title: New data on Lepidion schmidti (Gadiformes: Moridae) from the north-east Atlantic Ocean.
abstract: A new record of Lepidion schmidti (Gadiformes: Moridae) is reported from the Bay of Biscay (north-east Atlantic Ocean). Lepidion schmidti is a rare and poorly known species, scarcely described in the ichthyological literature. Morphometric and meristic characteristics of the specimen are given. A compilation of the specimens caught in the north-east Atlantic Ocean was carried out and the current status of the species in Atlantic waters is discussed. Lepidion schmidti is characterized mainly by the presence of an inverted V-shaped patch of vomerine teeth and a V-shaped crest on the dorsal surface of the head with the apex anterior. The presence of supernumerary anal fin rays in this species is described for the first time. The results obtained confirm the presence of L. schmidti from the north-east Atlantic Ocean.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Español de Oceanografía de Santander, Promontorio San Martín s/n, 39004 Santander, Spain. jc.arronte@st.ieo.es
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Arronte
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bañón
authors.forename: D T G
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Quigley
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pis-Millán
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heredia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D005260:Female; D048388:Gadiformes / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity