Moose eelpout
Barbapellis pterygalces, also known as the moose eelpout, 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]
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
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| Genus: | Barbapellis |
| Species: | B. pterygalces |
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| 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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