Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède, 1801
Golani, Daniel & Bogorodsky, Sergey V., 2010, 2463, Zootaxa 2463, pp. 1-135 : 74
publication ID |
11755334 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5E7A87FB-8048-D67A-FF53-F9CC9B2486F6 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe (2021-08-23 00:04:44, last updated by Plazi 2023-11-04 10:40:17) |
scientific name |
Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède, 1801 |
status |
|
Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède, 1801 View in CoL
The Red Sea records of this species (see Dor, 1984) are based on misidentification. According to Heemstra & Heemstra (2004) this species is restricted to the east coast of Africa.
Dor, M. (1984) CLOFRES: Checklist of the Fishes of the Red Sea. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Jerusalem. 437 pp.
Heemstra, P. C. & Heemstra, E. (2004) Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) and National Inquiry Service Center (NISC). Grahamstown, 488 pp.
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
Kingdom |
|
Phylum |
|
Class |
|
Order |
|
Family |
|
Genus |