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Description of a new species of cusk-eel (Teleostei, Ophidiiformes, Ophidiidae, Ophidion) from the Galápagos Archipelago and Isla del Coco, long known but previously undescribed

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  • 1. California Academy of Sciences, Department of Ichthyology, Research Associate, Golden Gate Park, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, Calif. 94118.
  • 2. University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida.

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Lea, Robert N., Robins, C. Richard (2024): Description of a new species of cusk-eel (Teleostei, Ophidiiformes, Ophidiidae, Ophidion) from the Galápagos Archipelago and Isla del Coco, long known but previously undescribed. Zootaxa 5497 (2): 292-298, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5497.2.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5497.2.9

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Publication: 10.1643/ASIHCODONS2020 (DOI)
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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.13629579 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AF87E2FFCBFA29FF1A33F7FD19FBD0 (URL)
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Dataset: http://table.plazi.org/id/DF79667CFFC8FA2FFF1537F8FA82FA1E (URL)
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Dataset: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/17a06729-327f-4187-b22a-010e1041a09c (URL)

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