Roberts T.R. Systematics, biology, and distribution of the species of the oceanic oarfish genus regalecus: (teleostei, lampridiformes, regalecidae). - Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, 2012. - 268 p.: ill. + 1 CD-ROM. - (Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle, T.202). - Ref.: p.225-257. - Ind.: p.259-268. - ISBN 978-2-85653-677-3; ISSN 1243-4442  Место хранения:   018 | Институт нефтегазовой геологии и геофизики им. А.А.Трофимука | Новосибирск | Библиотека

Оглавление / Contents

FOREWORD ....................................................... 11 PREFACE ........................................................ 13 ABSTRACT ....................................................... 17 RÉSUMÉ ......................................................... 18 EXTENDED ABSTRACT .............................................. 19 RÉSUMÉ DÉVELOPPÉ ............................................... 23 INTRODUCTION ................................................... 29 MYTHOLOGY AND FOLKLORE ......................................... 41 SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT ............................................. 49 Institutional collections and their abbreviations ............ 49 Order Lampridiformes Goodrich, 1909 .......................... 50 Family Regalecidae Gill, 1885 ................................ 60 Genus Agrostichthys Phillips, 1924 ........................... 61 Genus Regalecus Ascanius, 1772 ............................... 63 Systematic characters ........................................ 69 Key to species of Regalecus .................................. 72 Regalecus glesne Ascanius, 1772 .............................. 72 Regalecus russellii (Cuvier, 1817) ........................... 90 Neotype designation for R. russellii ........................ 100 MORPHOLOGY .................................................... 105 Tail loss: autotomy ......................................... 105 Terminus .................................................... 110 Intermuscular septa ......................................... 110 Size ........................................................ 113 Coloration and color pattern ................................ 114 Tuberculation ............................................... 117 External fin supports ....................................... 117 Two dorsal fin crests ....................................... 117 Pectoral fins ............................................... 118 Pelvic fins ................................................. 120 Caudal fin .................................................. 122 Soft anatomy ................................................ 124 Viscera ..................................................... 124 BIOLOGY ...................................................... 125 Food habits .................................................. 125 Parasites ................................................... 127 Predators ................................................... 128 Vertical orientation ........................................ 130 Schooling? .................................................. 132 Mortality and stranding ..................................... 133 Longevity and growth rate ................................... 135 Palatability ................................................ 136 Fecundity ................................................... 137 LIFE HISTORY .................................................. 139 Eggs ........................................................ 145 Larvae ...................................................... 145 Juveniles ................................................... 147 Males and females ........................................... 149 Pairs versus isolated individuals ........................... 149 FOSSIL RECORD AND GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION ................... 153 BIOGEOGRAPHY .................................................. 161 Sea mounts .................................................. 162 Regalecus occurrences including strandings .................. 162 Scandinavia .............................................. 164 British Isles ............................................ 166 Mediterranean ............................................ 168 Western Europe ........................................... 169 Atlantic coast of North America .......................... 171 Gulf of Mexico ........................................... 172 Southwest Atlantic (Argentina, Brazil) ................... 175 Southeast Atlantic (southern Africa) ..................... 176 Pacific coast of the America ............................. 176 Australia ................................................ 180 New Zealand .............................................. 180 Northwest Pacific Ocean (Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan) .... 180 Indian Ocean (Tanzania, Iran, India, Indonesia) .......... 184 Noteworthy miscellaneous geographical occurrences of oarfishes ............................................. 187 Erroneous or suspect reports and hoaxes involving oarfishes ................................................ 188 Seasonality of Regalecus strandings ......................... 192 Spates of Regalecus strandings and other occurrences ........ 195 Populations ................................................. 197 DNA Sequences ............................................... 200 DISCUSSION .................................................... 205 CONCLUSION .................................................... 209 Regalecus studies of the future ............................. 212 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................... 215 REFERENCES .................................................... 225 APPENDIX: Catalog of Regalecus specimens identified to species in museum collections .................... 235 Regalecus glesne ............................................ 235 Regalecus russellii ......................................... 251 Index ......................................................... 259