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A comparison between the ontogeny of two related blenniid species Parablennius gattorugine and Parablennius ruber (Pisces: Blenniidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2010

C. Faria ,
F. Gil ,
R.S. Santos  and
V.C. Almada
C. Faria*
Affiliation:
Unidade de Investigação em Eco-Etologia, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, R. Jardim do Tabaco 34, P-1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal
F. Gil
Affiliation:
Aquário Vasco da Gama, R. Direita, Dafundo, P-1495 Lisboa, Portugal
R.S. Santos
Affiliation:
Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Universidade dos Açores, 9901-862 Horta, Azores, Portugal
V.C. Almada
Affiliation:
Unidade de Investigação em Eco-Etologia, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, R. Jardim do Tabaco 34, P-1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: C. Faria, Unidade de Investigação em Eco-Etologia, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, R. Jardim do Tabaco 34, P-1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Parablennius gattorugine and Parablennius ruber are closely related sympatric western European species. In this note, traits that distinguish the larvae of both species are presented and it is demonstrated that conflicting descriptions reported in the literature on the larvae of P. gattorugine stem from confusion between the two species.

Keywords

Parablennius gattorugineParablennius ruberlarval development
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 90 , Special Issue 6: In Honour of Sir Frederick Stratten Russell, FRS , September 2010 , pp. 1263 - 1268
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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