3 NEW RECORDS OF BATHYAL FISH SPECIES FROM THE PORTUGUESE SLOPE - NOTES ON THEIR MORPHOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION

Dysomma brevirostre (Facciola, 1887) (Synaphobranchidae), Gadomus disp ar (Vaillant, 1888) (Macrouridae) and Setarches guentheri Johnson, 186 2 (Scorpaenidae), are rare bathyal species now recorded for the Portug uese slope. Apart from their new northern limit of distribution, other morphological and biological aspects are discussed. The number of lat eral line pores and dentition of Dysomma brevirostre are discussed and the lateral line of Gadomus dispar is described. The specimen of Seta rches guentheri is the largest and the deepest recorded so far.