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Phylogeny Of Lampridiform Fishes, Je Olney, Gd Johnson, Cc Baldwin
Phylogeny Of Lampridiform Fishes, Je Olney, Gd Johnson, Cc Baldwin
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A survey of characters defining the Neoteleostei, Eurypterygii, Ctenosquamata, Acanthomorpha, Paracanthopterygii and Acanthopterygii convincingly places the Lampridiformes within the acanthomorph clade. Lampridiforms are primitive with respect to the Percomorpha but their precise placement among basal acanthomorphs remains unclear. In the absence of a specific sister-group hypothesis, Polymixia, percopsiform and beryciform taxa were used as outgroups in a cladistic analysis of the order. Monophyly of Lampridiformes is supported by four apomorphies; three are correlated modifications related to the evolution of a unique feeding mechanism in which the maxilla slides forward with the premaxilla during jaw protrusion. The Veliferidae are the sister …
Identification And Distribution Of Urophycis And Phycis (Pisces, Gadidae) Larvae And Pelagic Juveniles In The United-States Middle Atlantic Bight, Bruce H. Comyns, George C. Grant
Identification And Distribution Of Urophycis And Phycis (Pisces, Gadidae) Larvae And Pelagic Juveniles In The United-States Middle Atlantic Bight, Bruce H. Comyns, George C. Grant
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Analysis of surface and subsurface plankton collections in the Middle Atlantic Bight (MAB) yielded larvae and juveniles of Phycis chesteri and five species of Urophycis. Identification was based on numbers of epibranchial gill rakers, abdominal vertebrae, and. fin rays (dorsal, caudal, pelvic), patterns of pterygiophore interdigitation, and morphometric characters including body depth at the vent and a ratio between height of the pelvic-fin base and length of the mandible. Urophycis tenuis accounted for 99% of the Urophycis larvae and pelagic juveniles collected during spring off Virginia and New Jersey and was most abundant offshore. Urophycis tenuis larvae were smallest at …
Age, Growth, And Reproduction Of Tautog Tautoga-Onitis (Labridae, Perciformes) From Coastal Waters Of Virginia, E. Brian Hostetter, Thomas A. Munroe
Age, Growth, And Reproduction Of Tautog Tautoga-Onitis (Labridae, Perciformes) From Coastal Waters Of Virginia, E. Brian Hostetter, Thomas A. Munroe
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Tautog Tautoga onitis are gaining popularity in Virginia's coastal waters as a recreational and food fish. Adult tautog are seasonally abundant on inshore hard-bottom habitats (1-10 m) and inhabit offshore areas (10-75 m) year-round. Juveniles, especially newly-settled recruits, inhabit vegetated areas in shallow water (usually < 1 m). From March 1979 to July 1986, tautog were collected in lower Chesapeake Bay and nearby coastal waters to examine age, growth, and sexual maturation. Age estimates were determined from annular marks on opercle bones: 82% of the fish were age-10 or younger, 18% exceeded age-10, and 1% were age-20 or older. Marginal increment analysis revealed that annuli formed concurrent with a protracted spawning season (April-July). The von Bertalanffy growth equation, derived from back-calculated mean lengths-at-age, was l(t) = 742 [1-e-0.085 (t-1.816)]. Tautog are long-lived (25+ yr) and attain relatively large sizes (672 mm TL) slowly (K for sexes combined = 0.085). Growth rates of both sexes are similar, although males grow slightly faster (K = 0.090 vs. 0.085 for females). Maturity occurs at age-3 in both sexes. Growth rates for tautog from Virginia are similar to those reported nearly 25 years ago for tautog in Rhode Island. Growth rates for tautog are similar to those of other reef fishes, such as snappers and groupers. Habitat restriction, slow growth, great longevity, and increasing popularity by user groups may contribute to over-exploitation of this species in Virginia waters.
A New Method Of Oocyte Separation And Preservation For Fish Reproduction Studies, Susan K. Lowerre-Barbieri, Luiz R. Barbieri
A New Method Of Oocyte Separation And Preservation For Fish Reproduction Studies, Susan K. Lowerre-Barbieri, Luiz R. Barbieri
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Spatial And Temporal Occurrence Of Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus-Maculatus In Chesapeake Bay, Mark E. Chittenden, Luiz R. Barbieri, Cynthia M. Jones
Spatial And Temporal Occurrence Of Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus-Maculatus In Chesapeake Bay, Mark E. Chittenden, Luiz R. Barbieri, Cynthia M. Jones
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Index Of Papers Published In The Proceedings Of The National Shellfisheries Association, Roger Mann, Elaine M. Lynch, Michael Castagna, Bernadita M. Campos, Nancy Lewis
Index Of Papers Published In The Proceedings Of The National Shellfisheries Association, Roger Mann, Elaine M. Lynch, Michael Castagna, Bernadita M. Campos, Nancy Lewis
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