Occurrence of the tripodfish Bathypterois ventralis (Aulopiformes: Ipnopidae) in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica

Between 1990 and 1992, 2 adult specimens of the ventrad spiderfish, Bathypterois ventralis Garman 1899, were collected at depths between 637 and 880m off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. These specimens constitute the first record of the species, the genus, and the family in Costa Rican waters. A br...

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Main Authors: Arturo Angulo, William A. Bussing, Myrna I. López
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2015-06-01
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1237
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description Between 1990 and 1992, 2 adult specimens of the ventrad spiderfish, Bathypterois ventralis Garman 1899, were collected at depths between 637 and 880m off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. These specimens constitute the first record of the species, the genus, and the family in Costa Rican waters. A brief description of specimens, as well as comparative morphometric data and distributional information are provided and discussed herein.
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spelling doaj-art-9fbedff06fd74d97851dca02e05292202025-08-20T01:49:55ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062015-06-0186210.1016/j.rmb.2015.04.025Occurrence of the tripodfish Bathypterois ventralis (Aulopiformes: Ipnopidae) in the Pacific coast of Costa RicaArturo AnguloWilliam A. BussingMyrna I. LópezBetween 1990 and 1992, 2 adult specimens of the ventrad spiderfish, Bathypterois ventralis Garman 1899, were collected at depths between 637 and 880m off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. These specimens constitute the first record of the species, the genus, and the family in Costa Rican waters. A brief description of specimens, as well as comparative morphometric data and distributional information are provided and discussed herein.https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1237First recordSpiderfishesCentral AmericaEastern Pacific
spellingShingle Arturo Angulo
William A. Bussing
Myrna I. López
Occurrence of the tripodfish Bathypterois ventralis (Aulopiformes: Ipnopidae) in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
First record
Spiderfishes
Central America
Eastern Pacific
title Occurrence of the tripodfish Bathypterois ventralis (Aulopiformes: Ipnopidae) in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
title_full Occurrence of the tripodfish Bathypterois ventralis (Aulopiformes: Ipnopidae) in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
title_fullStr Occurrence of the tripodfish Bathypterois ventralis (Aulopiformes: Ipnopidae) in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
title_full_unstemmed Occurrence of the tripodfish Bathypterois ventralis (Aulopiformes: Ipnopidae) in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
title_short Occurrence of the tripodfish Bathypterois ventralis (Aulopiformes: Ipnopidae) in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
title_sort occurrence of the tripodfish bathypterois ventralis aulopiformes ipnopidae in the pacific coast of costa rica
topic First record
Spiderfishes
Central America
Eastern Pacific
url https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1237
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