2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Taxonomic review of the scorpaenid genera Scorpaena and Parascorpaena in the Indo-Pacific region
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19770067
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Biodiversity/Systematics
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| Research Institution | Kagoshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
MOTOMURA Hiroyuki Kagoshima University, 総合研究博物館, 准教授 (90433086)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 分類学 / 魚類 / 多様性 / 生物地理 / 進化 / 形態 / フサカサゴ科 |
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| Research Abstract |
Taxonomic review of the scorpaenid genera Scorpaena and Parascorpaena in the Indo-Pacific region was made. In this study, synonymies of each species of the genera were assessed following the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and descriptions of undescribed species were given. Morphology, biology, and distributional pattern of each species were revealed in this study.
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