Descriptions of larval flatfishes of the genera psettodes (Psettodidae) andpseudorhombus (paralichthyidae)from the great barrier reef, Australia

The larval developmental stages of five of the eight species of Psettodes and Pseudorhombus known from the shelf waters of the central Great Barrier Reef are described and illustrated. The species treated include Psettodes erumei (3 -3-13 -0 mm body length, BL), Pseudorhombus arsius (2-9-11 -5 mm BL...

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Main Authors: Liew, Hock-Chark, Milward, Norman E., Hartwick, Robert F.
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Published: CSIRO Publishing 1988
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115258/
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author Liew, Hock-Chark
Milward, Norman E.
Hartwick, Robert F.
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description The larval developmental stages of five of the eight species of Psettodes and Pseudorhombus known from the shelf waters of the central Great Barrier Reef are described and illustrated. The species treated include Psettodes erumei (3 -3-13 -0 mm body length, BL), Pseudorhombus arsius (2-9-11 -5 mm BL), P. elevatus (3-4-10-0 mm BL), P. diptospilus (4-2-12-6 mm BL) and P. spinosus (2-5-12-7 mm BL). Meristic characters were reliable for identifying larvae only if full complements of these characters had been acquired. Smaller larvae were identified on the basis of pigmentation and head spination or spinulation patterns. The settling sizes of these larvae were estimated based on the stage of eye migration.
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spelling upm-1152582025-02-27T02:29:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115258/ Descriptions of larval flatfishes of the genera psettodes (Psettodidae) andpseudorhombus (paralichthyidae)from the great barrier reef, Australia Liew, Hock-Chark Milward, Norman E. Hartwick, Robert F. The larval developmental stages of five of the eight species of Psettodes and Pseudorhombus known from the shelf waters of the central Great Barrier Reef are described and illustrated. The species treated include Psettodes erumei (3 -3-13 -0 mm body length, BL), Pseudorhombus arsius (2-9-11 -5 mm BL), P. elevatus (3-4-10-0 mm BL), P. diptospilus (4-2-12-6 mm BL) and P. spinosus (2-5-12-7 mm BL). Meristic characters were reliable for identifying larvae only if full complements of these characters had been acquired. Smaller larvae were identified on the basis of pigmentation and head spination or spinulation patterns. The settling sizes of these larvae were estimated based on the stage of eye migration. CSIRO Publishing 1988 Article PeerReviewed Liew, Hock-Chark and Milward, Norman E. and Hartwick, Robert F. (1988) Descriptions of larval flatfishes of the genera psettodes (Psettodidae) andpseudorhombus (paralichthyidae)from the great barrier reef, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 39 (1). pp. 51-70. ISSN 1323-1650; eISSN: 1323-1650 https://www.publish.csiro.au/mf/MF9880051 10.1071/MF9880051
spellingShingle Liew, Hock-Chark
Milward, Norman E.
Hartwick, Robert F.
Descriptions of larval flatfishes of the genera psettodes (Psettodidae) andpseudorhombus (paralichthyidae)from the great barrier reef, Australia
title Descriptions of larval flatfishes of the genera psettodes (Psettodidae) andpseudorhombus (paralichthyidae)from the great barrier reef, Australia
title_full Descriptions of larval flatfishes of the genera psettodes (Psettodidae) andpseudorhombus (paralichthyidae)from the great barrier reef, Australia
title_fullStr Descriptions of larval flatfishes of the genera psettodes (Psettodidae) andpseudorhombus (paralichthyidae)from the great barrier reef, Australia
title_full_unstemmed Descriptions of larval flatfishes of the genera psettodes (Psettodidae) andpseudorhombus (paralichthyidae)from the great barrier reef, Australia
title_short Descriptions of larval flatfishes of the genera psettodes (Psettodidae) andpseudorhombus (paralichthyidae)from the great barrier reef, Australia
title_sort descriptions of larval flatfishes of the genera psettodes (psettodidae) andpseudorhombus (paralichthyidae)from the great barrier reef, australia
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