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A new species of the deep‐sea fish genus Coelorinchus Giorna (Macrouridae) from the eastern North Atlantic, with notes on its ecology
Author(s) -
Merrett N. R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1980.tb02787.x
Subject(s) - biology , snout , genus , porcupine , ecology , zoology
A new species of macrourid, Coelorinchus abditilux , is described from 51°N, 11°W in the Porcupine Sea‐Bight, eastern North Atlantic. It is distinguished by its minute ventral light organ which lacks an external naked fossa, short snout, naked underside of head, body scales lacking prominent median keels and low gill raker count (8–9) in inner series of first arch. The uniqueness of this species is such that it may represent a new sub‐genus of Coelorinchus . It is relatively deep‐living (770–1042 m) with a very restricted known distribution in a coralline area.