Evolutionary significance of Holapogon, a new genus of cardinal fishes (Apogonidae), with a redescription of its type-species, Apogon maximus

Fraser, Thomas H; Rhodes University. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology

Title: Evolutionary significance of Holapogon, a new genus of cardinal fishes (Apogonidae), with a redescription of its type-species, Apogon maximus
Title: Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) no.10
Creator: Fraser, Thomas H
Creator: Rhodes University. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Subject: Holapogon
Subject: Holapogon maximus
Subject: Fishes -- Classification
Subject: Fishes -- Indian Ocean
Date Issued: 1973-04
Date: 1973-04
Type: text
Type: book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/69640
Identifier: vital:29562
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. 10
Description: A new genus is erected for Apogon maximus, a deep water cardinal fish occurring off the coast of southern Arabia in the Indian Ocean. Holapogon is a primitive genus near the ancestor which gave rise to all the living Apogoninae. The type-species, Apogon maximus Boulenger, 1887, is redescribed and aspects of its anatomy are investigated.
Format: 10 pages
Format: pdf
Publisher: Rhodes University. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Language: English
Relation: Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology)
Relation: Fraser, T. H. (1973) Evolutionary significance of Holapogon, a new genus of cardinal fishes (Apogonidae), with a redescription of its type-species, Apogon maximus. Grahamstown, Rhodes University, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Special publication, no. 10
Relation: Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) volume number 10 1 10 November 1973 0075-2088
Rights: Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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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