The distribution of four species of the genus Macrourus (Gadiformes: Macrouridae) from the Southern Ocean based on samples from the toothfish longline fishery

The known distribution of Macrourus caml is extended to the Ob and Lena Banks area, and southwest of Heard and McDonald Islands. Macrourus holotrachys was recorded from Prince Edward Islands and the Ob and Lena Banks. Macrourus carinatus specimens examined were all from Prince Edward Islands, the ty...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: GON, OFER, MIYA, TSHOANELO, MCMILLAN, PETER, LESLIE, ROBIN
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2021
Subjects:
Gadiformes
Dissostichus
grenadier
molecular genetics
scale morphology
Heard Island
McDonald Islands
Ob Bank
Lena Bank
Prince Edward Islands
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
The Antarctic
Heard
Ob' Bank
Antarc*
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4903.1.6
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4903.1.6
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Summary:The known distribution of Macrourus caml is extended to the Ob and Lena Banks area, and southwest of Heard and McDonald Islands. Macrourus holotrachys was recorded from Prince Edward Islands and the Ob and Lena Banks. Macrourus carinatus specimens examined were all from Prince Edward Islands, the type locality. Macrourus whitsoni specimens examined were all from the southeast Atlantic Ocean at about 69˚S, close to the Antarctic continent (off Maud Land), consistent with a previous study which reported the species from 64–77˚S. A revised identification key is provided.

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