Pterois volitans ...

• Main Authors: Ditty, James G., Malca, Estrella, Vásquez-Yeomans, Lourdes
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2024
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Scorpaeniformes; Scorpaenidae; Pterois; Pterois volitans; VáSquez; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11149050; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.11149050

Pterois volitans: general morphology We measured nine P. volitans larvae from 2.5–12.9 mm (Fig. 2a–g) and examined others as supplemental material. Smallest preflexion larva characterized by precocious pectoral fins, deep base, elongate rays. Gut with single loop or “twist” (Fig. 2a), and terminates...