Bellingshausenia olasoi Matallanas, 2009

Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae
Max. size:  28 cm SL (male/unsexed); 25.4 cm SL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 615 m
Distribution:  Antarctic: Bellingshausen Sea, Southern Ocean.
Diagnosis:  This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: branchiostegal rays 7; scapular foramen open; narrow cranium; smooth ceratohyal-epihyal articulation; well developed palatal arch; no supratemporal commissure and occipital pores; reduced intercalar, displaced backward; smooth ceratohyal-epihyal juncture, well-developed palatal arch and parasphenoid wing reaching mid-height of the trigeminofacialis foramen; presence of scales, lateral line, pelvic fins, pseudobranch, pyloric caeca, vomerine and palatine teeth (Ref. 81218).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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