First record of reversal in Symphurus vanmelleae (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae), a deep-water tonguefish from the Tropical Eastern Atlantic

Munroe T.A.

Date de parution: février 1996
Volume: 20
Number: 1
Pagination: 047-053
Editeur: Société Française d'Ichtyologie
doi: https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/1996-201-003
Résumé

A reversed specimen of Symphurus vanmelleae is described from off the coast of Senegal. This specimen represents the first recorded occurrence of reversal in this species and the first record of reversal occurring in a species of Symphurus inhabiting either a deep-water or a tropical environment. This is only the fifth known reversed specimen of a symphurine tonguefish and the first reported occurrence of reversal for any of six species of Symphurus occurring in the eastern Atlantic region.

Mots-clés: ASE - Cynoglossidae - Pleuronectiformes - Reversai - Symphurus vanmelleae - Tonguefish - Tropical Atlantic
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