Deep-sea snailfish (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) of genera Careproctus and Paraliparis from the Crozet Basin (Southern Ocean)

International audience Three recent deep-sea trawls (4182-4270 m) close to the Crozet Islands have provided five specimens of previously unknown liparid fishes. Four of these represent three new species and are described herein: Careproctus crozetensis, C. discoveryae an d Paraliparis wolffi the fif...

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Main Authors: Duhamel, Guy, King, Nicola
Other Authors: Biologie des organismes marins et écosystèmes (BOME), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2007
Subjects:
Paraliparis wolffi
PSE
Southern Ocean
Crozet Basin
Liparidae
Careproctus discoveryae
Careproctus crozetensis
[SDV.BID.SPT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Systematics
Phylogenetics and taxonomy
Crozet Islands
Online Access:https://hal.science/hal-00218225
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Summary:International audience Three recent deep-sea trawls (4182-4270 m) close to the Crozet Islands have provided five specimens of previously unknown liparid fishes. Four of these represent three new species and are described herein: Careproctus crozetensis, C. discoveryae an d Paraliparis wolffi the fifth specimen belongs to another species but it is badly damaged and could be partially described only

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