A review of the Red Sea cardinalfishes of the Apogon bandanensis complex: with a description of a new species
- Fraser, Thomas H, Randall, John E, 1924-, Lachner, Ernest A, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Authors: Fraser, Thomas H , Randall, John E, 1924- , Lachner, Ernest A , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Date: 1999-11
- Subjects: Apogon bandanensis , Apogon -- Red Sea -- Classification , Apogon -- Red Sea -- Identification
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71033 , vital:29771 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 63 , Three species of the Apogon bandanensis group are found in the Red Sea, the widespread Apogon guamensis, the endemic Apogon annularis, and a new endemic species Apogon zebrinus. Colour patterns, number of gill-rakers, body depth, second anal spine length, pectoral-fin length, and caudal peduncle depth are important aids for identification of the Red Sea species. Two synonyms of Apogon guamensis were based on juvenile material: Apogon ocellatus from Madagascar and Apogon spongicolus from the Red Sea. Rüppell’s, Günther’s and Klausewitz’s concepts of Apogon annularis are reviewed. Apogon erdmani is a synonym of Apogon annularis. Apogon savayensis and another wide spread new species were not found in any Red Sea collections we examined.
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- Authors: Fraser, Thomas H , Randall, John E, 1924- , Lachner, Ernest A , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Date: 1999-11
- Subjects: Apogon bandanensis , Apogon -- Red Sea -- Classification , Apogon -- Red Sea -- Identification
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71033 , vital:29771 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 63 , Three species of the Apogon bandanensis group are found in the Red Sea, the widespread Apogon guamensis, the endemic Apogon annularis, and a new endemic species Apogon zebrinus. Colour patterns, number of gill-rakers, body depth, second anal spine length, pectoral-fin length, and caudal peduncle depth are important aids for identification of the Red Sea species. Two synonyms of Apogon guamensis were based on juvenile material: Apogon ocellatus from Madagascar and Apogon spongicolus from the Red Sea. Rüppell’s, Günther’s and Klausewitz’s concepts of Apogon annularis are reviewed. Apogon erdmani is a synonym of Apogon annularis. Apogon savayensis and another wide spread new species were not found in any Red Sea collections we examined.
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Acanthurus tristis, a valid Indian Ocean surgeonfish (Perciformes: Acanthuridae)
- Randall, John E, 1924-, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Authors: Randall, John E, 1924- , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Date: 1993-01
- Subjects: Surgeonfishes , Fishes -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70933 , vital:29762 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 54 , After examination of Col. Tickell’s unpublished manuscript and colour paintings of Burmese fishes, Day (1888) listed the surgeonfish Acanthurus tristis Tickell as a synonym of A. tennentii Gunther (1861); he gave the dorsal-fin spine count of 8 and provided a colour description, including mention of a white margin on the caudal fin. Of the species of Acanthurus, only A. pyroferus Kittlitz from the Pacific has 8 dorsal spines. Randall (1956a) treated tristis as a synonym of this pecies; the differences in colouration between tristis and pyroferus were regarded as within the range of variability of the latter. Both forms were observed together in Bali in 1982-1991. A. tristis is therefore regarded as a valid species and is redescribed. In the interest of stability of nomenclature, a neotype for A. tristis is designated.
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- Authors: Randall, John E, 1924- , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Date: 1993-01
- Subjects: Surgeonfishes , Fishes -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70933 , vital:29762 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 54 , After examination of Col. Tickell’s unpublished manuscript and colour paintings of Burmese fishes, Day (1888) listed the surgeonfish Acanthurus tristis Tickell as a synonym of A. tennentii Gunther (1861); he gave the dorsal-fin spine count of 8 and provided a colour description, including mention of a white margin on the caudal fin. Of the species of Acanthurus, only A. pyroferus Kittlitz from the Pacific has 8 dorsal spines. Randall (1956a) treated tristis as a synonym of this pecies; the differences in colouration between tristis and pyroferus were regarded as within the range of variability of the latter. Both forms were observed together in Bali in 1982-1991. A. tristis is therefore regarded as a valid species and is redescribed. In the interest of stability of nomenclature, a neotype for A. tristis is designated.
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Epinephelus suborbitalis, a new species of grouper (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Kyushu-Palau ridge, western Pacific
- Amaoka, Kunio, Randall, John E, 1924-, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Authors: Amaoka, Kunio , Randall, John E, 1924- , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Date: 1990-04
- Subjects: Epinephelus suborbitalis , Serranidae -- Classification
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70335 , vital:29646 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 49 , The grouper Epineplielus suborbitalis is described from a single specimen 950 mm in standard length collected in deep water on the Kyushu-Palau Ridge in the Western Pacific Ocean. It is characterized as follows: dorsal fin rays XI,14; anal fin rays III,8; pectoral fin rays 19; lateral-line scales about 63; ctenoid scales; no auxiliary scales; naked maxilla; 3 rows of teeth on midside of lower jaw; enlarged posterior nostril; deeply incised spinous dorsal membranes, slightly rounded caudal fin, and uniform colour.
