A possible hybrid cottid (genus Myoxocephalus ) from Newfoundland

A sculpin collected from Portugal Cove, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, is found to represent a possible hybrid between Myoxocephalus scorpius and Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus. Investigation of meristic, morphometric, and anatomical criteria suggests that the specimen has closer affinity to M. scor...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Cowan, Garry I. McT.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1973
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z73-149
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z73-149
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Summary:A sculpin collected from Portugal Cove, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, is found to represent a possible hybrid between Myoxocephalus scorpius and Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus. Investigation of meristic, morphometric, and anatomical criteria suggests that the specimen has closer affinity to M. scorpius than to the other species but in most respects is intermediate.

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