Bothrocara nyx Stevenson & Anderson, 2005, n. sp.

Bothrocara nyx n. sp. Figs. 1-4, Table 1 Holotype: UW 111798, male, 158 mm, 58.512°N, 175.063°W, 1085 m, 28 June 2004, F/V Northwest Explorer, D. Stevenson. Paratypes: (97 specimens) CAS 221001, male, 100 mm, 54.382°N, 166.617°W, 798 m, 13 June 2004; CAS 221002, 8 (4 males, 3 females, 1 unknown, 107...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stevenson, Duane E., Anderson, M. Eric
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 2005
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Zoarcidae
Bothrocara
Bothrocara nyx
Bering Sea
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/6269188
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6269188
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Summary:Bothrocara nyx n. sp. Figs. 1-4, Table 1 Holotype: UW 111798, male, 158 mm, 58.512°N, 175.063°W, 1085 m, 28 June 2004, F/V Northwest Explorer, D. Stevenson. Paratypes: (97 specimens) CAS 221001, male, 100 mm, 54.382°N, 166.617°W, 798 m, 13 June 2004; CAS 221002, 8 (4 males, 3 females, 1 unknown, 107-147 mm), 54.812°N, 167.678°W, 1064 m, 14 June 2004; LACM 56263-1, 3 (118-167 mm), 54.284°N, 167.119°W, 1400 m, 19 July 2000; LACM 56264-1, (NMFS 134,2004-01,36 LACM) 2 (males, 127n140 mm), 54.737°N, 167.601°W, 940 m, 15 June 2004; LACM 56265-1, (NMFS 134,2004-01,90 LACM) 2 (1 male, 1 female, 150-163 mm), 58.237°N, 175.634°W, 858 m, 30 June 2004; SAIAB 75278, male, 162 mm, 56.515°N, 172.259°W, 937 m, 24 June 2004; SAIAB 75279, 5 (4 males, 1 female, 150-217 mm), 54.263°N, 166.7°W, 1105 m, 11 June 2004; USNM 380736, 12 (9 males, 2 females, 1 unknown, 115- 183 mm), 54.271°N, 166.635°W, 1091 m, 11 June 2004; USNM 380737, male, 157 mm, 58.509°N, 174.84°W, 1024 m, 28 June 2004; UW 46028, female, 135 mm, 58.155°N, 175.607°W, 1016 m, 9 July 2000; UW 47449, male, 92 mm, 59.588°N, 178.512°W, 924 m, 13 July 2000; UW 47557, female, 129 mm, 59.59°N, 178.51°W, 916 m, 15 July 2000; UW 47834, female, 168 mm, 54.209°N, 167.927°W, 1508 m, 12 June 2002; UW 111799, 20 (9 males, 10 females, 1 unknown, 67-157 mm), 55.589°N, 168.871°W, 1016 m, 5 June 2002; UW 111800, 3 (sex unknown, 122-125 mm) (C&S), 55.589°N, 168.871°W, 1016 m, 5 June 2002; UW 111801, male, 208 mm, 54.209°N, 167.927°W, 1508 m, 12 June 2002; UW 111802, female, 105 mm, 56.127°N, 169.118°W, 1161 m, 18 June 2004; UW 111803, 21 (11 males, 10 females, 105-205 mm), 56.017°N, 168.880°W, 1177 m, 20 June 2004; UW 111804, 7 (3 males, 3 females, 1 unknown, 158-195 mm), 56.017°N, 168.880°W, 1177 m, 20 June 2004; UW 111805, 5 (2 males, 3 females, 125-152 mm), collected with holotype. Diagnosis: A species of Bothrocara as defined by Anderson (1994), with vertebrae 17-19 + 90-98 = 108-116; pectoral-fin rays 12-15; vomerine teeth 0-3; gill rakers moderately long, 23-27; snout short, ...

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