New records of Morid fishes (Teleostei: Gadiformes) from the southermost tip of South America

Three species of morid fishes were collected during the Expedition Antarktis XIII/4 of RV "Polarstern" at the southernmost tip of South America, on the slope east of Isla Nueva, Southern Chile (ca. 55ºS), Antimora rostrata (Günther, 1878), Guttigadus kongi (Markle and Meléndez, 1988) and L...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Scientia Marina
Main Authors: Roberto Meléndez, Germán Pequeño
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 1999
Subjects:
moridae
chile
southern ocean
Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
SH1-691
Southern Ocean
Antarktis*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.1999.63s1465
https://doaj.org/article/c924e2b94e1345ae97070e2575c80681
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Summary:Three species of morid fishes were collected during the Expedition Antarktis XIII/4 of RV "Polarstern" at the southernmost tip of South America, on the slope east of Isla Nueva, Southern Chile (ca. 55ºS), Antimora rostrata (Günther, 1878), Guttigadus kongi (Markle and Meléndez, 1988) and Lepidion ensiferus (Günther, 1887). Representing new records for the above area, all of them were previoulsy recorded from the Chilean and Argentinean Patagonian region.

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