Macrosmia Merrett, Sazonov and Shcherbachev 1983
Genus Macrosmia Merrett, Sazonov and Shcherbachev, 1983 Macrosmia Merrett, Sazonov and Shcherbachev, 1983 (type species Macrosmia phalacra Merrett, Sazonov and Shcherbachev, 1983, by original designation). DISTINGUISHING FEATURES .— BR 7; V 11–12; pyl. caeca 15–18. Chin barbel present; spinous ray o...
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12715565 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/039F87BDFFEF1168AA32E42CFC3EFE39 |
| Summary: | Genus Macrosmia Merrett, Sazonov and Shcherbachev, 1983 Macrosmia Merrett, Sazonov and Shcherbachev, 1983 (type species Macrosmia phalacra Merrett, Sazonov and Shcherbachev, 1983, by original designation). DISTINGUISHING FEATURES .— BR 7; V 11–12; pyl. caeca 15–18. Chin barbel present; spinous ray of 1D weakly serrated; anus in small periproct immediately before A; no light organ; V origin anterior to that of P; A origin below hind margin of 1D; head squamation reduced, mostly lacking on snout and underside of head, no scaled ridges on head and snout; teeth in bands in both jaws; olfactory organ massive, posterior nostril about equal to diameter of pupil, 4–5 times in HL. (Adapted from Merrett and Iwamoto 2000:767). REMARKS .— Only the single species known. Relationships obscure, but probably most closely related to Asthenomacrurus or Pseudonezumia . Broad distribution, having been captured in the e. North Atlantic, w. South Atlantic, se. Indian Ocean, and w. Pacific Ocean. Published as part of Iwamoto, Tomio, Nakayama, Naohide, Shao, Kwang-Tsao & Table, Hsuan-Ching Ho, 2015, Synopsis of the Grenadier Fishes (Gadiformes; Teleostei) of Taiwan, pp. 31-126 in Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 62 (3) on pages 84-85, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11512126 |
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