A new deep-sea species of Barathronus Goode & Bean from Brazil, with notes on Barathronus bicolor Goode & Bean (Ophidiiformes: Aphyonidae)
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A new species of Barathronus (Ophidiiformes: Aphyonidae) is described from a single, mature male specimen (101 mm SL) bottom trawled on the continental slope of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, between 1,964 and 2,045 m depth. The new species is diagnosed among congeners by the following combination of characters: peritoneum transparent, deep-set eyes not visible, eight fangs on vomer, anal fin rays 69, predorsal length 42.0% SL, preanal length 49.5% SL, penis long, slender, and lacking a pair of lobes at its base, and presence of a ventral flexure of the anterior 2-3 vertebrae. Additionally, morphological data of three specimens of Barathronus bicolor collected in Brazilian waters are presented and compared with those from 51 specimens from the western Central Atlantic.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Neotropical Ichthyology |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 53-60 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISSN | 1679-6225 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
- Brazilian EEZ, Deep-sea diversity, Potiguar Basin, Teleostei, Western South Atlantic
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