Journal article
Larval development of Spondyliosoma emarginatum (euvier and Valenciennes) (Pisces: Sparidae) from southern Africa
South African Journal of Zoology, Vol.24(3), pp.187-192
1989
Abstract
The larval development of the southern African endemic sparid Spondyliosoma emarginatum is described and illustrated from specimens collected in Algoa Bay and the Swartkops, Sundays and Swartvlei estuaries of the Cape Province. S. emarginatum has demersal eggs. Preflexion larvae are moderately elongate with body depth increasing to 31% BL in postflexion stages. The head is rounded and the snout blunt but becomes more elongate in postflexion stages. There are short spines on the preoperculum. Osteological development is described from a series of cleared and stained specimens. The larvae of S. emarginatum are compared with those of the European S. canthurus and other southern African sparids
Details
- Title
- Larval development of Spondyliosoma emarginatum (euvier and Valenciennes) (Pisces: Sparidae) from southern Africa
- Authors/Creators
- L.E. Beckley (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- South African Journal of Zoology, Vol.24(3), pp.187-192
- Publisher
- South African Bureau for Scientific Publications
- Identifiers
- 991005540682107891
- Copyright
- © 1989 Sabinet All Rights reserved
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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