Redescription of the Indo-Australian filefish Acreichthys radiatus (Popta) (Monacanthidae, Tetraodontiformes)

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 2727

By

Tyler, James C., 1935-

Lange, Mark D.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, c1982

Notes

Title from caption.

"May 12, 1982."

"Acreichthys radiatus (Popta, 1900) is redescribed in comparison to A. tomentosus, indicating that these two Indo-Australian species differ most obviously to the naked eye in color pattern, whereas microscopic examination shows that they also can be distinguished by the greater degree of scale spinule branching in tomentosus, in the smaller size at sexual maturity in radiatus, in radiatus usually having one less anal fin ray, and in several proportional measurements. They also differ in that the smaller species, radiatus, is found around coral reefs, whereas the habitat of tomentosus is inshore on sand and grass beds"--P. [1].

Subjects

Acreichthys radiatus , Acreichthys tomentosus , Classification , Fishes , Indo-Australian Region

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.2727, 1982

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 8425278