Moose eelpout
The moose eelpout (Barbapellis pterygalces) is a species of zoarcid fish found in Southern Ocean. This species is only known from a single adult female specimen from off Terre Adélie. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
| Moose eelpout | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Zoarcidae |
| Subfamily: | Gymnelinae |
| Genus: | Barbapellis Iglésias, Dettai & Ozouf-Costaz, 2012 [1] |
| Species: | B. pterygalces |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbapellis pterygalces Iglésias, Dettai & Ozouf-Costaz, 2012 | |
References
- Iglésias, S.P., Dettai, A. & Ozouf-Costaz, C. (2012): Barbapellis pterygalces, new genus and new species of a singular eelpout (Zoarcidae: Teleostei) from the Antarctic deep waters. Polar Biology, 35 (2): 215-220.
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