New records of Morid fishes (Teleostei : Gadiformes) from the southernmosttip of South America

Authors
Melendez, R Pequeno, G
Citation
R. Melendez et G. Pequeno, New records of Morid fishes (Teleostei : Gadiformes) from the southernmosttip of South America, SCI MAR, 63, 1999, pp. 465-467
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
SCIENTIA MARINA
ISSN journal
02148358 → ACNP
Volume
63
Year of publication
1999
Supplement
1
Pages
465 - 467
Database
ISI
SICI code
0214-8358(199912)63:<465:NROMF(>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Three species of morid fishes were collected during the Expedition Antarkti s XIII/4 of RV "Polarstem" at the southernmost tip of South America, on the slope east of Isla Nueva, Southern Chile (ca. 55 degrees S), Antimora rost rata (Gunther, 1878), Gluttigadus kongi (Markle and Melendez, 1988) and Lep idion ensiferus (Gunther, 1887). Representing new records for the above are a, all of them were previoulsy recorded from the Chilean and Argentinean Pa tagonian region.