Primer registro en el Pacífico suroriental de la anguila abisal Diastobranchus capensis Barnard, 1923 (Osteichthyes: Synaphobranchidae)

The finding of one specimen (IZUA-PM-2338, 875 mm TL) of Diastobranchus capensis Barnard, 1923 (Osteichthyes: Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae), captured at 2.000 m depth off Golfo de Penas, southern Chile (48º31’12’’S-75º15’04’’W) is reported and represents the first record of this genus for the southeastern Pacific. The ichthyogeographical meaning of this finding is also analyzed. A taxonomic key to recognize Chilean synaphobranchid eels is included

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Reyes,Pablo, Pequeño,Germán
Format: Digital revista
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar 2006
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-19572006000200014
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