First Records of a <i>Hydrolagus</i> Species (<i>Holocephali</i>: <i>Chimaeridae</i>) from Reunion Island and Mayotte (Southwestern Indian Ocean)
Two specimens of large blackish chimaeras of the genus <i>Hydrolagus</i> were caught, one off Reunion Island and the other off Mayotte in the southwestern Indian Ocean. The specimens, an adult male of 710 mm BDL and a female of 870 m BDL, are described, compared to similar species (i.e.,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-10-01
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| Series: | Fishes |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/8/10/522 |
| Summary: | Two specimens of large blackish chimaeras of the genus <i>Hydrolagus</i> were caught, one off Reunion Island and the other off Mayotte in the southwestern Indian Ocean. The specimens, an adult male of 710 mm BDL and a female of 870 m BDL, are described, compared to similar species (i.e., having a large size, over 110 cm TL, dark blackish colour, and rather long conical snout), and tentatively identified to the small-eyed rabbitfish <i>Hydrolagus affinis</i>, pending a taxonomic revision of the large blackish chimaeras is completed. |
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| ISSN: | 2410-3888 |