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...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1973
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z73-149 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z73-149 |
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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