Report on the fishes taken in Madeiran and Canarian waters during the Summer-Autumn Cruises of the "Discovery II" 1959 and 1961. III. Order Iniomi I. On a toothless, sexually mature Anotopterus

Abstract

A blackish, toothless fish with ripe gonads referred to Anotopterus pharao is described in detail. Its identity is discussed and it is concluded that the different colouration and dentition are metamorphic characters connected with sexual development and