Barathrodemus manatinus Goode & Bean 1883

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 : 49

Barathrodemus manatinus Goode & Bean 1883

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Material examined. 7 specimens, 93–151 mm SL: MOVI 38806-38807 (2, 114– 121 mm), E-0547; MOVI 38812-38813 (2, 132– 151 mm), AG1-17; MOVI 38818 (1, 130 mm), AG2-1; MOVI 38830 (1, 95– 105 mm), AG2-1; MOVI 38835 (1, 93 mm), AG1-13 .

Diagnosis. Dorsal fin-rays 106–107 and anal fin-rays 85–87.

Distribution. Tropical western North Atlantic ( Nielsen et al. 1999), and off eastern Brazil.

Remarks. First record in Brazilian waters. Colleted off Rio de Janeiro, from 1060 to 1318 m depth.

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*.