Ichthyological Research

, Volume 63, Issue 1, pp 192–196 | Cite as

A long-finned variant of the flounder Pleuronichthys lighti from Tokyo Bay, Japan

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Crucian Carp Blind Side Ocular Side Poecilia Reticulata Beam Trawl 
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Acknowledgments

The author is very grateful to Dr. Hiromitsu Endo (BSKU) for the loan of registered specimens of Pleuronichthys lighti and P. cornutus, which resulted in the discovery of the long-finned specimen. He also provided a photograph to show squamation of the long-finned specimen. Mr. Taiga Naito (BSKU) assisted with radiography. Dr. Graham S. Hardy, Ngunguru, New Zealand, commented on the manuscript and gave assistance with English.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Nakatado-gunJapan

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