TOXIC SOLES, PARDACHIRUS-MARMORATUS FROM THE RED-SEA AND PARDACHIRUS-PAVONINUS FROM JAPAN, WITH NOTES ON OTHER SPECIES

被引:31
作者
CLARK, E
GEORGE, A
机构
[1] Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, College Park, 20742, Maryland
关键词
Distribution; Flatfishes; Ichthyocrinotoxin; Moses sole; Poison glands; Shark repellant; Soleidae; Taxonomy;
D O I
10.1007/BF00005447
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Fishes of the genus Pardachirus (Soleidae) are reviewed. Four species are recognized and their distribution mapped: P. marmoratus (Lacépède) from the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, P. pavoninus (Lapédè) and P. poropterus (Bleeker) from the Indo-Pacific, and P. hedleyi (Ogilby) from estuarine waters of Australia. Achirus rautheri Chabanaud is placed in synonymy with P. hedleyi. The ichthyocrinotoxic effect on teleosts of the secretion from P. pavoninus is described and compared with that of P. marmoratus. The distribution of poison glands in these two species shows more glands present on the eyed side. The number of glands range from 212 to 235 in P. marmoratus and 204 to 237 in P. pavoninus and number of rays on fins associated with the poison glands are about the same for both species. P. marmoratus appears to be more toxic than P. pavoninus. © 1979 Dr. W. Junk bv Publishers.
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