A pelagic juvenile of Barathronus pacificus (Ophidiiformes: Aphyonidae) from the Southwest Pacific, with notes on its metamorphosis

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 222-226

  Okiyama, Muneo ^a   Kato, Hisatsugu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aphyonidae; Barathronus pacificus; Pelagic juvenile

Indexed keywords

APHYONIDAE; BARATHRONUS PACIFICUS; OPHIDIIFORMES;

EID: 0031586938     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02678701     Document Type: Article

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