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Occurrence of two types of larvae of the Asian seaperch (Lateolabrax) in the estuaries of northern Vietnam

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Lateolabrax sp. larvae were collected in the Tien Yen and Kalong estuaries of northern Vietnam, the southernmost locality for this genus distribution. Vietnamese Lateolabrax sp. larvae could be distinguished from those of L. japonicus by pigmentation patterns. Their morphological, meristic and pigmentation characters were closer to those of Chinese Lateolabrax than L. japonicus, so Vietnamese Lateolabrax is likely situated as a population of the Chinese one. Morphometric and pigmentation characters of larvae from the two estuaries differed, suggesting that Lateolabrax of northern Vietnam are diversified and consist of at least two different breeding stocks.

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Acknowledgments

We are thankful to C. P. H. Simanjuntak, S. Tojima, A. Iwata and K. Maeda for their assistance with this study. This work was partially supported by grants from the Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED, Vietnam, grant number: 106-NN.05-2014.03), and a special project grant from Kochi University. All surveys in this study were performed according to the current laws of Vietnam. We are grateful to J. S. Burke (marine biologist in NOAA, USA) for correcting the English manuscript.

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  1. Usa Institute of Marine Biology, Kochi University, Tosa, Kochi, 781-1164, Japan

    Thanh Trung Tran & Izumi Kinoshita

  2. Hanoi National University of Education, 136 Xuan Thuy, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Hau Duc Tran

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Tran, T.T., Tran, H.D. & Kinoshita, I. Occurrence of two types of larvae of the Asian seaperch (Lateolabrax) in the estuaries of northern Vietnam. Ichthyol Res 64, 244–249 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-016-0554-3

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