An old taxonomic dilemma: The identity of the western south Atlantic lebranche mullet (Teleostei: Perciformes: Mugilidae)
The identification of the lebranche mullet in the western south Atlantic has long been problematical. In most recent works either Mugil liza Valenciennes and M. platanus Günther, 1880 or M. liza and M. cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 were recognized from the region and more rarely the occurrence of only one...
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ftunivespir:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/225959 2023-07-02T03:33:07+02:00 An old taxonomic dilemma: The identity of the western south Atlantic lebranche mullet (Teleostei: Perciformes: Mugilidae) Menezes, Naércio A. De Oliveira, Cláudio Nirchio, Mauro Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) 2010-06-28 59-68 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/225959 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2519.1.4 eng eng Zootaxa http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2519.1.4 Zootaxa, n. 2519, p. 59-68, 2010. 1175-5334 1175-5326 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/225959 doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2519.1.4 2-s2.0-77954327406 Caribbean and South American Atlantic waters Misidentification Mugilid species Taxonomy info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2010 ftunivespir https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2519.1.4 2023-06-12T17:36:39Z The identification of the lebranche mullet in the western south Atlantic has long been problematical. In most recent works either Mugil liza Valenciennes and M. platanus Günther, 1880 or M. liza and M. cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 were recognized from the region and more rarely the occurrence of only one species has been proposed but without sufficient morphological, biochemical or molecular data to allow the designation of the taxonomically appropriate name. Analysis of meristic and morphometric data taken from samples collected from Venezuela to Argentina, clearly indicates that there is only one species of lebranche mullet in the Caribbean Sea region and the Atlantic coast of South America and that Mugil liza is the appropriate name. The comparison of the combined data from all the samples of M. liza with the data taken from one sample of M. cephalus that originated in the Mediterranean, the possible locality from which type specimens were collected (Eschmeyer and Fricke, 2009), revealed significant differences indicating that they are different species. It is also suggested that individuals from the western north Atlantic identified as M. cephalus might represent a population of M. liza in this region. Copyright © 2010 · Magnolia Press. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Universidade Estadual Paulista São Paulo: Repositório Institucional UNESP Argentina Zootaxa 2519 1 59 |
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The identification of the lebranche mullet in the western south Atlantic has long been problematical. In most recent works either Mugil liza Valenciennes and M. platanus Günther, 1880 or M. liza and M. cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 were recognized from the region and more rarely the occurrence of only one species has been proposed but without sufficient morphological, biochemical or molecular data to allow the designation of the taxonomically appropriate name. Analysis of meristic and morphometric data taken from samples collected from Venezuela to Argentina, clearly indicates that there is only one species of lebranche mullet in the Caribbean Sea region and the Atlantic coast of South America and that Mugil liza is the appropriate name. The comparison of the combined data from all the samples of M. liza with the data taken from one sample of M. cephalus that originated in the Mediterranean, the possible locality from which type specimens were collected (Eschmeyer and Fricke, 2009), revealed significant differences indicating that they are different species. It is also suggested that individuals from the western north Atlantic identified as M. cephalus might represent a population of M. liza in this region. Copyright © 2010 · Magnolia Press. |
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An old taxonomic dilemma: The identity of the western south Atlantic lebranche mullet (Teleostei: Perciformes: Mugilidae) |
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An old taxonomic dilemma: The identity of the western south Atlantic lebranche mullet (Teleostei: Perciformes: Mugilidae) |
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An old taxonomic dilemma: The identity of the western south Atlantic lebranche mullet (Teleostei: Perciformes: Mugilidae) |
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An old taxonomic dilemma: The identity of the western south Atlantic lebranche mullet (Teleostei: Perciformes: Mugilidae) |
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An old taxonomic dilemma: The identity of the western south Atlantic lebranche mullet (Teleostei: Perciformes: Mugilidae) |
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old taxonomic dilemma: the identity of the western south atlantic lebranche mullet (teleostei: perciformes: mugilidae) |
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