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- Title
A new deepwater assfish, Bassozetus nielseni sp. nov. (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae), from the North Atlantic and West Indian oceans.
- Authors
Tomiyama, Shinichi; Takami, Munehiro; Fukui, Atsushi
- Abstract
A new deepwater assfish, Bassozetus nielseni sp. nov., is described from 29 specimens [147-615 mm in standard length (SL)] collected from the North Atlantic and West Indian oceans. It is distinguished from 13 congeners by the following combination of characters: dorsal-fin rays 122-129, long rakers on first gill arch 11-14, oblique scales 20-25, abdominal vertebrae 13-14, head length 18.1-21.3 % SL, body depth at anal-fin origin 8.2-14.6 % SL, predorsal length 16.4-20.1 % SL, tail length 62.7-68.0 % SL, posterior tip of pelvic-fin rays anterior to anus, a single median basibranchial tooth patch, dorsal margin of sagittal otolith smooth, and fins pale yellowish brown (preserved condition).
- Subjects
FISHES; CHONDRICHTHYES; SPECIES distribution; FINS (Anatomy); OTOLITHS
- Publication
Ichthyological Research, 2018, Vol 65, Issue 3, p353
- ISSN
1341-8998
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10228-018-0620-0