The first spinous lump-sucker (Eumicropterus spinosus) a living specimen of 67 mm long, collected during the expedition on 21 August 2015 with bottom trawl.
Fish diversity north of Svalbard
Cruise diary: The oceans are full of fish. With nearly 35.000 species described all over the world, fish are the most diversified group of vertebrates. The finding of a new undescribed species is still not a past activity for researchers working in fish systematics; about 200–300 new species are described yearly in the world.
Published 15.09.2015
- Updated 15.09.2015
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