Pavoclinus caeruleopunctatus, a new species of clinid fish (Perciformes: Clinidae) from South Africa
Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 66 A new species of clinid fish, Pavoclinns caeruleopunctatus, is described from specimens collected and observed in 6 - 25 m, around the Cape Peninsula, on the southwest coast of So...
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Language: | English |
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J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
2001
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71066 http://vital.seals.ac.za:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:29774 |
Summary: | Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 66 A new species of clinid fish, Pavoclinns caeruleopunctatus, is described from specimens collected and observed in 6 - 25 m, around the Cape Peninsula, on the southwest coast of South Africa. Pavoclinus caeruleopunctatus is distinguished from similar species by the first 3 dorsal-fin spines forming a moderate crest, a notch between the 3rd and 4th dorsal-fin spines, 1 - 3 soft dorsal rays, an anteriorly rounded head profile, and colour pattern; most characteristic in live specimens are the vivid blue spots in front and behind the eye, and also usually on the flanks. |
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