Description of a Pelagic Juvenile of the Poorly Known Anglerfish <i>Sladenia</i> <i>zhui</i> (Lophiidae) from the East China Sea

• Matsunuma Mizuki

  Department of Environmental Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University

• Muto Nozomu

  Department of Marine Biology and Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Tokai University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• Description of a Pelagic Juvenile of the Poorly Known Anglerfish Sladenia zhui (Lophiidae) from the East China Sea

Abstract

A single pelagic juvenile (23.1 mm standard length) of a lophiid fish, collected from 100–115 m in depth in the East China Sea, was identified as Sladenia zhui Ni, Wu, and Li, 2002, originally described from the East and South China Seas, on the basis of meristic counts [I-I-I-I, 10 dorsal-fin rays (2 post-cephalic spines); 7 anal-fin rays; and 19 pectoral-fin rays] and mitochondrial DNA sequences. Reported here for the first time, juveniles of Sladenia Regan, 1908 are uniquely characterized by inflated, balloon-like skin surrounding the head and body, and undeveloped head spines. The Japanese names “Daruma-ankou-zoku” and “Daruma-ankou” are proposed herein for the genus Sladenia and S. zhui, respectively.

Journal

• Species Diversity

  Species Diversity 25 (2), 107-116, 2020-05-15

  The Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology

Keywords

• Lophiiformes
• morphology
• diagnosis
• mitochondrial DNA
• Japan

Details

• CRID: 1390848250111172608
• NII Article ID: 130007843062
• NII Book ID: AA11114903
• DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.25.107
• ISSN: 21897301
• ISSN: 13421670
• NDL BIB ID: 030785414
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I030785414
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/specdiv/25/2/25_250202/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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