Snyderidia canina Gilbert 1905

Mincarone, Michael M., Nielsen, Jørgen G., Costa, Paulo A. S. & Rv, Rv, 2008, Deep-sea ophidiiform fishes collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 ° and 23 ° S, Zootaxa 1770 (1), pp. 41-64 : 47-48

Snyderidia canina Gilbert 1905

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Material examined. 25 specimens, 111–255 mm SL: MOVI 38750-38764 (15, 130– 250 mm), E-0535; MOVI 38765 (1, 215 mm), E-0528; MOVI 38789 (1, 255 mm), E-0536; MOVI 38795 (1, damaged), E-0538; MOVI 39181 (1, 245 mm), E-0504; MOVI 39182-39183 (2, 200– 245 mm), D-0502; MOVI 39187 (1, 164 mm), E-0523; MOVI 39188-39189 (1, 111– 134 mm), E-0499; MOVI 39190-39191 (2, 120– 158 mm), E- 0524 .

Diagnosis. As for genus.

Distribution. Circumglobal, except eastern Pacific (Markle & Olney 1990), at depths from 110 to 1762

m. In the western Atlantic, known from the Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil (McEachran & Fechhelm 1998; Bernardes et al. 2005).

Remarks. Collected from several stations off Bahia and Espírito Santo, at depths from 266 to 1762 m (depth record). Previously reported from 110 to 1500 m ( Nielsen et al. 1999). Also recorded in Brazilian waters by Markle & Olney (1990), Bernardes et al. (2005), and Namiki et al. (2007).

OPHIDIIDAE

Supramaxilla present. Very rarely less than 5 long rakers on anterior gill arch. Anal fin origin posterior to dorsal fin origin. Anal fin rays shorter or equal to opposing dorsal fin rays. Dorsal, caudal and anal fins joined. Basibranchial tooth patches most often present. Pelvic fins with 0–2 rays in each. Oviparous. Fifty genera with 245 species.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Ophidiiform fishes collected off eastern Brazil during Thalassa and Astro Garoupa expeditions (asterisks indicate photo of preserved specimens): A. Echiodon cryomargarites*; B. Snyderidia canina; C. Acanthonus armatus; D. Barathrites parri; E. Barathrodemus manatinus; F. Bassogigas gilli; G. Bassozetus robustus; H. Dicrolene kanazawai; I. Eretmichthys pinnatus*; J. Holcomycteronus squamosus; K. Luciobrotula sp.*; L. Lamprogrammus brunswigi; M. Monomitopus agassizii*; N. Neobythites monocellatus*; O. Neobythites ocellatus*; P. Neobythites sp.*; Q.Penopus microphthalmus; R. Porogadus catena*; S. Porogadus miles; T. Xyelacyba myersi; U. Cataetyx messieri*; V. Diplacanthopoma brachysoma*.