Review of the Malagasy sicydiine gobies (Teleostei, Gobiidae), with description of a new species and comments on the taxonomic status of Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, 1770. American Museum novitates ; no. 3440

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dc.contributor.authorSparks, John S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNelson, Douglas W. (Douglas Walter)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T16:38:55Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T16:38:55Z
dc.date.issued2004en_US
dc.description20 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 18-19).en_US
dc.description.abstractMalagasy sicydiine gobies are reviewed, compared with other members of the subfamily in the Mascarene region, and a new species belonging to the genus Sicyopterus Gill, 1860 is described on the basis of material collected in northeastern Madagascar. The new species differs from Sicyopterus franouxi (Pellegrin, 1935), the only other known species of sicydiine goby inhabiting the freshwaters of Madagascar, in the number of branched rays in the second dorsal fin, the color pattern of the body and fins, the number and shape of the premaxillary teeth, and the size and number of scales on the nape and abdomen. Sicyopterus franouxi, a taxon described on the basis of a single juvenile specimen, is redescribed based on adult material. The taxonomic status of Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, 1770, a nominal sicydiine species incorrectly ascribed to the Mascarene islands of the western Indian Ocean, is discussed. This species is herein concluded to be a nomen dubium of uncertain placement beyond the subfamilial level.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/2805
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.publisherNew York, NY : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 3440en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.3440 2004en_US
dc.subject.lcshSicyopterus punctissimus.en_US
dc.subject.lcshGobiidae -- Madagascar.en_US
dc.subject.lcshGobiidae -- Islands of the Indian Ocean.en_US
dc.subject.lcshFreshwater fishes -- Madagascar.en_US
dc.subject.lcshFreshwater fishes -- Islands of the Indian Ocean.en_US
dc.subject.lcshFishes -- Madagascar.en_US
dc.subject.lcshFishes -- Islands of the Indian Ocean.en_US
dc.titleReview of the Malagasy sicydiine gobies (Teleostei, Gobiidae), with description of a new species and comments on the taxonomic status of Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, 1770. American Museum novitates ; no. 3440en_US
dc.title.alternativeMalagasy Sicyopterusen_US
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