1973/04/01 by W. B. RUDMAN · 2 citations
Environmental Science · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Ichthyology and Marine Biology #Fish Biology and Ecology Studies #Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1973.tb01881.x
openalex publication_date 1973/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
The anatomy of specimens of Chelidonura philinopsis Eliot, 1903 and a new species of Chelidonura collected in Zanzibar, are described. Preserved specimens of Chelidonura, from Fiji, most probably C. varians Eliot, 1903 (=C. velutina Bergh, 1905) are discussed. Chelidonura philinopsis is compared with C. hirundininaQuoy & Gaimard, 183 2) and it is suggested that at this stage they should remain as distinct species. C. punctata Eliot, 1903, the other species of the genus recorded from Zanzibar, is compared with two similarly coloured species from Japan, C. fulvipunctata, Baba, 1938 and C. tsurugensis, Baba & Abe, 1959. The species suggest that the structure of the alimentary canal and the reproductive system (excluding the penis) are constant within the genus.