- Title
- Pteropsaron heemstrai and Osopsaron natalensis (Perciformes: Percophidae), new fish species from South Africa, with comments on Squamicreedia obtusa from Australia and on the classification of the subfamily Hemerocoetinae, Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) no.25
- Creator
- Nelson, Joseph S, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Subject
- Fishes -- South Africa, Fishes -- Australia, Perciformes, Percophidae
- Date
- 1982-11
- Type
- text, book
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/69940, vital:29597, 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. 25, Two new species of percophid fishes are described from off Natal, South Africa, Pteropsaron heemstrai from two specimens dredged at 143 m and Osopsaron natalensis from three specimens dredged at 100 m. This is the first record of a member of the subfamily Hemerocoetinae from the western Indian Ocean. The two new species belong to the lineage of closely related genera Acanthaphrites Gunther, Pteropsaron Jordan and Snyder, Osopsaron Jordan and Starks, Spinapsaron Okamura and Kishida, and Branchiopsaron McKay. A specimen of Squamicreedia obtusa Rendahl, previously known only from the damaged holotype, is described from Western Australia. It is postulated that the genera Squamicreedia Rendahl, Enigmapercis Whitley (whose range is extended to Western Australia), and Matsubaraea Taki form a closely related group in Hemerocoetinae.
- Format
- 14 pages, pdf
- Publisher
- J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology), Nelson, J. S. (1982) Pteropsaron heemstrai and Osopsaron natalensis (Perciformes: Percophidae), new fish species from South Africa, with comments on Squamicreedia obtusa from Australia and on the classification of the subfamily Hemerocoetinae. Grahamstown, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Special publication, no. 25, Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) volume number 25 1 14 November 1982 0075-2088
- Rights
- J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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