Anomalous coloration of a yellow tail damselfish Stegastes arcifrons (Actinopterygii: Pomacentridae) at Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica

 

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Autoren: Beita-Jiménez, Andrés, Alvarado, Juan José
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publikationsdatum:2016
Beschreibung:Coloration patterns of reef fishes are an important trait for mediating intra and interspecific interactions, as well as for taxonomic identifications. Here we report a specimen of Stegastes arcifrons that presented a previously unobserved and anomalous color variation on a coral reef at Isla del Coco, Pacific Costa Rica. This color variation is known as xanthism and has been reported in some damselfishes, usually associated with genetic anomally. 
Land:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Sprache:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/23447
Online Zugang:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/23447
Stichwort:reef fish
Tropical Eastern Pacific
color pattern
xanthism.
peces de arrecife
Pacífico Oriental Tropical
patrón de coloración
xantismo.