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Presence of the telescope fish Mendosoma lineatum in Patagonian waters, a new species in the ichthyological fauna from the south‐west Atlantic Ocean
Author(s) -
Bovcon N. D.,
Cochia P. D.,
Ruibal Núñez J.,
Vucica M.,
Figueroa D. E.
Publication year - 2017
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/jfb.13397
Subject(s) - fauna , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , ecology
The presence of the telescope fish Mendosoma lineatum in Patagonian waters of Argentina is reported. Mendosoma lineatum is the second species of the Latridae recorded in the south‐west Atlantic Ocean and its presence in Patagonia is an addition to both the ichthyological fauna of the Argentinean Sea and the south‐west Atlantic Ocean.