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Monognathus berteli sp. nov. from the Indian Ocean (Pisces,Monognathidae) |
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| Authors: | Jørgen G. Nielsen Karsten E. Hartel |
| Affiliation: | 1. Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100, Copenhagen ?, Denmark 2. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 02138, Cambridge, Mass, USA |
| Abstract: | A new deepsea monognathid species,Monognathus berteli, is described based on one specimen collected pelagically in the northwestern Indian Ocean at 1440–1018 meters of depth. LikeM. taningi andM. bertini, it belongs to the short-skulled species-group and has very long pectoral fins, but differs from these species by several meristic characters. The described specimen has a very long caudal filament (53% SL) which is not known from otherMonognathus. However, the fragile filament is not used as a diagnostic character since it could easily be broken. |
| Keywords: | New deepsea eel Indian Ocean |
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