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Amphiprion barberi, a new species of anemonefish (Pomacentridae) from Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa
Gerald R. Allen; Les Kaufman; Joshua Adam Drew
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- Title:
- Amphiprion barberi, a new species of anemonefish (Pomacentridae) from Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa
- Author(s):
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Allen, Gerald R.
Kaufman, Les
Drew, Joshua Adam - Date:
- 2008
- Type:
- Articles
- Department:
- Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
- Volume:
- 14
- Permanent URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14506
- Book/Journal Title:
- Aqua
- Abstract:
- Amphiprion barberi, a new species of anemonefish fish, is described from 46 specimens, 16.3-85.8 mm SL, collected at depths of 2-10 m from coral reefs of Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. It is closely allied to A. melanopus, which is widely distributed in the western Pacific. The two species exhibit significant colour-pattern differences, including a mainly reddish orange body in A. barberi and dark brown or blackish body in A. melanopus. Adults of the new species also possess fewer spinules (11-19 versus 19-26) in the upper-opercular series than A. melanopus. Genetic data presented here confirms the separation of these species.
- Subject(s):
- Biology
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