A new species of the cardinalfish genus Gymnapogon (Perciformes, Apogonidae) from the Red Sea |
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Authors: | Ofer Gon Daniel Golani |
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Institution: | (1) South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (formerly the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology), Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa (e-mail: O.Gon@ru.ac.za), ZA;(2) Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel (e-mail: dgolani@cc.huji.ac.il), IL |
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Abstract: | A new cardinalfish species, Gymnapogon melanogaster, is described from two specimens collected at night in the Gulf of Aqaba, Eilat, Israel. This species is characterized by
having 9 dorsal and 8 anal fin soft rays; 14–15 pectoral fin rays; 2 + 11 gill rakers; a flat, bifurcated preopercular spine;
a naked body without a papillae network; black pelvic fins; and a black stomach. It is similar to Gymnapogon vanderbilti (Fowler, 1938) that is known only from the Line Islands of the Central Pacific Ocean.
Received: December 26, 2001 / Revised: June 10, 2002 / Accepted: June 24, 2002
Acknowledgments We thank D. Didier and M. Sabaj of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, for loans of and for taking data from type
specimens; T.H. Fraser of the Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, kindly provided data on type specimens. We are grateful to
E. Heemstra of the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa, for the artwork presented
in this article and to A. Lerner of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, for his assistance in collecting the specimens.
Correspondence to:Ofer Gon |
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Keywords: | Apogonidae Gymnapogon melanogaster New species Red Sea |
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