Three new scorpionfishes of the genera Pontinus, Phenacoscorphius and Idiastion from the western Atlantic Ocean
Eschmeyer, W.N. (1965). Three new scorpionfishes of the genera Pontinus, Phenacoscorphius and Idiastion from the western Atlantic Ocean. Bull. Mar. Sci. 15(3): 521-534
In: Bulletin of Marine Science. University of Miami Press: Coral Gables. ISSN 0007-4977; e-ISSN 1553-6955, more
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New genus
Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species
Idiastion kyphos Eschmeyer, 1965 [WoRMS]; Phenacoscorpius nebris Eschmeyer, 1965 [WoRMS]; Pontinus helena Eschmeyer, 1965 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
Three new species of scorpionfishes are described: Pontinus helena from off Venezuela, Phenacoscorpius nebris from the Gulf of Mexicoand Caribbean Sea, and Idiastion kyphos from the southeastern Caribbean Sea. The genus Idiastion is described as new. Phenacoscorpius nebris represents the first record of this Indo-Pacific genus in the Atlantic Ocean. Nomenclatural problems in the genus Pontinus are discussed and three nominal genera are synonymized with Pontinus. |
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