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Cybium,
International Journal of Ichthyology |
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ICHTHYOLOGICAL NOTE First
record of the deep-sea eel Ilyophis saldanhai (Synaphobranchidae,
Anguilliformes) from the Pacific Ocean Romain CAUSSE (1), Manuel BISCOITO (2) & Patrick BRIAND (3) (1) Muséum
national dHistoire naturelle, Département des milieux et
peuplements aquatiques, USM0403 Biodiversité et dynamique des communautés
aquatiques, Service des collections dichtyologie, Case postale 26,
75231 Paris cedex 05, FRANCE. Abstract.
- The presence of Ilyophis saldanhai Karmovskaya & Parin,
1999 (Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae) in the Pacific Ocean is reported
here for the first time. One specimen was collected on the East Pacific
Rise (EPR), at the hydrothermal vent site Grommit (21°33.66S-114°17.98W,
2838 m of depth), in April 2004, during the BIOSPEEDO cruise (CNRS-Ifremer).
This species was previously known only from the Broken Spur vent field
(29°08N-43°13W, 3100 m of depth) on the Mid-Atlantic
Ridge (MAR). |
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