A new deep-water chimaerid species, Hydrolagus lusitanicus n. sp., from off mainland Portugal with a proposal of a new identification key for the genus Hydrolagus(Holocephali: Chimaeridae) in the north-east Atlantic

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 742-751

  Moura, T ^a   Figueiredo, I ^b   Bordalo Machado, P ^b   Almeida, C ^b   Gordo, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hydrolagus identification key; Hydrolagus lusitanicus n.sp.; North east Atlantic chimaerid

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; COLOR; DEEP WATER; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; SHARK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CHIMAERIDAE; HOLOCEPHALI; HYDROLAGUS; HYDROLAGUS PALLIDUS;

EID: 33745312116     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00774.x     Document Type: Article

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