A new species of Cottunculus (Teleostei: Psychrolutidae) from the Mid Atlantic Ridge

Cottunculus tubulosus n.sp. is described from one specimen caught in the summer of 2004 in the Northeast Atlantic, at about 2000 m depth in the Mid Atlantic Ridge. The species is characterised by a slender body, a long head, large pointed cranial spines, large bony tubules along the lateral line, pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: BYRKJEDAL, INGVAR, ORLOV, ALEXEI M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2007
Subjects:
Teleostei
Psychrolutidae
Cottunculus
Mid Atlantic Ridge
MAR-ECO
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Northeast Atlantic
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1580.1.5
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Summary:Cottunculus tubulosus n.sp. is described from one specimen caught in the summer of 2004 in the Northeast Atlantic, at about 2000 m depth in the Mid Atlantic Ridge. The species is characterised by a slender body, a long head, large pointed cranial spines, large bony tubules along the lateral line, prominent dermal prickles along the back, dorsal and anal fins set far posterior, a short caudal peduncle, and no banded colour patterns. From morphological characters, the species seems closely related to the South African species C. spinosus.

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