A new tropical eastern Pacific labrid fish, Halichoeres discolor endemic to Isla del Coco, Costa Rica

 

Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Awdur: Bussing, William A.
Fformat: artículo original
Statws:Versión publicada
Dyddiad Cyhoeddi:1983
Disgrifiad:A new wrasse, Halichoeres discolor, is described from 136 specimens taken at 14 inshore sites at Cocos Island, Costa Rica, the only known locality. The species has a distinctive juvenile color phase that resembles the coloration of juvenile Halichoeres nicholsi from the eastern Pacific mainland. The adult coloration of the new form is dark gray above, yellow-brown be low with blue stripes on the head and forebody and the fins mostly salmon-colored.
Gwlad:Portal de Revistas UCR
Sefydliad:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Iaith:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/25098
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/25098
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