Chimaera opalescens n. sp., a new chimaeroid (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali) from the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 399-417

  Luchetti, E A ^a   Iglesias S P ^a   Sellos, D Y ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Chimaera monstrosa; Chimaeridae; CO1; Deep sea; New species

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CLASSIFICATION; DNA BARCODING; FEMALE; FISH; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NOMENCLATURE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIGMENTATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA BARCODING, TAXONOMIC; FEMALE; FISHES; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PIGMENTATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

CHIMAERA MONSTROSA; CHIMAERIDAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; HOLOCEPHALI;

EID: 79960667441     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03027.x     Document Type: Article

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