Hydrolagus
- Dataset
- Hydrolagus matallanasi sp. nov. (Holocephali, Chimaeridae) a new species of rabbitfish from southern Brazil
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Holocephali
- order
- Chimaeriformes
- family
- Chimaeridae
- genus
- Hydrolagus
Hydrolagus
Key to the western Atlantic Hydrolagus species
[Modified from Bigelow and Schroeder (1953) and Didier (2004)]
1a. Upper margin of second dorsal fin straight..................................................... H. alberti
1b. Upper margin of second dorsal fin notably concave at middle region of second dorsal fin base.......................................................................................................................... 2
2a. Body pale brown, without reticulations and spots; ventral base of pectoral fin darkish brown; eye length nearly equal to preorbital length; dorsal spine length 4/5 of head length; pelvic claspers in males divided for nearly 1/2 their length............ H. mirabilis
2b. Brown coloration with reticulations and spots covering dorsoventrally the body; ventral base of pectoral fin whitish; eye length about 2/3 of preorbital length; dorsal spine
Name
- Homonyms
- Hydrolagus
- Hydrolagus