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New meristic and descriptive data for Echstrom's topknot Zeugopterus regius (Pleuronectiformes: Scophthalmidae) from Galician waters (north-east Atlantic)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2009

R. Bañón
R. Bañón*
Affiliation:
Asociación Científica de Biología Marina ‘Augamar’, c/ Fragoso 93–5° I, 36210 Vigo, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: R. Bañón, Asociación Científica de Biología Marina ‘Augamar’, c/ Fragoso 93–5° I, 36210 Vigo, Spain email: anoplogaster@yahoo.es
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Abstract

New meristic and descriptive data of Eckström's topknot Zeugopterus regius (Pleuronectiformes: Scophthalmidae) from Galician waters (north-west Spain) is presented. The presence of a higher number of dorsal and anal fin rays as well as more than one elongated ray in the dorsal fin is described for the first time. Furthermore, other distinctive characters poorly known as the fringe-like appearance of first dorsal ray and numbers of distinct round-blotches on the body are reviewed. Length distribution and length–weight relationship are also shown.

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ScophthalmidaeZeugopterus regiusredescriptionGalician watersnorth-east Atlantic

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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e21
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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