In situ Ontogenetic Color Changes of Pentapodus aureofasciatus (Perciformes, Nemipteridae) off Yakushima Island, Southern Japan and Comments on the Biology of the Species

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Author	Motomura, Hiroyuki Harazaki, Shigeru 浩之, 本村 原崎 森.
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	Ontogenetic color changes of Pentapodus aureofasciatus are documented on the basis of underwater observations off Yakushima Island, southern Japan from 2004 to 2006, and compared with those of a closely-related species, P. caninus. A photograph of a mature breeding male P. aureofasciatus is provided for the first time and sexual dichromatism in the species also discussed. Morphological and color variations recorded during the study suggested that P. aureofasciatus includes more than one species. The distributional range of P. aureofasciatus extends to Izu Peninsula and the Izu Islands, Yakushima Island being the most likely northernmost breeding ground, supplying juveniles and/or larvae to the Pacific coast of mainland Japan via the Kuroshio Current.
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Ending Page	30
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Volume Number	9
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Language	English
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