A New Species of the Deep-Sea Ceratioid Anglerfish Genus Oneirodes (Lophiiformes: Oneirodidae) from the Western Indian Ocean

A new species of the deep-sea ceratioid anglerfish genus Oneirodes Liitken (Lophiiformes: Oneirodidae) Is described on the basis of a single female specimen collected from the Western Indian Ocean. The new form is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of features that includes a relative...

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Published in:Copeia 2017-04, Vol.105 (1), p.82
Main Authors: Rajeeshkumar, M P, Meera, K M, Hashim, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angling
Animal morphology
Appendages
Bones
Congeners
Cruises
Deep sea
Deep sea environments
Deep water
Ecology
Ecosystem management
Eye
Eyes
Filaments
Fins
Fishery sciences
History
Jaw
Living resources
Lophiiformes
Marine fishes
Measuring instruments
Meristic counts
Morphology
New species
Oceans
Oneirodes
Oneirodidae
Osteology
Skin
Sport fishing
Teeth
Trawlnets
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Summary:A new species of the deep-sea ceratioid anglerfish genus Oneirodes Liitken (Lophiiformes: Oneirodidae) Is described on the basis of a single female specimen collected from the Western Indian Ocean. The new form is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of features that includes a relatively short illicium, a unique escal morphology, and shape of the suboperde bone.
ISSN:2766-1512
2766-1520
DOI:10.1643/0-16-467