Dactylanthias Explained

Dactylanthias is a small genus of fish belonging to the Anthiinae subfamily. It includes only two species from Ambon Island, Indonesia and the Tuamotus, French Polynesia.

Taxonomy

Dactylanthias was first established by the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker in 1871. It is classified under the subfamily Anthiadinae of the family Serranidae.[1]

Description

Dactylanthias was known only from a single specimen of Dactylanthias aplodactylus from Ambon Island, Indonesia,[2] until another species was described in 2007 from the Tuamotus of French Polynesia.[3] [4]

Species

The following species are classified under Dactylanthias:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Nicolas Bailly. 2013. 268937 . Dactylanthias. fish. September 26, 2013.
  2. Web site: Dactylanthias aplodactylus (Bleeker, 1858) . Cristina V. Garilao & Kathleen Kesner-Reyes. FishBase. September 26, 2013.
  3. Web site: Dactylanthias baccheti Randall, 2007. Estelita Emily Capuli & Nicolas Bailly. FishBase. September 26, 2013.
  4. J.E. Randall. 2007. Dactylanthias baccheti, a new species of anthiine fish (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Tuamotu Archipelago. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 12. 2. 83 - 88.

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