A new species of chimaera, Hydrolagus melanophasma sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), from the eastern North Pacific

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2218, 2009, Pages 59-68

  James, Kelsey C ^a   Ebert, David A ^a,b,d   Long, Douglas J ^c,d   Didier, Dominique A ^e  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Oakland Museum of California   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^e MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimaeridae; Gulf of California; Hydrolagus; New species

Indexed keywords

CHIMAERIDAE; CHIMAERIFORMES; CHONDRICHTHYES; HYDROLAGUS; HYDROLAGUS COLLIEI; HYDROLAGUS MACROPHTHALMUS;

EID: 70249106377     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2218.1.3     Document Type: Article

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