Una nueva especie de Opistognathus (Pisces: Perciformes) para la Isla de Gorgona (Pacífico Colombiano)
A new species of jawfish, Opistognathus tenmutis, is described from the Colombian island of Gorgona in the Pacific Ocean, based on four specimens. The new species differs from others already described from the westem American coast by the following characters: dorsal fin with eleven spines and thirteen rays, anal fin with three spines and thirteen rays, pectoral fin with 20-21 rays, 41-44 gillrakers in the first arch, violet lines as the main body coloratlon with no spots or ocelli; also, its maximum body size is over 27 cm.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ciencias - Instituto de Ciencias Naturales
1993
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/17231 |
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| Summary: | A new species of jawfish, Opistognathus tenmutis, is described from the Colombian island of Gorgona in the Pacific Ocean, based on four specimens. The new species differs from others already described from the westem American coast by the following characters: dorsal fin with eleven spines and thirteen rays, anal fin with three spines and thirteen rays, pectoral fin with 20-21 rays, 41-44 gillrakers in the first arch, violet lines as the main body coloratlon with no spots or ocelli; also, its maximum body size is over 27 cm. |
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