Squalogadus modificatus Gilbert & Hubbs 1916

Melo, Marcelo R. S., Braga, Adriana C., Nunan, Gustavo W. A. & Costa, Paulo A. S., 2010, On new collections of deep-sea Gadiformes (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) from the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 ° and 23 ° S, Zootaxa 2433, pp. 25-46 : 38

Squalogadus modificatus Gilbert & Hubbs 1916

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Material examined. Eight specimens: MNRJ, 26933 (2, 183.0–205.0 mm), T, E-519; MNRJ (2, 193.0–211.0 mm), T, E-519; MNRJ (1, 209.0 mm), T, E-525; MNRJ (1, 270.0 mm), T, E-526; MNRJ (1, 289.0 mm), T, E- 527; MNRJ (1, 281.0 mm), T, E-552.

Distribution. First record of Squalogadus modificatus in the WSA. Collected from off Bahia, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, at depths from 1342 to 1929 m. It was described from off Kyushu, Japan (32°32’ N, 132°25’ W), and is known to have a wide distribution throughout the North Atlantic and Pacific ( Geistdoerfer 1990; Iwamoto 1999; Iwamoto 2002).

Figures

FIGURE 4. (A) Squalogadus modificatus * (MNRJ unknown, ca. 200.0 mm); (B) Trachonurus sulcatus * (MNRJ 27063, 406.0 mm); (C) Ventrifossa macropogon (MNRJ 30429, 288.0 mm); (D) Ventrifossa mucocephalus (MNRJ 26874, 354.0 mm); (E) Merluccius hubbsi * (MNRJ unknown, ca. 300.0 mm); (F) Steindachneria argentea * (MNRJ unknown, ca. 300.0 mm); (G) Antimora rostrata * (MNRJ unknown, ca. 300.0 mm); (H) Gadella imberbis * (MNRJ unknown, ca. 300.0 mm); (I) Halargyreus johnsonii * (MNRJ unknown, ca. 300.0 mm); (J) Laemonema goodebeanorum * (MNRJ unknown, ca. 300.0 mm). The pictures of specimens indicated by an asterisk were taken on board of collecting vessel, prior to the specimen fixation.