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Morphological and molecular characterization of separated pelagic eggs from Lophius litulon (Lophiiformes; Lophiidae)
Author(s) -
Oh J.,
Kim S.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.12701
Subject(s) - biology , pelagic zone , zoology , fishery , anatomy
Free‐floating eggs of Lophius litulon were collected using plankton nets after their release from a pelagic egg mass. The eggs were identified based on molecular analysis and several morphological characteristics. These rare, separated eggs have not been reported previously and represent the first such finding for Lophiiformes.