A new species of the triggerfish genus Xenobalistes matsuura (Tetradontiformes: Balistidae) from South Africa

Heemstra, Phillip C; Smith, Margaret Mary; J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology

Title: A new species of the triggerfish genus Xenobalistes matsuura (Tetradontiformes: Balistidae) from South Africa
Title: Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) no.26
Creator: Heemstra, Phillip C
Creator: Smith, Margaret Mary
Creator: J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Subject: Fishes -- South Africa
Subject: Fishes -- Classification
Subject: Balistidae -- South Africa
Date Issued: 1983-01
Date: 1983-01
Type: text
Type: book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/69968
Identifier: vital:29603
Identifier: Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 26
Description: Xenobalistes punctatus, the second species of the peculiar balistid genus Xenobalistes, is described from one specimen found on the beach at the mouth of the Van Stadens River, eastern Cape Province, South Africa. X. punctatus differs significantly from X. tumidipectoris Matsuura, 1981 in the number of body scale rows and spination of the anterolateral surface of the first dorsal-fin spine. The head and body of X. punctatus are dark brown, covered with numerous, small, evenly-spaced, silvery/white spots.
Format: 8 pages
Format: pdf
Publisher: J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Language: English
Relation: Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology)
Relation: Heemstra, P. C. and Smith, M. M. (1983) A new species of the triggerfish genus Xenobalistes matsuura (Tetradontiformes: Balistidae) from South Africa. Grahamstown, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Special publication, no. 26
Relation: Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) volume number 26 1 8 January 1983 0075-2088
Rights: J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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