Eggs and larvae of two species of Soleidae from off NW Africa: Microchirus ocellatus and M. azevia (pisces, pleuronectiformes)

Abstract

[EN] The ATLOR III oceanographic cruise, carried out by the R/V "Cornide de Saavedra" in April-May, 1973 on the Saharan continental shelf, is part of a probram for the analysis of the ecosystem of this area of upwelling. Ichthyoplankton studies are one of the subjects concerned. [...] The study of plankton sambles taken during the ATLOR III oceanographic cruise (April-May 1973) on the Saharan continental shelf revealed the presence of two types of Soleidae larvae not described in the literature. Their identification and description are given in the present article. [...] Solea hexophthalma, Blugossidium luteum, Microchirus azevia, Solea senegalensis, Microchirus variegatus

[FR] L'examen des échantillons de plancton obtenus pendant la croisière oceanographique ATLOR III (avril-mai 1973) effectué sur le plateua continental saharien, montra la présence de deux types de larves de Soléidés non décrits dans la littérature. [...]