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

• Published in: Scientia Marina
• Main Authors: Meléndez, Roberto, Pequeño, Germán
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 1999
• Subjects: Moridae; Chile; Southern Ocean; Océano Austral; Austral; Antarktis*
• Online Access: https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/939; https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.1999.63s1465

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. Tres especies de peces de la Familia Moridae fueron recolectadas durante la Expedición Antarktis XIII/4 del B/I “Polarstern”en el talud continental, al este de Isla Nueva, Chile (ca. 55ºS), Antimora rostrata (Günther, 1878), Guttigadus kongi (Markle y Meléndez, 1988) y Lepidion ensiferus (Günther, 1887), representando una ampliación en la distribución sur de las especies mencionadas. Todas ellas fueron previamente registradas para la región austral de América del Sur.