Patagolycus melastomus

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Patagolycus melastomus Matallanas & Corbella, 2012

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> Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Patagolycus: Named for Patagonia ('Patago', the type species found mainly in Patagonian waters) and the Greek 'lykos' (= wolf), a commonly used suffix for southern hemisphere zoarcid genera.;  melastomus: Name from the Greek 'melas' for black or dark and 'stoma' for mouth; referring to the colour of its orobranchial cavity..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin démersal; profondeur 164 - 489 m (Ref. 90127). Temperate; 45°S - 52°S, 60°W - 69°W (Ref. 90127)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Southwest Atlantic Ocean.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.7 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 90127); 38.5 cm TL (female)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 83-89; Rayons mous anaux: 67 - 73; Vertèbres: 86 - 93. This species is distinguished by the following characters: presence of submental crest; elongated and narrowed neurocranium; frontals fused anteriorly with no trace of a suture; frontal corner squared; long frontal ramus; frontal and parasphenoid well separated by pterosphenoid; sphenotic and parietal in contact; parietals separated from mid-line; parasphenoid wing reaches the mid-height of the trigeminofacialis foramen; supraoccipital?exoccipìtal articulation excluded by epioccipital; no supratemporal commissure and occipital pores; intercalar well developed; 8 suborbital bones, canal with 7 pores; postorbital pores 1 and 4; ceratohyal?epihyal juncture interdigitating dorsally; branchiostegal rays 5; posterior hyomandibular ramus elongate; well developed palatal arch and posttemporal ventral ramus; scapular foramen enclosed by bone; scapular strut present; cartilaginous basal plate of pectoral girdle with 4 foramina; asymmetrical vertebrae; well developed oral valve; gill slit extending ventrally below lower end of pectoral-fin base; scalloped gill rakers; pelvic-fin rays ensheated; squamation extensive; with lateral line, pyloric caeca, palatine and vomerine teeth; oral cavity and peritoneum black (Ref. 90127).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

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Matallanas, J. and C. Corbella, 2012. Redescription of Iluocoetes Jenyns, 1842; proposal of a new genus, Argentinolycus, for Iluocoetes elongatus (Smitt, 1898), and description of Patagolycus melastomus gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Zoarcidae). Zootaxa 3296:1-18. (Ref. 90127)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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