Phylogenetic relationship of two Mola sunfishes (Tetraodontiformes: Molidae) occurring around the coast of Japan, with notes on their geographical distribution and morphological characteristics

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 232-244

  Yoshita, Yukiko ^a   Yamanoue, Yusuke ^b   Sagara, Kotaro ^a   Nishibori, Masahide ^a   Kuniyoshi, Hisato ^a   Umino, Tetsuya ^a   Sakai, Yoichi ^a   Hashimoto, Hiroaki ^a   Gushima, Kenji ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

D loop; Mitochondrial genome; Morphological characteristics; Ocean sunfishes; Phylogenetic relationships

Indexed keywords

CENTRARCHIDAE; CLAVUS; MOLA (FISH); MOLIDAE; TETRAODONTIFORMES;

EID: 70349486016     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-008-0089-3     Document Type: Article

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