The occurrence of two species of Macroramphosus (Gasterosteiformes: Macroramphosidae) in Japan: Morphological and ecological observations on larvae, juveniles, and adults

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 256-262

  Miyazaki, Eiko ^a   Sasaki, Kunio ^a   Mitani, Takumi ^b   Ishida, Minoru ^b   Uehara, Shinji ^b  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ecology; Larvae; Macroramphosus; Morphology; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

GASTEROSTEIFORMES; MACRORAMPHOSUS; MACRORAMPHOSUS GRACILIS; MACRORAMPHOSUS SCOLOPAX; SCOLOPAX; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 5444247990     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-004-0227-5     Document Type: Article

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