Description of a new species of hake: Merluccius patagonicus sp. nov. (Gadiformes, Merlucciidae) from the waters of Argentina

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 30 Sep 2003Publisher:Editorial CSICJournal:Scientia Marina, volume 67, pages 323-326 (issn: 0214-8358, eissn: 1886-8134,

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Authors: Lloris, Domingo; Matallanas, Jesús;

doi: 10.3989/scimar.2003.67n3323

handle: 10261/5491

Description of a new species of hake: Merluccius patagonicus sp. nov. (Gadiformes, Merlucciidae) from the waters of Argentina

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Abstract

A new species of the family Merlucciidae is presented, Merluccius patagonicus sp. nov., from the waters of the Argentine Sea. Besides the description of the new species, a brief diagnosis and a key to identification are added, with the purpose of easily separating the species from its similar relatives among the genus Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810 reported in the region: M. hubbsi and M. australis.

Related Organizations

Spanish National Research Council
Spain
University of Barcelona
Spain
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Spain
Institute of Marine Sciences
Spain

Keywords

argentine sea, Merluccius patagonicus, Atlántico suroccidental, Merlucciidae, fao fishing area 41, SH1-691, Hake, Área de pesca FAO 41, nueva especie, taxonomía, merluza, merlucciidae, taxonomy, Nueva especie, Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling, South Western Atlantic ocean, hake, Taxonomy, new species, Taxonomía, gadiformes, Merluza, merluccius patagonicus, Mar Argentino, mar Argentino, south western atlantic ocean, FAO Fishing Area 41, New species, FAO, Gadiformes, Argentine Sea

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