Unique morphologies of Encheliophis vermiops (Carapidae) with revised diagnosis of the genus |
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Authors: | Eric Parmentier Deborah Lanterbecq Maité Todesco Igor Eeckhaut |
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Institution: | 1. Laboratoire de Morphologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Institut de Chimie, Université de Liège, Bat. B6C, 4000, Liège, Belgium 2. Marine Biology, University of Mons-Hainaut, 6 Av. Champ de Mars, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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Abstract: | Encheliophis vermiops was first briefly described in 1990 on the basis of three specimens. This study validates this species and provides previously
unrecorded useful characters to realise the identification: (1) the forward orientation of the palatine teeth, (2) the enlarged
teeth of the third basibranchial, (3) the particularly well-developed pharyngeal apparatus, (4) the unpigmented band along
the base of anal fin and (5) the insertion of the primary sonic muscle on the parasphenoid. Moreover, the particular morphology
of Encheliophis vermiops forces us to reconsider the diagnosis of the genus. |
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