Scopeloberyx shakhovskoyi, a new species of Melamphaidae family from the Atlantic Ocean

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Abstract

A new species of family Melamphaidae is described from the central section of the Atlantic: Scopeloberyx shakhovskoyi. The species belongs to the oligorakered Scopeloberyx fishes (15–18 rakers on the first gill arch and pectoventral horizontal distance between the vertical lines of lower edge of the pectoral fin and the origin of pelvic fin is less than 5% SL). The fish were caught at depths in a range of 700–0 m. Scopeloberyx nigrescens sensu Keene is proposed as synonymous to the new species.

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A. N. Kotlyar

Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences

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Russian Federation, Moscow

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2. Fig. 1. Holotype of Scopeloberyx shakhovskoyi SL 18.0 mm: a - drawing (scale: 1 mm), b - photo, c - x-ray.

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3. Fig. 2. Locations of captures of type specimens of Scopeloberyx shakhovskoyi (•) and S. nigrescens (•) (data from Keane1).

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