DNA and meristic evidence for two species of giant stargazer (Teleostei: Uranoscopidae: Kathetostoma) in New Zealand waters

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 379-387

  Smith, Peter J ^a   McPhee, Robin P ^b,c   Roberts, Clive D ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Kathetostoma; Meristics; Mitochondrial DNA; Species discrimination; Stargazer; Taxonomy; Undescribed species

Indexed keywords

FISH; MERISTICS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

KATHETOSTOMA; KATHETOSTOMA CANASTER; KATHETOSTOMA GIGANTEUM; KATHETOSTOMA LAEVE; TELEOSTEI; URANOSCOPIDAE;

EID: 33750149292     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2006.9517429     Document Type: Article

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