Status of the eastern Pacific agujon needlefish Tylosurus pacificus (Steindachner, 1876) (Beloniformes : Belonidae)

Authors
Collette, BB Banford, HM
Citation
Bb. Collette et Hm. Banford, Status of the eastern Pacific agujon needlefish Tylosurus pacificus (Steindachner, 1876) (Beloniformes : Belonidae), REV BIOL TR, 49, 2001, pp. 51-57
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA TROPICAL
ISSN journal
00347744 → ACNP
Volume
49
Year of publication
2001
Supplement
1
Pages
51 - 57
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-7744(200107)49:<51:SOTEPA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Tylosurus pacificus (Steindachner, 1876) is confirmed to have full species rank based on: 1) sympatry with T acus melanotus at Isla Gorgona and in Pan ama; 2) level of morphological differentiation in numbers of vertebrae, dor sal and anal fin rays; and 3) level of mtDNA differentiation. The eastern P acific agujon needlefish is found from the Gulf of California, Mexico, to P eru, including the Galapagos Islands.