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First occurrence of Acanthodraco dewitti Skora, 1995 (Notothenioidei, Bathydraconidae) in the Ross Sea

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On the basis of two specimens collected in Terra Nova Bay in February 1998 and 2000, adults of the recently described bathydraconid, Acanthodraco dewitti Skora, 1995 are documented for the first time in the Ross Sea. Meristic counts and morphometric measurements are provided and compared with those reported by Skora. The specimens were male and female in a developing stage of gonad maturity. Differently from the related species Psilodraco breviceps, which is endemic to South Georgia, a probable circumantarctic distribution of A. dewitti is discussed.

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  1. CNR, Istituto di Ricerche sulla Pesca Marittima, Largo Fiera della Pesca 1, 60125 Ancona, Italy, , , , ,

    M. La Mesa

  2. ICRAM, Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica Applicata al Mare, Via Casalotti 300, 00166 Rome, Italy, , , , ,

    M. Vacchi

  3. Laboratoire d'Ichtyologie, CNRS GDR 1005, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 43 rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France, , , , ,

    C. Ozouf-Costaz

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Vacchi, .M., La Mesa, .M. & Ozouf-Costaz, .C. First occurrence of Acanthodraco dewitti Skora, 1995 (Notothenioidei, Bathydraconidae) in the Ross Sea. Polar Biol 24, 471–472 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000100239

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