Acanthodraco was first formally described as a genus by the Polish ichthyologist Krzysztof Edward Skóra [pl] in 1995 when he was describing its only species Acanthodraco dewitti. The type locality of A. dewitti is the South Shetland Islands.[2] The genus name is a compound of acanthus, which means “thorn” or “spine” alluding to the higher number spines on the operculum than related genera, and draco Meaning “dragon”, a common suffix in the scientific names of notothenioid fishes. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Hugh Hamilton DeWitt, a renowned worker on notothenioid fishes.[3]
Acanthodraco is a bathydemersal fish found at depths of at least 255 m (837 ft) and since the original description has been found in the Ross Sea and in the southeastern Pacific Ocean off Chile.[1]A. dewitti probably has a Circumpolar distribution around the Antarctic and is replaced in the seas around South Georgia by the similar Psilodraco breviceps.[4] Two specimens from the Ross Sea had standard lengths of 125 mm (4.9 in) and 128 mm (5.0 in) respectively. They had 27 rays in the dorsal fin and 25-26 rays in the anal fin. These specimens were of either sex and their gonads were developing towards spawning. This alongside the presence of postlarvae in Terra Nova Bay suggest this species spawns in the Ross Sea.[5]
Referencesedit
^ abFroese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Acanthodraco dewitti" in FishBase. June 2021 version.
^Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (12 April 2021). "Order Perciformes: Suborder Notothenoididei: Families Bovichtidae, Pseaudaphritidae, Elegopinidae, Nototheniidae, Harpagiferidae, Artedidraconidae, Bathydraconidae, Channichthyidae and Percophidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^Thomas-Desvignes; John-Postlethwait; Peter Konstantinidis (2020). "Biogeography of the Antarctic dragonfishes Acanthodraco dewitti and Psilodraco breviceps with re-description of Acanthodraco dewitti larvae (Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae)". Polar Biology. 45 (5): 565–572. doi:10.1007/s00300-020-02661-y. S2CID 214783585.
^Mario La Mesa; Catherine Ozouf-costaz; Marino Vacchi (2001). "First occurrence of Acanthodraco dewitti Skora, 1995 (Notothenioidei, Bathydraconidae) in the Ross Sea". Polar Biology. 24 (6): 471–472. doi:10.1007/s003000100239. S2CID 35251091.
January 01, 1970
acanthodraco, monotypic, genus, marine, finned, fish, belonging, family, bathydraconidae, antarctic, dragonfishes, only, species, dewitt, dragonfish, dewitti, they, found, southern, ocean, southeastern, pacific, ocean, scientific, classification, domain, eukar. Acanthodraco is a monotypic genus of marine ray finned fish belonging to the family Bathydraconidae the Antarctic dragonfishes its only species is DeWitt s dragonfish Acanthodraco dewitti They are found in the Southern Ocean and the southeastern Pacific Ocean 1 Acanthodraco Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Perciformes Family Bathydraconidae Genus AcanthodracoSkora pl 1995 Species A dewitti Binomial name Acanthodraco dewittiSkora 1995 Acanthodraco was first formally described as a genus by the Polish ichthyologist Krzysztof Edward Skora pl in 1995 when he was describing its only species Acanthodraco dewitti The type locality of A dewitti is the South Shetland Islands 2 The genus name is a compound of acanthus which means thorn or spine alluding to the higher number spines on the operculum than related genera and draco Meaning dragon a common suffix in the scientific names of notothenioid fishes The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Hugh Hamilton DeWitt a renowned worker on notothenioid fishes 3 Acanthodraco is a bathydemersal fish found at depths of at least 255 m 837 ft and since the original description has been found in the Ross Sea and in the southeastern Pacific Ocean off Chile 1 A dewitti probably has a Circumpolar distribution around the Antarctic and is replaced in the seas around South Georgia by the similar Psilodraco breviceps 4 Two specimens from the Ross Sea had standard lengths of 125 mm 4 9 in and 128 mm 5 0 in respectively They had 27 rays in the dorsal fin and 25 26 rays in the anal fin These specimens were of either sex and their gonads were developing towards spawning This alongside the presence of postlarvae in Terra Nova Bay suggest this species spawns in the Ross Sea 5 References edit a b Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2021 Acanthodraco dewitti in FishBase June 2021 version Eschmeyer William N Fricke Ron amp van der Laan Richard eds Species in the genus Acanthodraco Catalog of Fishes California Academy of Sciences Retrieved 9 October 2021 Christopher Scharpf amp Kenneth J Lazara eds 12 April 2021 Order Perciformes Suborder Notothenoididei Families Bovichtidae Pseaudaphritidae Elegopinidae Nototheniidae Harpagiferidae Artedidraconidae Bathydraconidae Channichthyidae and Percophidae The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J Lazara Retrieved 6 October 2021 Thomas Desvignes John Postlethwait Peter Konstantinidis 2020 Biogeography of the Antarctic dragonfishes Acanthodraco dewitti and Psilodraco breviceps with re description of Acanthodraco dewitti larvae Notothenioidei Bathydraconidae Polar Biology 45 5 565 572 doi 10 1007 s00300 020 02661 y S2CID 214783585 Mario La Mesa Catherine Ozouf costaz Marino Vacchi 2001 First occurrence of Acanthodraco dewitti Skora 1995 Notothenioidei Bathydraconidae in the Ross Sea Polar Biology 24 6 471 472 doi 10 1007 s003000100239 S2CID 35251091 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Acanthodraco amp oldid 1164247307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
