| laticola dae n. sp. (monogenea: diplectanidae) from epinephelus maculatus (perciformes: serranidae) off new caledonia. | laticola dae n. sp. is described from specimens collected from the gill-filaments of the highfin grouper epinephelus maculatus, a coral reef fish caught off nouméa, new caledonia, south pacific. the species is characterised by a spoon-shaped sclerotised male copulatory organ, with four thin walls and 73-[formula: see text]m in outer length, and a sclerotised vagina in form of a disc, 16-[formula: see text]m in diameter, with a smaller hemisphere on one side. laticola yang et al., 2006 was descri ... | 2006 | 16786282 |
| parasite biodiversity in a coral reef fish: twelve species of monogeneans on the gills of the grouper epinephelus maculatus (perciformes: serranidae) off new caledonia, with a description of eight new species of pseudorhabdosynochus (monogenea: diplectanidae). | coral reefs are known for their high level of biodiversity, but parasite biodiversity has not been evaluated. cases such as epinephelus maculatus, described here, show that the numerical estimation of parasite biodiversity in coral reefs could reach more than ten times the number of fish species; consequently, the extinction of certain fish species from endangered coral reefs would result in the co-extinction of at least ten times the number of parasite species. e. maculatus is a grouper of inte ... | 2007 | 16972153 |
| bucephalidae (digenea) from epinephelines (serranidae: perciformes) from the waters off new caledonia, including neidhartia lochepintade n. sp. | many bucephalid species, mainly of the subfamily prosorhynchinae, have been described from epinepheline serranids (groupers) throughout the world's oceans. in this paper eight named prosorhynchine species are described and/or illustrated from epinepheline fishes from new caledonia. neidhartia lochepintade n. sp. in epinephelus chlorostigma differs from other neidhartia spp. in various combinations of distinct body-size, rhynchus size, previtelline and pre-mouth distance, post-testicular distance ... | 2013 | 24351242 |
| growth and reproduction of the highfin grouper epinephelus maculatus. | highfin grouper epinephelus maculatus sampled in chuuk, micronesia, exhibited a moderate growth rate and a relatively short life span compared to other epinephelids of a similar size. combined gonad and otolith analysis provide preliminary evidence that the species conforms to a protogynous sexual pattern. mean total length at maturity for females was 308 mm with first age at maturity 2·8 years for females and 4 years for males, which differs from other regional studies. based on the gonado-soma ... | 2016 | 27021483 |