A new eel larva, Leptocephalus pseudomicrocephalus, belonging to the subfamily Bathymyrinae (Anguilliformes, Congridae)
An eel larva, caught in the mid North Atlantic, represents a new species and is described as Leptocephalus pseudomicrocephalus. In most of its characters it resembles the larvae of the Ariosoma-Bathymyrus group, especially in the pigmentation and the presence of an outer intestine or exterilium. The...
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1988
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| Online Access: | http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/505572 http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/549229 |
| Summary: | An eel larva, caught in the mid North Atlantic, represents a new species and is described as Leptocephalus pseudomicrocephalus. In most of its characters it resembles the larvae of the Ariosoma-Bathymyrus group, especially in the pigmentation and the presence of an outer intestine or exterilium. The main differences are the greater length and the number of myomeres. |
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