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Age-Related Melanism in Macroparalepis brevis (Paralepididae)
- Authors: Prokofiev A.M.1,2
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- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences (IEE RAS), Moscow, Russia
- Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences (IO RAS), Moscow, Russia
- Issue: Vol 63, No 1 (2023)
- Pages: 120-124
- Section: КРАТКИЕ СООБЩЕНИЯ
- URL: https://ruspoj.com/0042-8752/article/view/650445
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0042875223010137
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/CZKMOQ
- ID: 650445
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Abstract
Age-related melanism for a dwarf species of the genus Macroparalepis, M. brevis, was described for the first time; thus, this phenomenon turns out to be a common generic character. Presumably, the trigger for coloration change is the transition to a mesobenthic lifestyle. The phylogenetic significance of age-related melanism in barracudinas (Paralepididae) is discussed, which may support a kinship of the genera Macroparalepis and Stemonosudis (including Dolichosudis). The species D. fuliginosa was recorded in the Indian Ocean for the first time.
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A. M. Prokofiev
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences (IEE RAS), Moscow, Russia; Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences (IO RAS), Moscow, Russia
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