Revisiting Eothyrsites holosquamatus Chapman (Trichiuroidea: Gempylidae), an Eocene gemfish from the Burnside Mudstone, Dunedin, New Zealand. [PDF]
The remains of a unique fossil bony fish were discovered in late Eocene (39.1-36.7 Ma: NZ Kaiatan stage) mudstone at Burnside near Dunedin, New Zealand in the 1930s and subsequently named and described by Frederick Chapman. He interpreted the type specimen as being a large-scaled relative of the modern Thyrsites of the Gempylidae (Scombroidei ...
Rust S, Robinson JH.
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Presence of Ruvettus pretiosus (Gempylidae) in the Colombian continental Caribbean
The first record of Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1833 for the Colombian continental Caribbean is presented. The specimen was collected at Los Cocos, department of Magdalena (11°16’33, 84’’ N 73°53’33, 01’’ W), using a demersal longline gear placed at 100 m ...
María Camila Gómez-Cubillos +1 more
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First report of the black gemfish Nesiarchus nasutus (Perciformes: Gempylidae) in Argentinean waters [PDF]
The gempylid Nesiarchus nasutus is reported for the first time from Argentinean waters, the southernmost occurrence of the species in the Southwestern Atlantic.
MC. Spath +4 more
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New record of the large-eyed sackfish, Neoepinnula minetomai (Actinopterygii, Scombriformes, Gempylidae), from western Taiwan [PDF]
A large specimen of Neoepinnula minetomai Nakayama, Kimura et Endo, 2014 was newly reported from western Taiwan, representing the first record of its range, which extends approximately 1200 km southward from off Kagoshima to western Taiwan.
Hsuan-Ching Ho +4 more
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Este estudo registra a ocorrência de Neoepinnula americana (Grey, 1953) no litoral do estado da Bahia, nordeste do Brasil, ampliando-se o limite meridional de distribuição geográfica da espécie, anteriomente conhecida desde o Golfo do México até o ...
Paulo Roberto Duarte Lopes +1 more
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Histamine in Brazilian Foods: A Comprehensive Review of Occurrence and Risk Assessment for Intoxication and Intolerance. [PDF]
Even though histamine plays an important role in human health, it has been associated with food intoxication and intolerance episodes. The most relevant, current state of knowledge regarding histamine's biochemical and health aspects is provided. Histamine levels are provided for 17 food groups, including 335 food types and 11,437 samples, allowing ...
Gloria MBA +7 more
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DNA Metabarcoding Reveals the Diet and Conservation Needs of the Chinese Crested Tern and Greater Crested Terns in Zhejiang Breeding Islands. [PDF]
This study employs DNA metabarcoding to analyze the diet composition of the critically endangered Chinese crested tern and the greater crested tern during their breeding season in Zhejiang. The terns primarily consume epipelagic schooling fish like anchovies and mackerel, with minimal overlap with commercial fisheries (< 5% commercial fish).
Ding P +10 more
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DNA barcoding the ichthyofauna of the Beibu Gulf: Implications for fisheries management in a seafood market hub. [PDF]
The fish fauna of the beibu gulf, one of the largest sea food hubs in Southeast Asia, is characterized here by DNA barcoding. The 1080 DNA barcodes analyzed show concordance between morphological identifications and DNA‐based species delimitation. Lower level of diversity detected here compared to historical observations is concordant with the stock ...
Jiang C +6 more
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The fossil vertebrate primary type specimens in the collection of the University of Otago Department of Geology. [PDF]
ABSTRACT The 47 vertebrate type specimens held in the University of Otago Geology Department are catalogued in detail. A short history of the collection is followed by lists of the type specimens under the Classes Actinopterygii, Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia. A fish trace‐fossil is included at the end of the Actinopterygii.
Robinson JH +4 more
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