First description of larvae of Acanthodraco dewitti in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

Authors
La Mesa, M Granata, A Guglielmo, L Vacchi, M
Citation
M. La Mesa et al., First description of larvae of Acanthodraco dewitti in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, J FISH BIOL, 57, 2000, pp. 163-166
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00221112 → ACNP
Volume
57
Year of publication
2000
Supplement
A
Pages
163 - 166
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1112(200012)57:<163:FDOLOA>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Six postlarval and an adult bathydraconid were collected in Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea, during January-February 1988 and February 1998, respectively. Th e adult was identified as Acanthodraco dewitti Skora, 1995 (type locality S outh Shetland Islands), a species not recorded in the Ross Sea. The postlar vae may be those of A. dewitti. The morphology and pigmentation patterns of the postlarvae are described and compared with those of other bathydraconi ds. (C) 2000 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.