A NEW AND UNIQUE OPHIDIINE CUSK-EEL FROM THE PANAMIC REGION OF THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC

Authors
LEA RN
Citation
Rn. Lea, A NEW AND UNIQUE OPHIDIINE CUSK-EEL FROM THE PANAMIC REGION OF THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC, Bulletin of marine science, 60(3), 1997, pp. 960-965
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Oceanografhy,"Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Bulletin of marine science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00074977
Volume
60
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
960 - 965
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-4977(1997)60:3<960:ANAUOC>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A new species of cusk-eel of the genus Ophidion is described from the continental shelf waters of the Panamic region of the eastern Pacific Ocean. The species does not appear to be closely related to any other eastern Pacific or western Atlantic cusk-eel. Superficially it manifes ts a striking resemblance to two distantly related ophidiids, Lepophid ium pardale and Otophidium indefatigabile. A dichotomous key to the pa tterned species of eastern Pacific cusk-eels is included.