Francisca Andrea Zavala-Muñoz

Independent

Lanternfish larval morphology is highly variable probably due to their adaptations to highly variable environmental conditions throughout ontogeny. To study the morphological variability of the larval stage of lanternfishes, samples were collected from the southeast Pacific Ocean between 2014 and 2022. Of the 24 species, nine belonged to the subfam...

The surf silverside (Notocheirus hubbsi) is a rare and poorly known species within Notocheiridae. However, 2 collections of larval and juvenile specimens in Chile provided an opportunity to study unknown aspects of its morphological development and early life history. This study describes the ossification process and provides a detailed osteologica...

The parental care of the nests and the embryonic and larval development of the labrisomid blenny Labrisomus philippii (Teleostei: Labrisomidae) were described for the first time. In situ underwater recordings were done on nests deposited at 2‐m depth at Pisagua and Sarmenia, northern Chile. The nests were composed by a mass of adhered eggs, exclusi...

Abundance of early life stages of the surf silverside Notocheirus hubbsi (Teleostei, Atheriniformes) in the coastal nearshore of central Chile Abundancia de estadios tempranos del pejerreicillo Notocheirus hubbsi (Teleostei, Atheriniformes) en las costas de Chile central Abstract.-The abundance of early stages of the surf silverside Notocheirus hub...

Larvae of the Juan Fernández Splendid Perch, Callanthias platei Steindachner, 1898 (Teleostei: Callanthiidae), are described for the first time. The five available specimens, ranging from 3 mm notochord length (NL) to 6.1 mm standard length (SL), were collected with plankton nets near Desventuradas Islands, Southeast Pacific, during the austral spr...

Diet and morphospace of larval stages of two sympatric lanternfish Diogenichthys atlanticus and D. laternatus from the south‐east Pacific Ocean were compared and the covariance between both variables was assessed for each species. Diogenichthys atlanticus stomach contents consisted mainly of copepod nauplii and digested remains and this species had...

Although larvae of the starry butterfish Stromateus stellatus (Family Stromateidae) are often observed in coastal waters of the southeastern Pacific Ocean, there is no formal description of the species' early development. Using ichthyoplankton samples collected off central Chile, the larval development, including observations on osteology of late p...

Larval development and shape ontogeny of the kelpfish Myxodes viridis (Clinidae) are described for the first time. A total of 214 individuals ranging between 3.51 and 23.09 mm standard length collected off central Chile were assessed employing classic and geometric morphometrics, illustration with camera lucida and a double-staining technique for c...

The objective of this study is to determine the temporal variation of oceanographic conditions, ichthyoplankton and their ectoparasites in nearshore marine waters. From October 11th 2012 to June 5th 2014, 30 ichthyoplankton surveys were carried out along a cross-shelf transect from 0.25 km of the coastline to 4.50 km offshore off Montemar, Bahía Va...