Studies on the Zoarcidae of the southern hemisphere. X. New records from western Antarctica

Descriptions and some range extensions are given for 10 species of eelpouts ranging from the Ross to Weddell seas, Antarctica. The new specimens, from eight sampling cruises, broaden descriptive data previously reported by Anderson (1988) for Dieidolycus leptodermatus, Lycenchelys antarctica, L. ara...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Author: ANDERSON, M. ERIC
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2006
Subjects:
Pisces
Antarctica
subantarctic
Zoarcidae
eelpouts
Ross Sea
Scotia Sea
Weddell Sea
Argentina
Weddell
Antarc*
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1110.1.1
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Summary:Descriptions and some range extensions are given for 10 species of eelpouts ranging from the Ross to Weddell seas, Antarctica. The new specimens, from eight sampling cruises, broaden descriptive data previously reported by Anderson (1988) for Dieidolycus leptodermatus, Lycenchelys antarctica, L. aratrirostris, L. argentina, Oidiphorus mcallisteri, Ophthalmolycys bothriocephalus, Pachycara brachycephalum and Seleniolycus laevifasciatus. In addition, Bothrocara molle, previously known from Japan to Chile, is reported from off South Georgia in 1286–2187 m.

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