Gvozdarus balushkini sp. n. from the Weddell Sea (Pisces, Perciformes: Nototheniidae)
O.S. Voskoboinikova & A. Kellermann
Abstract. A new nototheniid fish Gvozdarus balushkini sp. n. (holotype 29.9 mm SL, Weddell Sea from Juinvill Island, 64°56´ S, 53°37´ W, depth 0-140 m) is described. The new species differs from G. svetovidovi in the number of pectoral, dorsal, and fin rays and total number of vertebrae.
Zoosystematica Rossica, 1993, 2(2): 313–316 ▪ Published in print 31 December 1993
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