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Descriptive morphology of pelagic juvenile of Lepidion inosimae (Gadiformes: Moridae) collected from off northeastern Japan

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A pelagic juvenile (74.0 mm in standard length) of Lepidion inosimae was collected by midwater trawl (0–20 m depth) from the transition waters between the Kuroshio and Oyashio fronts off northeastern Japan. The specimen is characterized by an elongate body, a chin barbel, a minute first ray and non-elongated second ray of first dorsal fin, combination of 55 second dorsal fin rays and 52 anal fin rays, and no ventral luminous organ. This is the first report of early life stages in the genus Lepidion.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to K. Amaoka and K. Nakaya (Hokkaido University), J. Leis (Australian Museum), D.F. Markle (Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University), M. Moku (National Fisheries University), and G. Shinohara (National Museum of Nature and Science), for providing literature and valuable information. We are also grateful to T. Iwamoto (California Academy of Sciences) for his critical reading of the manuscript, N. Sato (Kitasato University) for his assistance with radiographs, and H. Motomura (KAUM) for the registration of a specimen in this study. Lastly, we thank the captains, officers, and crew of the R/V Kumamoto-maru for their assistance with sampling.

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  1. Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute, 3-27-5 Shinhama-cho, Shiogama, Miyagi, 985-0001, Japan

    Makoto Okamoto

  2. Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 1-15-1 Minamidai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, 164-8639, Japan

    Yoshiro Watanabe

  3. School of Fisheries Sciences, Kitasato University, 160-4 Okirai, Sanriku-cho, Ofunato, Iwate, 022-0101, Japan

    Takashi Asahida

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Okamoto, M., Watanabe, Y. & Asahida, T. Descriptive morphology of pelagic juvenile of Lepidion inosimae (Gadiformes: Moridae) collected from off northeastern Japan. Ichthyol Res 56, 76–81 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-008-0052-3

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