Larvae of Lyconus pinnatus (Merlucciidae) from the southwestern Pacific, with comments on the diagnostic characters of species of the genus Lyconus
Evseenko, S.A.; Suntsov, A.V. (1991). Larvae of Lyconus pinnatus (Merlucciidae) from the southwestern Pacific, with comments on the diagnostic characters of species of the genus Lyconus. J. Ichthyol. 35(8): 98-110
In: Journal of Ichthyology. Nauka Interperiodica/Springer: Silver Spring, Md. ISSN 0032-9452; e-ISSN 1555-6425, more
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Developmental stages > Larvae
Lyconus Günther, 1887 [WoRMS]; Lyconus pinnatus Günther, 1887 [WoRMS]; Merlucciidae Rafinesque, 1815 [WoRMS]
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- Evseenko, S.A.
- Suntsov, A.V.
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| Abstract |
A description is presented of previously unknown larvae of Lyconus pinnatus from notal waters of the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Diagnostic characters of species of the genus Lyconus, were established from collections of fry and adults of this genus of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. The number of abdominal andcaudal vertebrae and the rays in the unpaired and pectoral fins can be used in the diagnosis of larvae of the genus Lyconus to the species level. The morphological features of both the larvae and adults of both taxa were compared in order to assess the advisability of combining the genera Lyconus and Macruronus (Howes, 1991). |
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