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A Systematic Revision Of Atlantic Tonguefishes (Symphurus: Cynoglossidae: Pleuronectiformes) With A Preliminary Hypothesis Of Species Group Relationships, Thomas A. Munroe
A Systematic Revision Of Atlantic Tonguefishes (Symphurus: Cynoglossidae: Pleuronectiformes) With A Preliminary Hypothesis Of Species Group Relationships, Thomas A. Munroe
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Four of 29 previously described nominal species of Symphurus are junior synonyms; one sub-species (S. p. plagusia) is accorded full species status (S. tessellatus); two undescribed dwarf species are present in the eastern Atlantic; three new species were found among western Atlantic material; and several Atlantic forms are represented in the eastern Pacific by cognate species. Detailed and expanded descriptions, differential diagnoses, artificial keys and updated ecological information are provided for 29 species occurring in the Atlantic Ocean. Preliminary evidence based upon osteological characters, including interdigitation patterns (ID) of dorsal pterygiophores with neural spines, urohyal shape, caudal skeleton, dentition and …