Abstract
Collections made by two deep-sea expeditions off eastern Brazil between 11° and 23°S, revealed the occurrence of a rich fish fauna. A total of 94 trawl stations were performed by the RV Thalassa and RV Astro Garoupa, at depths from 200 to 2300 m. The fishes of the order Ophidiiformes are reported upon here, including 23 species from three families: Carapidae (2), Ophidiidae (19) and Bythitidae (2). Of these, 15 species represent new records for Brazilian waters: Acanthonus armatus, Barathrites parri, Barathrodemus manatinus, Dicrolene kanazawai, Eretmichthys pinnatus, Holcomycteronus squamosus, Lamprogrammus brunswigi, Luciobrotula sp., Monomitopus agassizii, Neobythites monocellatus, Neobythites sp., Porogadus catena, Porogadus miles, Xyelacyba myersi, and Cataetyx messieri. Luciobrotula sp. represents an undescribed species. This paper also provides a checklist to and an identification key for all ophidiiform fishes from Brazil, totaling 45 species.References
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