On the Meristic and Morphometric Differences between Scombrops boops and S.gilberti

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Telescopias gilberti Jordan and Snyder, so-called "kuromutsu", has been treated as a synonym of Scombrops boops (Houttuyn) "mutsu".These scombropid fishes have been given many local names within the same area, and their prices in markets vary with those names.The meristic and morphometric characters of these scombropid fishes from Sagami Bay and Izu Islands were surveyed.Marked differences were found in four meristic characters, internal characters, and also body coloration, between these two forms and the results agree well with the descriptions of Jordan and Snyder for S.boops and T.gilberti.Because of these differences, we concluded that these two species should not be treated as synonymous, but these differences do not warrant their recognition as different genus.
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