Rehabilitation of the Malagasy endemic Kuhlia sauvagii Regan, 1913 (Teleostei, Perciformes), with the designation of a neotype for Centropomus rupestris Lacépède, 1802 ; American Museum novitates, no. 3561
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2007
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New York, NY : American Museum of Natural History
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Based on differences in adult coloration, behavior, and morphometric and meristic features, the endemic Malagasy kuhlid Kuhlia sauvagii Regan, 1913, is resurrected from synonymy with the Indo-Pacific Kuhlia rupestris (Lacépède, 1802). Both species are redescribed, and a summary of their distribution, natural history, and conservation status on Madagascar is provided. No type specimens for Centropomus rupestris Lacépède, 1802 (type locality, Réunion), are known, and considerable confusion persists in the literature regarding the taxonomic composition and limits of this purportedly widespread species. We designate as neotype for Centropomus rupestris a syntype of Dules fuscus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829, thereby unambiguously relating this taxon to material collected from the type locality of Lacépède's Centropomus rupestris, the island of Réunion in the western Indian Ocean.
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13 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 12-13).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 12-13).
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