[en] When checking the identification of the Carapidae in the MNHN collection (Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris) a specimen of Eurypleuron owasianum (Matsubara, 1953) (MNHN 1992-0914) caught off Madagascar (20°S, 42°30’E) was found to be incorrectly identified. The specimen is vey close to Carapus dubius (Putnam, 1874), which is known from the Eastern Pacific (Markle and Olney, 1990).
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Parmentier, Eric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Morphologie fonctionnelle et évolutive
Bailly, Nicolas
Language :
English
Title :
New record of Encheliophis dubius (Carapidae) off Madagascar ?
Publication date :
2002
Journal title :
Cybium
ISSN :
0399-0974
eISSN :
2101-0315
Publisher :
Société Française d'lchtyologie, Paris, France
Volume :
26
Pages :
79-80
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
PARSYST F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique
