Mola, KOELREUTER, 1766
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B1F46B7-CC61-41FB-BB18-3D1108B9ECF6 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B1F46B7-CC61-41FB-BB18-3D1108B9ECF6 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14812812 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CE3B7A-2A01-9E6B-FED1-FAF51C02FB49 |
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Plazi |
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Mola |
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GENUS MOLA KOELREUTER, 1766 View in CoL
Mola Koelreuter, 1766 View in CoL . Type specimen Mola aculeata View in CoL , i.e. pre-juvenile form.
Mola Cuvier, 1798 View in CoL . Type specimen Tetraodon mola Linnaeus, 1758 , i.e. adult form.
Diagnosis: Genus diagnosis, modified from Parenti (2003): Body ovoid, highly compressed laterally; lacking a true caudal fin; caudal region with a pseudocaudal (clavus), rounded, sometimes slightly crenulated, but without a mid-flap extension. Mouth small; teeth united, fused and beaklike. Fins without spines; dorsal fin posterior, erect, high, short-based, anal fin opposite the same shape. Pelvic fins absent. Skin leathery and thick; scales reduced, rounded base with a single, erect point or rectangular shape; non-imbricated. Gill openings small, oval, in front of pectorals. Lateral lines around eyes (nearly imperceptible). No swim bladder. Darker above, paler or dusky below, often spots and patterns on the sides.
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Mola
| Nyegaard, Marianne, Sawai, Etsuro, Gemmell, Neil, Gillum, Joanne, Loneragan, Neil R., Yamanoue, Yusuke & Stewart, Andrew L. 2018 |
Mola
| Cuvier 1798 |
Mola
| Koelreuter 1766 |
Mola aculeata
| Koelreuter 1766 |
Tetraodon mola
| Linnaeus 1758 |