Morphology of the larvae of American Anthiinae (Teleostei: Serranidae), with comments on relationships within the subfamily
Baldwin, C.C. (1990). Morphology of the larvae of American Anthiinae (Teleostei: Serranidae), with comments on relationships within the subfamily. Copeia 4: 913-955
In: Copeia. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists: New York, N.Y., etc.. ISSN 0045-8511; e-ISSN 1938-5110, more
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Larvae of nine Atlantic and three eastern Pacific anthiines are described, redescribed or commented upon. Larvae of American Anthiinae exhibit various patterns of ornamentation, pigmentation and squamation that are described in detail and discussed in terms of their taxonomic value. Pigmentation of the dorsal portion of the trunk is most useful in distinguishing species. Information from cladistic analysis of larval and adult morphology suggests changes in our concepts of relationships among Alantic and eastern Pacific Anthiinae. Anthias tenuis and A. salmopunctatus are sister species and differ from other Atlantic species of Anthias in several aspects of larval and adult morphology; these two species need a new generic name or generic reassignment. Holanthias martinicensis is reassigned to Pronotogrammus Gill on the basis of larval and adult morphology. Pronotogrammus aureorubens, P. eos and Hemanthias vivanus are considered congeners on the basis of larval morphology; they each need a new generic name or generic reassignment. |
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