A new species of Pogonophryne (Pisces, Artedidraconidae) from Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 45 Pogonophryne platypogon is described from a 61.0 mm SL juvenile specimen collected near Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. This species belongs to the dorsally spotted group of Pogonoph...
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J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
1988
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70280 https://corycommons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:29641 |
Summary: | Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 45 Pogonophryne platypogon is described from a 61.0 mm SL juvenile specimen collected near Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. This species belongs to the dorsally spotted group of Pogonophryne but is distinguished from other known species of the group in having a smoothly flattened terminal expansion on the mental barbel and a very narrow snout and jaws (jaw width less than 13% SL). It also has a very narrow interorbital region (less than 5% SL). |
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