Authors: Jesús Matallanas
Publish Date: 2008/08/22
Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 15-19
Abstract
A new genus and species of zoarcid fish Gosztonyia antarctica is described on the basis of four specimens collected from the Bellingshausen Sea Antarctic Ocean at a depth of 615 m Gosztonyia is placed in the subfamily Lycodinae and can be distinguished from all other zoarcid genera by the following combination of characters seven branchiostegal rays interdigitating ceratohyal–epihyal articulation palatal arch reduced posterior hyomandibular ramus longer than anterior cranium narrowed supratemporal commisure and occipital pores absent A new species Gosztonyia antarctica is described and the relationships of the new genus are discussedI thank the scientific team the captain crew and UTM technicians of the B IO HESPÉRIDES for their help during the BENTART03 cruise from which the specimens were captured Special thanks to José Castro “Córdoba” for his expertise in fishing with the traps I am also grateful to Carmen Benito manageress Servei de Radiosòtops Facultat de Biologia Universitat de Barcelona Spain for the Xrays Jordi Corbera for the illustrations and two anonymous referees for valuable comments I thank my daughter Muriel for the English revision of the manuscript The BENTART03 cruise was supported by the Spanish Antarctic Programme CICYT This study was supported by a grant from the Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia Spain “Estudio taxonómico de los Zoarcidae Teleostei Perciformes del Mar de Bellingshausen Océano Antártico” CLG200728861E/ANT
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