First record of humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) (Melanocetidae) in Antarctic waters

Alexei M. Orlov; Svetlana Y. Orlova; Alexander A. Volkov; Dmitry V. Pelenev

doi:10.3402/polar.v34.25356

Polar Research (Mar 2015)

First record of humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) (Melanocetidae) in Antarctic waters

Alexei M. Orlov,
Svetlana Y. Orlova,
Alexander A. Volkov,
Dmitry V. Pelenev

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Alexei M. Orlov: Laboratory of Sea Fishes of the Russian Far East, Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, 17, V. Krasnoselskaya St., Moscow 107140, Russia
Svetlana Y. Orlova: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, 17, V. Krasnoselskaya Sr., Moscow 107140, Russia
Alexander A. Volkov: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, 17, V. Krasnoselskaya Sr., Moscow 107140, Russia
Dmitry V. Pelenev: Laboratory of the Pacific Ocean Basin, Center of International Fisheries Cooperation, Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, 17, V. Krasnoselskaya St., Moscow 107140, Russia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.25356
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 34, no. 0
pp. 1 – 5

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The first record of the humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) in Antarctic waters (Ross Sea) is documented. Species identification is confirmed by the structure of the escal bulb and analysis of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene. This record extends the known range of M. johnsonii by more than 1000 nm to the south. The taxonomic status of Melanocetus species in Antarctic waters is discussed.

Published in Polar Research

ISSN: 0800-0395 (Print); 1751-8369 (Online)
Publisher: Norwegian Polar Institute
Country of publisher: Norway
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Oceanography
Website: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/index

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