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Fifth confirmed record and North Atlantic range expansion of the rare pelagic bobtail snipe eel genus Neocyema (Cyematidae, Elopomorpha)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2015

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Jan Yde Poulsen*
Affiliation:
Department of Fish and Shellfish, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Kivioq 2, P.B. 570, 3900 Nuuk, Greenland Fish Section, Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney NSW 2010, Australia
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Correspondence should be addressed to: J.Y. Poulsen, Pinngortitaleriffik (Greenland Institute of Natural Resources), P.B. 570, 3900 Nuuk, Greenland email: JaPo@natur.gl
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Abstract

A fifth confirmed Neocyema specimen, caught in the Denmark Strait off the coast of south-east Greenland, provides a North Atlantic range expansion for the genus and is compared to all four previous records. Due to taxonomic issues with both adults and larvae, the new specimen from waters near Greenland is tentatively referred to as Neocyema erythrosoma and represents the largest specimen ever recorded. Morphological and molecular data are included for future comparisons. Distributional and morphological differences exist between specimens, although the present rarity of these fishes precludes an evaluation of diversity within Neocyema.

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Greenlandpelagic eelsdeep-searareR/V PâmiutbathypelagicNorth Atlantic
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e53
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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