- Title
- Systematics and distribution of eels of the Muraenesox group (Anguilliformes, Muraenesocidae): a preliminary report and key, Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) no.15
- Creator
- Castle, P H J (Peter Henry John), Williamson, Gordon R, Rhodes University. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Subject
- Fishes -- Classification, Muraenesox -- Classification, Muraenesocidae -- Classification
- Date
- 1975-05
- Type
- text, book
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/69746, vital:29575, Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description
- Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 15, A study of the eels which have been referred to Muraenesox McClelland clarifies taxonomic confusion in this group and shows it to contain three genera and seven species. M cinereus (Forsskål, 1775) occurs from the Red Sea across the Indian Ocean northwards to Japan . M. bagio (Hamilton, 1822) has a wider distribution from South Africa throughout the Indo-west Pacific north to Japan and south to Sydney. Congresox Gill is revived for C. talabon (Cuvier, 1829) and C. talabonoides (Bleeker, 1853) both of which occur in the central Indo-west Pacific. Cynoponticus Costa is represented by C. savanna (Bancroft, 1831) in the West Atlantic, C. ferox Costa, 1845 in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean and C. coniceps (Jordan and Gilbert, 1881) in the central East Pacific.
- Format
- 15 pages, pdf
- Publisher
- Rhodes University. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology), Castle, P. H. J. & Williamson, G. R. (1975) Systematics and distribution of eels of the Muraenesox group (Anguilliformes, Muraenesocidae): a preliminary report and key. Grahamstown, Rhodes University, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Special publication, no. 15, Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) volume number 15 1 12 May 1975 0075-2088
- Rights
- Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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