Apolemichthys kingi, a new species of angelfish (Pomacanthidae) from South Africa : with comments on the classification of angelfishes and a checklist of the Pomacanthids of the western Indian Ocean

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

Title: Apolemichthys kingi, a new species of angelfish (Pomacanthidae) from South Africa : with comments on the classification of angelfishes and a checklist of the Pomacanthids of the western Indian Ocean
Title: Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) no.35
Creator: Heemstra, Phillip C
Creator: J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Subject: Angelfish -- South Africa -- Classification
Date Issued: 1984-05
Date: 1984-05
Type: text
Type: book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70083
Identifier: vital:29612
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. 35
Description: A new species of angelfish is described from three specimens collected in 30 m off Durban, South Africa. The distinction of the genus Apolemichthys is discussed, and an annotated checklist of the pomacanthids of the Western Indian Ocean is presented. The first positive record of Centropyge bispinosus (Gunther, 1860) from southern Africa is reported, based on a specimen collected at Sodwana Bay (27°30’S).
Format: 20 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.(1984) Apolemichthys kingi, a new species of angelfish (Pomacanthidae) from South Africa, with comments on the classification of angelfishes and a checklist of the Pomacanthids of the western Indian Ocean. Grahamstown, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Special publication, no. 35
Relation: Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) volume number 35 1 20 May 1984 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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