Anatomical description and phylogenetic classification of the orbicular velvetfishes (Scorpaenoidea: Caracanthus)

Anatomical characters for two species of the orbicular velvetfishes (Caracanthus) are described, and the phylogenetic position of the genus among the superfamily Scorpaenoidea is estimated cladistically on the basis of morphological characters belonging to 112 transformation series. Caracanthus is n...

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Published inIchthyological research Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 64 - 76
Main Authors Shinohara, G.(National Science Museum, Tokyo (Japan)), Imamura, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo Springer Nature B.V 01.02.2005
Subjects
ANATOMIA ANIMAL
ANATOMIE ANIMALE
ANIMAL MORPHOLOGY
Botany
Caracanthidae
Caracanthus
COTTOIDEI
FILOGENIA
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
PHYLOGENIE
PHYLOGENY
Scorpaenidae
SISTEMA OSEOMUSCULAR
SQUELETTE ET MUSCULATURE
Taenianotus
TAXONOMIA
TAXONOMIE
TAXONOMY
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Summary:Anatomical characters for two species of the orbicular velvetfishes (Caracanthus) are described, and the phylogenetic position of the genus among the superfamily Scorpaenoidea is estimated cladistically on the basis of morphological characters belonging to 112 transformation series. Caracanthus is nested within the family Scorpaenidae, having close relationships with Taenianotus and Pteroidichthys. Validity of the family Caracanthidae was not supported, Caracanthus being included within the Scorpaenidae.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:1341-8998
1616-3915
DOI:10.1007/s10228-004-0256-0