- Title
- Acanthurus tristis, a valid Indian Ocean surgeonfish (Perciformes: Acanthuridae)
- Title
- Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) no.54
- Creator
- Randall, John E, 1924-
- Creator
- J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Subject
- Surgeonfishes
- Subject
- Fishes -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 1993-01
- Date
- 1993-01
- Type
- text
- Type
- book
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70933
- Identifier
- vital:29762
- 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. 54
- Description
- After examination of Col. Tickell’s unpublished manuscript and colour paintings of Burmese fishes, Day (1888) listed the surgeonfish Acanthurus tristis Tickell as a synonym of A. tennentii Gunther (1861); he gave the dorsal-fin spine count of 8 and provided a colour description, including mention of a white margin on the caudal fin. Of the species of Acanthurus, only A. pyroferus Kittlitz from the Pacific has 8 dorsal spines. Randall (1956a) treated tristis as a synonym of this pecies; the differences in colouration between tristis and pyroferus were regarded as within the range of variability of the latter. Both forms were observed together in Bali in 1982-1991. A. tristis is therefore regarded as a valid species and is redescribed. In the interest of stability of nomenclature, a neotype for A. tristis is designated.
- Format
- 10 pages
- Format
- Publisher
- J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology)
- Relation
- Randall, J. E. (1993) Acanthurus tristis, a valid Indian Ocean surgeonfish (Perciformes: Acanthuridae). Grahamstown, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Special publication, no. 54
- Relation
- Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) volume number 54 1 10 January 1993 0075-2088 0-86810-247-4
- 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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