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A review of the Red Sea Cardinalfishes of the Apogon Bandanensis Complex , with a Description of a New Species.
Thomas H. Fraser, John E. Randall, and the late Enest A. Lachner
Abstract
Three species of the Apogon bandanensis group are found in the Red
Sea, the wide-spread Apogon guamensis, the endemic Apogon annularis,
and a new endemic species Apogon zebrinus. Color patterns, gill-rakers,
body depth, second anal spine length, pectoral fin length, and caudal peduncle
depth are important aids for identification of the Red Sea species. Two synonyms
of Apogon guamensis were based on juvenile material: Apogon ocellatus
from Madagascar and Apogon spongicolus from the Red Sea. Rüppell's,
Günther's and Klausewitz's concepts of Apogon annularis are reviewed.
Apogon erdmani is a synonym of Apogon annularis. Apogon savayensis
and another wide spread new species were not found in any Red Sea collections
we examined.
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