A new tropical eastern Pacific labrid fish, Halichoeres discolor endemic to Isla del Coco, Costa Rica
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 1983 |
| Descripción: | 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. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/25098 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/25098 |