Spotted snailfish, Liparis callyodon (Liparidae), a new species for the Sea of Okhotsk


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Abstract

The first finding of the Spotted snailfish Liparis callyodon (Liparidae) is reported for the Sea of Okhotsk (littoral zone of the Urup Island). This is also the first record of the species for the Kuril Islands archipelago also as the southernmost finding of Spotted snailfish at all. The description of the specimen and the distributional pattern of the species are given.

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N. V. Chernova

Zoological Institute

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Email: chernova@zin.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 199034

M. V. Nazarkin

Zoological Institute

Email: chernova@zin.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 199034

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