Anomalous coloration of a yellow tail damselfish Stegastes arcifrons (Actinopterygii: Pomacentridae) at Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica
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| Autori: | , |
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| Natura: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 |
| Descrizione: | 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. |
| Stato: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Istituzione: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lingua: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/23447 |
| Accesso online: | https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/23447 |
| Keyword: | reef fish Tropical Eastern Pacific color pattern xanthism. peces de arrecife Pacífico Oriental Tropical patrón de coloración xantismo. |