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Smith, J. L. B. (1961). Fishes of the Family Anthiidae from the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Ichthyological Bulletin. 21: 359-369.
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Smith, J. L. B.
1961
Fishes of the Family Anthiidae from the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea
Ichthyological Bulletin
21: 359-369
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Antiid fishes are described and their distribution in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean. Fifteen species are at present known from from the Western Indian Ocean, of which all but three appear to be endemic there. Of these two are desribed as new. All these are assigned to nine genera, of which one is defined as new, three of the genera have not before been found in the Western Indian Ocean, while four are endemicthere.
Description Described by Cuvier & Valenciennes according to <376>. [details] Description Differs from the monotypic Pacific Plectranthias Bleeker, 1872 in having pectoral rays all simple and fewer scales <372>. [details] Remark Placed in the family Anthiidae in Smith, 1961, in Serranidae in Fishbase 96. Type species: C. paradiseus Lowe, ... [details] Remark Type species: Anthias fronticinctus Gunther, 1868. In the family Anthiidae <372>. Genus accepted as valid in the WIO <372>. [details] Remark Placed in the family Anthiidae, subgenus (Naurua Whitley & Colefax, 1938). Type species: Mirolabrichthys waitei ... [details] Remark Placed in the familly Anthiidae by Smith <372>. Type species: Pelontrus morgansi. Genus accepted as valid in the WIO <372>. [details] Remark Type species: P. longimanus. Very closely related to Xeanthias Regan, 1908 <372>. Placed in the family Anthiidae by ... [details] Remark Type species: X. gardineri Regan, 1908. Genus accepted as valid in the WIO according to Smith, 1961. Placed in ... [details] |