Identification of leptocephalus larvae of the tiger moray Scuticaria tigrina (Anguilliformes; Muraenidae) based on morphometric and genetic evidence

Tawa, Atsushi; Kobayakawa, Midori; Yoshimura, Taku; Mochioka, Noritaka

doi:10.1007/s10228-012-0292-0

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“…Tissue samples of the glass eels were dissected from the right side of the body. DNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the 16S rRNA, and sequencing were conducted according to Tawa et al (2012). The primers for PCR amplification and sequencing were 5′-GGT CCW RCC TGC CCA GTG A-3′ and 5′-CCG GTC TGR ACY AGA TCA CGT-3′.…”

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First Japanese records of <i>Anguilla luzonensis</i> (Osteichthyes: Anguilliformes: Anguillidae) glass eels from Okinawa-jima Island, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan

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Six specimens of Anguilla luzonensis Watanabe, Aoyama, and Tsukamoto, 2009 were collected from Okinawa-jima Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. This species was previously known from Luzon Island, Mindanao Island and Taiwan. Therefore, the present specimens represent the first records of A. luzonensis from Japan and extend the northern distribution limit of the species. A new standard Japanese name, "Uguma-unagi", is proposed for the species.

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First Japanese records of <i>Anguilla luzonensis</i> (Osteichthyes: Anguilliformes: Anguillidae) glass eels from Okinawa-jima Island, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan

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“…According to the latest annotated checklist of the eels of Taiwan, it is composed of 14 families and 232 species, and many additional species were reserved for further study. Several studies in classification and identification of eels were based on morphology and/or morphometric (Nelson, 1966;Böhlke, 1982;Robins, 1989), and genetic evidence (Vasconcelos, 2009;Tawa et al, 2012), which sometimes result in disagreement of DNA analysis and morphological comparisons in terms of phylogenetic relationships within the order (Wang et al, 2003).…”

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A descriptive and comparative neurocranium morphology of Anguilliformes fishes in Taiwan waters

Ramos-Castro

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Chen

2021

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Taiwan is one of the richest in the world in terms of eel fauna. In this study, we examined the osteological and morphological characteristics of eels under order Anguilliformes. Furthermore, we focused on the neurocranium of total of 30 Anguilliformes fishes under family Congridae (10), Muraenesocidae (1), Muraenidae (7), Nemichthyidae (1), Nettastomatidae (2), Ophichthidae (5), Synaphobranchidae (4), which are caught in Taiwanese waters. This paper shows the results of a comparative study on osteological characters of the neurocranium including the ratio of seven length characters using its NCL (neurocranium length), NCW (neurocranium width), OBL (orbit length), MFW (maximum frontal width), NCDB (neurocranium depth at basisphenoid), PEVW (premaxilla-ethmovomer width) and mPOBL (mid pre-orbital length), and 20 morphological diagnostic characters for 30 eel species. Results shows that species under family Nemichthyidae and Nettastomatidae have the highest values on the ratio of NCL/MFW, NCL/NCDB, and NCW/mPOBD. In morphological characters, it shows that species of the same family mostly share similar formation of the PEV plate and frontal structure. The usage of the length measurements and morphological diagnostic characters of neurocranium allowed for a more in depth understanding of how similar or different these eels can be. The neurocranial description and morphological characters may prove valuable for identification purposes and might be necessary tool for further studies on the status of order Anguilliformes.

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Leptocephalus larvae of two moray eels (Anguilliformes; Muraenidae), Gymnothorax sagmacephalus and Gymnothorax albimarginatus, identified from morphometric and genetic evidence

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Identification of leptocephalus larvae of the tiger moray Scuticaria tigrina (Anguilliformes; Muraenidae) based on morphometric and genetic evidence

Cited by 11 publications

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First Japanese records of <i>Anguilla luzonensis</i> (Osteichthyes: Anguilliformes: Anguillidae) glass eels from Okinawa-jima Island, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan

First Japanese records of <i>Anguilla luzonensis</i> (Osteichthyes: Anguilliformes: Anguillidae) glass eels from Okinawa-jima Island, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan

A descriptive and comparative neurocranium morphology of Anguilliformes fishes in Taiwan waters

Leptocephalus larvae of two moray eels (Anguilliformes; Muraenidae), Gymnothorax sagmacephalus and Gymnothorax albimarginatus, identified from morphometric and genetic evidence

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