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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Pinheiro HT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4768368 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ZooKeys 20160208 561
Pempheris gasparinii sp. n. is described from five specimens, 59.1-68.0 mm in standard length. It is only known to occur in the shallow reefs of Trindade Island, 1200 km east of the Brazilian coast, in the southwestern Atlantic. Pempheris gasparinii is the third recognized species of Pempheris in the Atlantic Ocean. This new species is morphologically similar to its close relative, Pempheris poeyi, differing by the number of lateral-line scales (51-54 in Pempheris gasparinii vs. 47-49 in Pempher ...[more]