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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Pinheiro, Hudson T
• Shepherd, Bart
• Greene, Brian D
• Rocha, Luiz A

Titel

Liopropomaincandescens sp. nov. (Epinephelidae, Liopropominae), a new species of basslet from mesophotic coral ecosystems of Pohnpei, Micronesia

Ist Teil von

• ZooKeys, 2019-07, Vol.863 (1), p.97-106

Ort / Verlag

Bulgaria: Pensoft Publishers

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A new species of the genus Gill found on the lower mesophotic coral ecosystem of Pohnpei, Micronesia, is herein described. differs from its congeners in coloration, number of lateral-line scales, number of pectoral fin rays, body depth, and snout length. is the 31 species in the genus. It was collected from a small rocky crevice in a steep slope at 130 m depth. Water temperature was 20 °C and benthic habitat was dominated by gorgonians, sponges and tunicates.