Larval development of five species of blenny (Teleostei: Blenniidae) from the western central North Atlantic, with a synopsis of blennioid family characters

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1261-1284

  Ditty, J G ^a   Shaw, R F ^b   Fuiman, L A ^c  

^a Southeast Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimorphism; Intervals; Meristics; Metamorphosis; Sexual maturity

Indexed keywords

LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GULF OF MEXICO; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; ALGAE; BLENNIIDAE; BLENNIOIDEI; HYPLEUROCHILUS; HYPSOBLENNIUS INVEMAR; HYPSOBLENNIUS IONTHAS; PARABLENNIUS MARMOREUS; SCARTELLA CRISTATA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 19044396956     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00675.x     Document Type: Article

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