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A Description of the Lanternfish larva Lampanyctus indicus (Pisces: Myctophidae) from the Western Indian Ocean

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Illustrated description of the postlarval stage of development of Lampanyctus indicus from the Indian Ocean is given for the first time; it differs from the other Lampanyctus larvae mainly in pigmentation. The problems of identifying of the early development stage of this taxa are considered.

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The study was supported by the state assignment of the Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, project no. 0149-2019-0009 and financially supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project no. 19-14-00026.

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Bolshakova, Y.Y. A Description of the Lanternfish larva Lampanyctus indicus (Pisces: Myctophidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 61, 307–309 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945221020028

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