Identification of enigmatic Mediterranean fish Gobius ater Bellotti, 1888 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) based on morphology from underwater photographs.
J Fish Biol
; 101(5): 1381-1384, 2022 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Gobius ater Bellotti, 1888 is the Mediterranean gobiid species whose live appearance has remained unknown the longest since its description. A goby observed in southern France in 2021 is here identified as G. ater based on a diagnosis of morphological characters visible on high-quality underwater photographs. Then, the authors provide the first description of colouration in live G. ater and a species diagnosis based on colouration. This diagnosis allows the authors to validate a previous photographic record, also from France. Reviewing all claims of G. ater, they argue that only seven records are unambiguously valid, including the two photographic records presented here.
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Assunto principal:
Perciformes
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Animals
País como assunto:
Europa
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En
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article