From commensalism to parasitism in Carapidae (Ophidiiformes): heterochronic modes of development? [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Phenotypic variations allow a lineage to move into new regions of the adaptive landscape. The purpose of this study is to analyse the life history of the pearlfishes (Carapinae) in a phylogenetic framework and particularly to highlight the evolution of ...
Eric Parmentier +2 more
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Echiodon prionodon: a new species of Carapidae (Pisces, Ophidiiformes) from New Zealand
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2012 A new species of pearlfish, Echiodon prionodon, is described from three specimens. This species is diagnosed by having a serrated margin on the posterior edge of the fangs, expanded thoracic plates on some abdominal vertebrae and ventral swimbladder ...
Eric Parmentier
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Neobythites nanhaiensis sp. nov. (Ophidiidae, Ophidiiformes) from the South China Sea, with morphology, mitogenome, and its phylogenetic position [PDF]
ZooKeysNeobythites nanhaiensis sp. nov., a new cusk eel species from the South China Sea, is described based on 14 specimens collected at a depth of 400 m near Nan’an Reef.
Jia-Jie Chen +7 more
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Design and Validation of an Open-Close Device for Integrated Environmental DNA Sampling Detects A Depth Gradient in Indian Ocean Deep-Sea Fish Assemblages. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe goal of this study was to leverage existing survey technology to design and test an eDNA sampler that captures an integrated eDNA sample over the length of a deep‐water transect. We provide a biological interpretation of the resulting data, demonstrating the usefulness of such technology to understand the ocean environments, using fish species as ...
Bessey C +11 more
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Biota Colombiana, 2006 Los estudios relacionados con peces Ophidiiformes en Colombia son escasos, ya que estos peces son poco conocidos y de baja importancia económica, sin embargo, los resultados obtenidos en esta revisión representan un aporte de suma importancia para el ...
Manuel Garrido-Linares, Arturo Acero P.
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Redescription of a rare cusk eel, Pycnocraspedum squamipinne (Actinopterygii, Ophidiiformes, Ophidiidae), from Bay of Bengal [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2021 Pycnocraspedum squamipinne Alcock, 1889 is a rare species of pelagic cusk eel described from specimens collected off the Bay of Bengal. The descriptive literature on P. squamipinne is limited to the original description owing to the rarity in collections.
Jayakumar T. K. Teena +3 more
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First report of crested cusk-eel, Ophidion josephi (Actinopterygii: Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae), in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2022 The crested cusk-eel, Ophidion josephi Girard, 1858, is a coastal marine species that is distributed in the northwestern Atlantic, from the northern Gulf of Mexico to Georgia, USA.
Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores +2 more
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Fishes, 2023 Based on morphological and molecular data, Brotulella n. gen. is proposed to accommodate the dactylogyrid monogeneans Brotulella laurafernandae n. sp. (type species) and Brotulella luisahelenae n. sp.
Celso Luis Cruces +5 more
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Threatened fish species in the Northeast Atlantic are functionally rare
Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 32, Issue 10, Page 1827-1845, October 2023., 2023 Abstract Aim The criteria used to define the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List categories are essentially based on demographic parameters at the species level, but they do not integrate species' traits or their roles in ecosystems.
Noémie Coulon +5 more
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