A giant anguilliform leptocephalus Thalassenchelys foliaceus Castle & Raju is a junior synonym of Congriscus maldivensis (Norman 1939)

A single specimen of giant leptocephalus Thalassenchelys foliaceus Castle & Raju 1975 was caught in subtropical waters of the western North Pacific Ocean. Mitochondrial coI gene sequence divergence between T. foliaceus and Congriscus maldivensis (Norman 1939) was 0·64 ± 0·27% (mean ± s.e.), and...

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Published inJournal of fish biology Vol. 89; no. 4; pp. 2203 - 2211
Main Authors Chow, S., Yanagimoto, T., Kurogi, H., Appleyard, S. A., Pogonoski, J. J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2016
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Subjects
Anguilliformes
Animals
coI gene
DNA
DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics
Eels - classification
Eels - genetics
Genes, Mitochondrial
myomere
Pacific Ocean
Phylogeny
synonym
vertebral counts
synonym
Anguilliformes
vertebral counts
coI gene
DNA
myomere
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Summary:A single specimen of giant leptocephalus Thalassenchelys foliaceus Castle & Raju 1975 was caught in subtropical waters of the western North Pacific Ocean. Mitochondrial coI gene sequence divergence between T. foliaceus and Congriscus maldivensis (Norman 1939) was 0·64 ± 0·27% (mean ± s.e.), and the myomere and vertebral counts of these species were similar, indicating T. foliaceus is a junior synonym of C. maldivensis.
Bibliography:Fisheries Research Agency
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Fisheries Agency, Japan
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ISSN:0022-1112
1095-8649
DOI:10.1111/jfb.13111