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Two record-sized Pacific Lined Soles Achirus mazatlanus (Pleuronectiformes: Achiridae), from the Eastern Pacific

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 October 2012

J.M. Gracian-Negrete ,
H. Espinosa-Pérez  and
R.F. Feeney
J.M. Gracian-Negrete*
Affiliation:
Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas
H. Espinosa-Pérez
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
R.F. Feeney
Affiliation:
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Section of Ichthyology
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: J.M. Gracian-Negrete, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, I.P.N. Avenida Instituto Politécnico Nacional s/n, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita, La Paz, B.C.S., México, 23096 email: dolphinziry@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Two Achirus mazatlanus with record lengths of 218 and 230 mm total length were observed, a 12 and 24 mm increase over the previous mark for this species.

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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e99
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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