A new congrid eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Congridae) from the Western Pacific, with an analysis of its relationships

Autor(es)

Smith, David G. ^[1] ; Karmovskaya, Emma S. ^[2] ; Silva, Joao Paulo Capretz Batista Da ^[3]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Smithsonian Inst, Museum Support Ctr, MRC-534, 4210 Silver Hill Rd, Suitland, MD 20746 - USA

^[2] Russian Acad Sci, Shirshov Inst Oceanol, Moscow 117218 - Russia

^[3] Univ Fed Paraiba, Dept Sistemat & Ecol, Ctr Ciencias Exatas & Nat, BR-58051900 Joao Pessoa, PB - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. 4845, n. 2, p. 191-210, SEP 2 2020.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

A new species of congrid eel, Bathycongrus villosus sp. nov., is described from the Philippines and Vanuatu. It is similar to some of the small-toothed species currently placed in Bathycongrus and to the species of Bassanago. In this paper we compare the new species to Bassanago albescens (Barnard, 1923) and to Bathycongrus parviporus Karmovskaya, 2011, which it most closely resembles. An analysis of 19 characters shows that it agrees with Bat. parviporus in 16 characters and with Bas. albescens in one. In two characters, the three species are all different. We therefore place it in Bathycongrus. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 15/22010-3 - Anatomia comparada do esqueleto apendicular em Elopomorpha e grupos chave em Teleostei
• Beneficiário: João Paulo Capretz Batista da Silva
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 17/10191-9 - Anatomia comparada do esqueleto apendicular em espécimes de Elopomorpha restritos a instituições estrangeiras.
• Beneficiário: João Paulo Capretz Batista da Silva
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Pós-Doutorado