A new species of the genus Bellator (Pisces : Triglidae), with comments onthe trigloids of the Galapagos Islands

Authors
Richards, WJ McCosker, JE
Citation
Wj. Richards et Je. Mccosker, A new species of the genus Bellator (Pisces : Triglidae), with comments onthe trigloids of the Galapagos Islands, P BIOL SOC, 111(4), 1998, pp. 936-941
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
ISSN journal
0006324X → ACNP
Volume
111
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
936 - 941
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-324X(199812)111:4<936:ANSOTG>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
A new, endemic species, Bellator farrago, is described from the Galapagos I slands. It differs from its congeners by a combination of characters includ ing absence of a supplemental preopercular spine, short first dorsal fin sp ine, produced rostral spines, and lack of scales on the breast and interpel vic area. The Galapagos trigloid fauna comprises: B. farrago, Prionotus mil es, Pr. stephanophrys, and Peristedion crustosum.