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- Authors: Amaoka, Kunio , Randall, John E, 1924- , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Date: 1990-04
- Subjects: Epinephelus suborbitalis , Serranidae -- Classification
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70335 , vital:29646 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 49 , The grouper Epineplielus suborbitalis is described from a single specimen 950 mm in standard length collected in deep water on the Kyushu-Palau Ridge in the Western Pacific Ocean. It is characterized as follows: dorsal fin rays XI,14; anal fin rays III,8; pectoral fin rays 19; lateral-line scales about 63; ctenoid scales; no auxiliary scales; naked maxilla; 3 rows of teeth on midside of lower jaw; enlarged posterior nostril; deeply incised spinous dorsal membranes, slightly rounded caudal fin, and uniform colour.
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A new species of anthiine fish of the genus Rabaulichthys (Perciformes: Serranidaie) from the Maldive Islands
- Randall, John E, 1924-, Pyle, Robert Michael, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Authors: Randall, John E, 1924- , Pyle, Robert Michael , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Date: 1989-07
- Subjects: Serranidae -- Maldives
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70313 , vital:29644 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 47 , Rabaulichthys stigmaticus is described as a new species of serranid fish of the subfamily Anthiinae from four male specimens collected in 35 m on a rubble bottom off Ari Aroll in the Republic of Maldives, it is distinct from the only other known species of the genus, R. altipinnis Allen from New Britain, in having a longer snout (6.7-7.1%SL, versus 5.5-6.4%SL), a higher dorsal fin in the adult male (30-39% SL), a large quadrangular dark spot on the side of the body above the anal fin, and an elongate black blotch in the soft portion of the dorsal fin. Specimens of a possible third species taken in a dredge at Condor Reef, Caroline Islands are discussed.
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- Authors: Randall, John E, 1924- , Pyle, Robert Michael , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Date: 1989-07
- Subjects: Serranidae -- Maldives
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70313 , vital:29644 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 47 , Rabaulichthys stigmaticus is described as a new species of serranid fish of the subfamily Anthiinae from four male specimens collected in 35 m on a rubble bottom off Ari Aroll in the Republic of Maldives, it is distinct from the only other known species of the genus, R. altipinnis Allen from New Britain, in having a longer snout (6.7-7.1%SL, versus 5.5-6.4%SL), a higher dorsal fin in the adult male (30-39% SL), a large quadrangular dark spot on the side of the body above the anal fin, and an elongate black blotch in the soft portion of the dorsal fin. Specimens of a possible third species taken in a dredge at Condor Reef, Caroline Islands are discussed.
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Pomacanthus Rhomboides (Gilchrist and Thompson), the valid name for the South African Angelfish previously known as Pomacanthus Striatus
- Randall, John E, 1924-, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Authors: Randall, John E, 1924- , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Date: 1988-12
- Subjects: Marine angelfishes -- South Africa -- Nomenclature
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70291 , vital:29642 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 46 , The Indian Ocean angelfish from southern Africa heretofore identified as Pomacanthus striatus (Riippell, 1836) is Pomacanthus rhomboides (Gilchrist and Thompson, 1908). P. striatus is shown to be the young of P. maculosus (Forsskål, 1775) which is not known from South Africa; it occurs in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and along the East African coast to at least 13°S. Holacanthus coeruleus Cuvier, described from a juvenile specimen from the Red Sea, is a junior synonym of Pomacanthus asfur (Forsskål), not P. semicirculatus (Cuvier), thus casting doubt on the record of the letter from the Red Sea.
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- Authors: Randall, John E, 1924- , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Date: 1988-12
- Subjects: Marine angelfishes -- South Africa -- Nomenclature
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70291 , vital:29642 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 46 , The Indian Ocean angelfish from southern Africa heretofore identified as Pomacanthus striatus (Riippell, 1836) is Pomacanthus rhomboides (Gilchrist and Thompson, 1908). P. striatus is shown to be the young of P. maculosus (Forsskål, 1775) which is not known from South Africa; it occurs in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and along the East African coast to at least 13°S. Holacanthus coeruleus Cuvier, described from a juvenile specimen from the Red Sea, is a junior synonym of Pomacanthus asfur (Forsskål), not P. semicirculatus (Cuvier), thus casting doubt on the record of the letter from the Red Sea.
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