Satyrichthys rugosus, a Junior Synonym of Satyrichthys clavilapis (Actinopterygii: Teleostei: Peristediidae)
2009 年 14 巻 2 号 p. 89-96
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2009 年 14 巻 2 号 p. 89-96
Satyrichthys rugosus (Fowler, 1943) was established with no comparison to other peristediid searobins. Our examination of types and other material of both S. rugosus and S. clavilapis (Fowler, 1938) has clarified that S. rugosus represents postlarvae and juveniles of the latter species. We therefore regard S. rugosus as a junior synonym of S. clavilapis and comment on its ontogenetic changes in morphology.
