Dactylophora De Vis

Ludt, William B., Burridge, Christopher P. & Chakrabarty, Prosanta, 2019, A taxonomic revision of Cheilodactylidae and Latridae (Centrarchiformes: Cirrhitoidei) using morphological and genomic characters, Zootaxa 4585 (1), pp. 121-141 : 129

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4585.1.7

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5621958

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scientific name

Dactylophora De Vis
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Genus Dactylophora De Vis View in CoL View at ENA

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Dactylophora De Vis, 1883: 284 View in CoL [Type-species: Dactylophora semimaculata De Vis, 1883 (= junior synonym of D. nigricans De Vis, 1883 View in CoL ) by monotypy].

Psilocranium Macleay, 1884: 439 [Type-species: Psilocranium coxii Macleay, 1884 (= junior synonym of D. nigricans De Vis, 1883 View in CoL ) by monotypy].

Etymology. Gender masculine. Derived from the Greek daktylos (finger) and pherein (to carry).

Inclusive species. Dactylophora nigricans (Richardson) (type by monotypy)

Diagnosis. Dactylophora can be diagnosed by the following combination of characters: dorsal-fin elements XV–XVI, 24–26; anal-fin elements III, 9–10; pectoral-fin rays 14 with ventral 5 unbranched and thickened; lateralline scales 45–55. Height of soft dorsal fin roughly equal to height of spinous portion. Elongate body with shallow dorsal head profile; body cylindrical in cross section; scales cycloid and large on body; eyes moderate size; no bony processes on frontal bones or maxilla.

Habitat and distribution. Found by rocky reefs, weeds and seagrasses to 30m ( Kuiter 1993). Distributed along the southern coast of Australia and northern Tasmania.

Comments. Distinguished from all other latrids by a long, cylindrical body that lacks both a pointed snout and high anal-fin ray counts. Can acquire large adult sizes, reaching 1.2m TL ( Kuiter 1993).

Material examined. D. nigricans , LACM 52122 About LACM [n=1, Australia] , NMV A17775 [n=1, Australia: Victoria: Port Phillip Bay ] , NMV A13967 [n=1, Australia: Victoria: Port Phillip Bay ] , NMV A25379 View Materials -001 About NMV [n=1, Australia: Victoria: Port Phillip Bay ] , USNM 440480 About USNM [n=1, Australia: Tasmania] .

NMV

Museum Victoria

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Perciformes

Family

Cheilodactylidae

Loc

Dactylophora De Vis

Ludt, William B., Burridge, Christopher P. & Chakrabarty, Prosanta 2019
2019
Loc

Psilocranium

Macleay 1884: 439
1884
Loc

Psilocranium coxii

Macleay 1884
1884
Loc

Dactylophora

De Vis 1883: 284
1883
Loc

Dactylophora semimaculata

De Vis 1883
1883
Loc

D. nigricans

De Vis 1883
1883
Loc

D. nigricans

De Vis 1883
1883
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