MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES of the FAMILIESCONGRIDAE, CEPOLIDAE, & PRIACANTHIDAE

by:

Ms. Jennifer G. VironBFAR-MFDC, PHILIPPINES

Family: CongridaeSubfamily: Congrinae Genus: Uroconger sp.

SnL: 0.85 mm, ED: 0.35 mm

13.65 mm

14.3 mm

1.69 mmMyomere: 128

Family: CongridaeSpecies Name: Congrinae (Subfamily)

Uroconger sp. (genus)Sampling Location: Similan IslandSampling Gear: Ring NetStage: Leptocephali Larvae

Similar FamilyAnguillidae

Pigmentation-Under the eyes.-Gut.-Along the midline (single row)-Along the caudal finHead Spination-None

2.08 mm

Family: CepolidaeSubfamily: Cepolinae

Genus: Acanthocepola sp.

5.7 mm

2.6 mm

1.6 mm

SnL: 0.35 mm, ED: 0.5 mm

2.5 mm

P1: 18

Myomere: 78Family:CepolidaeSpecies Name:Acanthocepola sp. (Genus)Sampling Gear:Bongo NetSampling Site:West KalimantanStage:Flexion

Head SpinationSupraoccipital, supraocular, dentary, preopercular, frontal, supracleithral, midoperculum, maxilla, posttemporal, pterotic, infraorbital

Pigmentation-Head, gut, and gas bladder-Lateral surface of the operculum-Lower margin of the dentary-Margin of the preopercle-Caudal peduncle and caudal fin base

Cepolinae D A P1 P2 C Vertebrae

Acatho-

cepola

0,

73-106

0-II,

73-113

17-20 I,5 13-14 48-79

Cepola III,

50-60

0-I

50-64

18-19 I,5 - 61-74

Similar FamiliesCaproidsPriacanthidsLethrinidsLobotidsHolocentridsLeiognathidsEphippididsDrepaneids

Before Staining

After Staining

Family: Priacanthidae, Genus: Priacanthus sp.

X,14

III,15

8+8

I,5

17

6.4 mm

2.15 mm

0.65 mm 0.8 mm

2.75 mm

3.55 mm

Family: Priacanthidae Species Name: Priacanthus sp.Sampling Location: Similan IslandSampling Gear: Ring NetStage: Post Flexion Stage

Pigmentation-Head and gut-Tail region-Membrane of dorsal spines-Tip of upper lip & edge of lower lip-Edge of lower socket of the eye

Head SpinationSupraoccipital, preopercle, supraorbital, dentary, post temporal, supracleithral, interopercular, opercular, and frontal

Vertebrae: 23

D A P1 P2 C Vertebrae

Cookeolus X,12-14 III,12-13 17-19 I,5 8+8 10+13=23

Hetero-

priacanthus

X,12-13 III,13-14 18-19 I,5 8+8 10+13=23

Priacanthus X,11-15 III,12-16 17-21 I,5 8+8 10+13=23

Pristigenys X,10-12 III,10-11 17-19 I,5 8+8 10+13=23

Similar Families:LethrinidLeiognathidLobotidHapalogenysCaproidCepolidsHolocentridsMonocanthidBalistids

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