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Una Nueva Especie De Anguila De Arena Del Género Bascanichthys (anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) Del Caribe

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: A new species of the sand eel genus Bascanichthys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) is described from specimens found inside the stomachs of mature female numbfish Narcine bancroftii. These rays were collected as bycatch in local fisheries, using beach seines in shallow waters (5 to 10 m) in Gaira Bay (Santa Marta, Colombian Caribbean). Bascanichthys gaira n.sp., is described from three specimens and can be distinguished from other species of the genus by its minute pectoral-fin base (12.3- 24.7% of gill-opening length) and its vertebral number (189).

Source: Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras

DOI: 10.25268/bimc.invemar.2016.45.1.627

Authors: Fabián Moreno, Arturo Acero P., Marcela Grijalba Bendeck

Institutions: Universidad Santo Tomás, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano

Language: English

Topic: Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

Subfield: Aquatic Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano