchiostegal rays 6; gill rakers 3 + 12; vomerine teeth 3-4; palatine teeth 5-8; pseudobranch filaments 3-4; pyloric caeca 2. ... : Published as part of M. Eric Anderson, 2006, Studies on the Zoarcidae of the southern hemisphere. X. New records from western Antarctica., pp. 1-15 in Zootaxa 1110 on pages 7-8 ...

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