Nelabrichthys, a new genus of labrid fish (Perciformes: Labridae) from the southern Indian and Atlantic Oceans

Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 27 A new monotypic genus of labrid fish, Nelabrichthys, is recognized for Labrus ornatus Carmichael, described from Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. Labrichthys lantzii Sauvag...

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Main Authors: Russell, Barry C, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 1983
Subjects:
Wrasses
Fishes > Classification
Indian
Tristan
Saint-Paul
Saint-Paul Island
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/69980
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Summary:Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 27 A new monotypic genus of labrid fish, Nelabrichthys, is recognized for Labrus ornatus Carmichael, described from Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. Labrichthys lantzii Sauvage and L. isleanus Sauvage from Saint-Paul Island in the southern Indian Ocean, and Platyglossus robinsoni Gilchrist and Thompson, erroneously thought to be from the Natal coast of South Africa, are junior syonyms of N. ornatus.

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