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Xanthichthys greenei, a new species of triggerfish (Balistidae) from the Line Islands Citation Pyle R, Earle J (2013) Data from: Xanthichthys greenei, a new species of triggerfish (Balistidae) from the Line Islands. Southwestern Pacific OBIS, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington, New Zealand, 5 records, Online http://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource.do?r=triggerfish_line_islands released on June 20, 2015. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/4874 Contact: Mackay, Kevin Description Xanthichthys greenei n. sp. is described from six specimens, 97-154 mm standard length (SL) collected from mesophotic coral ecosystems (90-100 m) at Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Line Islands, part of the Republic of Kiribati in the Central Pacific. Of the six species of Xanthichthys, it is most similar to the Atlantic X. ringens and the Indo-West Pacific X. lineopunctatus, sharing with these species the character of three pigmented cheek grooves. It is distinctive in its low body scale row count (33-35, other Xanthichthys species with 39 or more), small size (maximum SL 154 mm, other species over 225 mm), and color pattern of scattered dark spots sub-dorsally and no other spots or lines on body. Scope Themes: Biology > Fish Keywords: Marine/Coastal, ISEW, Kiribati, Balistidae Rafinesque, 1810 Geographical coverage ISEW, Kiribati Temporal coverage 2005 Taxonomic coverage Balistidae Rafinesque, 1810 [WoRMS] Parameter Occurrence of biota Contributors Related datasets Published in: NZOBIS: Southwestern Pacific Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more Publication Based on this dataset Pyle, R.L.; Earle, J.L. (2013). Xanthichthys greenei, a new species of triggerfish (Balistidae) from the Line Islands. Biodiversity Data Journal 1: e994. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.1.e994, more Dataset status: Completed Data type: Data Data origin: Research: field survey Metadatarecord created: 2015-03-26 Information last updated: 2015-03-26 | ||||
