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Gillraker analysis and speciation in the thread herring genus Opisthonema

Berry, Frederick H. and Barrett, Izadore (1963) Gillraker analysis and speciation in the thread herring genus Opisthonema. Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Bulletin, 7(2), pp. 110-190.

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    Abstract

    ENGLISH: The thread herrings, genus Opisthonema, family Clupeidae, are marine fishes that occur only in tropical and subtropical waters off both coasts of the American continent. The genus is composed of one Atlantic species and four Pacific species. Opisthonema oglinum (LeSueur), the single species in the western Atlantic Ocean, occurs from Brazil to Massachusetts, at Bermuda, and throughout the West Indies. Opisthonema libertate (Günther), Opisthonema bulleri (Regan), and Opisthonema medirastre, new species, are Pacific coastal species which occur together from Peru to Mexico (with at least one occasionally in California). Opisthonema berlangai, new species, is confined to the vicinity of the Galapagos Islands. SPANISH: Los arenques de hebra, género Opisthonema, familia Clupeidae, son peces marinos que se encuentran sólo en aguas tropicales y subtropicales cerca a ambas costas del continente americano. El género está compuesto de una especie en el Atlántico y de cuatro en el Pacifico. Opisthonema oglinum (LeSueur), única especie que medra el Océano Atlántico occidental, se encuentra del Brasil a Massachusetts, en Bermuda, y las Indias Occidentales. Opisthonema libertate (Günther), Opisthonema bulleri (Regan), y Opisthonema medirastre, especie nueva, son especies costaneras del Pacífico que aparecen entremezcladas del Perú a México (ocasionalmente por lo menos una de ellas en California). Opisthonema berlangai, especie nueva, está confinada a la vecindad de las Islas Galápagos.

    Item Type: Article
    Title: Gillraker analysis and speciation in the thread herring genus Opisthonema
    Personal Creator/Author:
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    Berry, Frederick H.
    Barrett, Izadore
    Journal or Publication Title: Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Bulletin
    Volume: 7
    Number: 2
    Page Range: pp. 110-190
    Date: 1963
    Issuing Agency: Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
    Additional Information: This article is bilingual and contains both Spanish and English translations.
    Uncontrolled Keywords: gillraker; speciation; thread herring; Opisthonema; branquispinas; especies; arenque de hebra;
    Subjects: Fisheries
    Biology
    Item ID: 2588
    Depositing User: Joan Parker
    Date Deposited: 01 Sep 2009 23:20
    Last Modified: 29 Sep 2011 20:44
    URI: http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/2588

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