Hydrolagus matallanasi sp. nov. (Holocephali, Chimaeridae) a new species of rabbitfish from southern Brazil

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: SOTO, JULES M.R., VOOREN, CAROLUS M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2004
• Subjects: Pisces; rabbitfish; chimaera; Hydrolagus matallanasi; Chimaeridae; Brazil; Alberti; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.687.1.1; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.687.1.1

Hydrolagus matallanasi sp. nov., the first species of the genus in the southwest Atlantic, is described from 21 specimens collected on the continental slope of southern Brazilian at 416 736 m depth. This new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters:...