Redescription of Parapercis punctata (Cuvier, 1829) and status of Neosillago Castelnau, 1875 and its type species Neosillago marmorata Castelnau, 1875 (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae)

Hsuan-Ching Ho

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3736.3.7

Redescription of Parapercis punctata (Cuvier, 1829) and status of Neosillago Castelnau, 1875 and its type species Neosillago marmorata Castelnau, 1875 (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae)

Zootaxa. 2013 Nov 13:3736:291-9. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3736.3.7.

Author

Hsuan-Ching Ho¹

Affiliation

¹ National Museum of Marine Biology, Pingtung, Taiwan. Institute of Marine Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung, Taiwan.; Email: hohc@nmmba.gov.tw.

PMID: 25112630
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3736.3.7

Abstract

The status of two doubtful fish species is reviewed. Percis punctata Cuvier, 1829 is confirmed to be a valid species of Parapercis Bleeker, 1863 and a senior synonym of Parapercis guezei Fourmanoir, 1966. A redescription of Parapercis punctata is provided, based on four specimens collected from the western Indian Ocean. Examination of the holotype of Neosillago marmorata Castelnau, 1875 revealed that Neosillago is a junior synonym of Parapercis and N. marmorata is a junior synonym of Parapercis nebulosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animals
Ecosystem
Female
Male
Perciformes / anatomy & histology
Perciformes / classification*