Description of a new species of hake: Merluccius patagonicus sp. nov. (Gadiformes, Merlucciidae) from the waters of Argentina

Description of a new species of hake: Merluccius patagonicus sp. nov. (Gadiformes, Merlucciidae) from the waters of Argentina

A new species of the family Merlucciidae is presented, Merluccius patagonicus sp. nov., from the waters of the Argentine Sea. Besides the description of the new species, a brief diagnosis and a key to identification are added, with the purpose of easily separating the species from its similar relati...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientia marina 2003-09, Vol.67 (3), p.323-326
Hauptverfasser: Lloris, Domingo, Matallanas, Jesús
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
argentine sea
fao fishing area 41
gadiformes
hake
Marine
merlucciidae
Merluccius australis
Merluccius hubbsi
Merluccius patagonicus
new species
south western atlantic ocean
taxonomy
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Zusammenfassung:A new species of the family Merlucciidae is presented, Merluccius patagonicus sp. nov., from the waters of the Argentine Sea. Besides the description of the new species, a brief diagnosis and a key to identification are added, with the purpose of easily separating the species from its similar relatives among the genus Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810 reported in the region: M. hubbsi and M. australis.
ISSN:0214-8358
1886-8134
DOI:10.3989/scimar.2003.67n3323