Systematics and distribution of leptocephali in the western South Atlantic

Leptocephali collected from the western South Atlantic between 33°-48°S and 47°-63°W during 1966-1998 were examined and described. Six families and twelve species were recorded (Congridae: Ariosoma opistophthalmum (Ranzani, 1840), Bassanago albescens (Barnard, 1923), Bathycongrus dubius (Breder, 192...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Figueroa, D.E., Ehrlich, M.
Formato: JOUR
Materias:
marine ecosystem
morphology
species diversity
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean (South)
Ariosoma
Bathycongrus
Chlopsidae
Chlopsis bicolor
Conger
Congridae
Gnathophis mystax
Gymnothorax conspersus
Hoplunnis tenuis
Muraenidae
Myrophinae
Nettastomatidae
Ophichthidae
Ophichthus gomesii
Saurenchelys
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00074977_v78_n2_p227_Figueroa
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires
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Sumario:Leptocephali collected from the western South Atlantic between 33°-48°S and 47°-63°W during 1966-1998 were examined and described. Six families and twelve species were recorded (Congridae: Ariosoma opistophthalmum (Ranzani, 1840), Bassanago albescens (Barnard, 1923), Bathycongrus dubius (Breder, 1927), Conger orbignyanus Valenciennes, 1847, Gnathophis mystax (De La Roche, 1809); Chlopsidae: Chlopsis bicolor Rafinesque, 1810; Muraenidae: Gymnothorax conspersus Poey, 1867; "Unidentified leptocephali Type I, species A"; Ophichthidae: Ophichthus gomesii (Castelnau, 1855), Myrophinae: unidentified leptocephalus; Nettastomatidae: Hoplunnis tenuis Ginsburg, 1951, Saurenchelys stylura (Lea, 1913). Where no previous species descriptions were available, larval distributions and morphological data of adults are provided and discussed. © 2006 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science of the University of Miami.

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