Rehabilitation of the Malagasy endemic Kuhlia sauvagii Regan, 1913 (Teleostei, Perciformes), with the designation of a neotype for Centropomus rupestris Lacépède, 1802

Title Variants

Alternative: Redescription of Malagasy Kuhlia

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3561

By

Loiselle, Paul V.

Stiassny, Melanie L. J.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2007

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"March 8, 2007."

"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"--P. [1].

Subjects

Centropomus rupestris , Classification , Fishes , Freshwater fishes , Geographical distribution , Kuhlia sauvagii , Madagascar , Réunion , Type specimens

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3561, 2007

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3561[1:ROTMEK]2.0.CO;2
OCLC: 85856764