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Issue: Vol. 2886 No. 1: 23 May. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-05-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2886.1.5
Page range: 63–68
Abstract views: 45
PDF downloaded: 3

Redescription of the Indian toadfish Perulibatrachus aquilonarius Greenfield (Teleostei: Batrachoididae)

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin -18, India
California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr., Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California 94118-4599, USA Research Associate, Department of Ichthyology, California Academy of Sciences and Emeritus Professor, University of Hawaii. Mailing address: 944 Egan Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Fish Batrachoididae Perulibatrachus DNA barcode India

Abstract

The second known specimen of Perulibatrachus aquilonarius from India is compared to the holotype and new information on fresh color is presented. A mitochondrial COI barcode also was generated for the specimen.

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