Classification of the tremendous diversity of ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) began with the
designation of taxonomic groups on the basis of morphological similarity. Starting in the late …

The Acanthomorpha is the largest group of teleost fishes with about one third of extant
vertebrate species. In the course of its evolution this lineage experienced several episodes …

The structure and gene sequence of the fish mitochondrial genome are generally
considered to be conservative. However, two types of gene arrangements are found in the …

The Elopomorpha (eels and relatives) is a morphologically diverse group of predominantly
marine teleost fishes comprising about 1000 species placed in 25 families. It is one of the …

Generally, a teleostean group possesses only one type or a set of similar mitochondrial
gene arrangement. However, two types of gene arrangement have been identified in the …

抄録 Two species of the moray eels, Gymnothorax mucifer Snyder, 1904 and Gymnothorax
niphostigmus Chen, Shao and Chen, 1996 are reported from Japanese waters for the first …

Anguilliform otoliths are common in the fossil record, particularly those of the family
Congridae, but they have never been the subject of a comprehensive character analysis …

Elopomorpha is one of the three main clades of living teleost fishes and includes a range of
disparate lineages including eels, tarpons, bonefishes, and halosaurs. Elopomorphs were …

High hydrostatic pressure, low temperature, and scarce food supply are the major factors
that limit the survival of vertebrates in extreme deep-sea environments. Here, we constructed …

Whole mitogenome sequences (mtDNA) have been exploited for insect ecology studies,
using them as molecular markers to reconstruct phylogenies, or to infer phylogeographic …