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New records of the fish genus Grammatonotus (teleostei: Perciformes: Percoidei: Callanthiidae) from the central Pacific, including a spectacular species in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (1).
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Pacific Science
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July 1, 2004| Author:
Mundy, Bruce C.; Parrish, Frank A.
| COPYRIGHT 2004 University of Hawaii Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Abstract: A second species of Grammatonotus from the Hawaiian Islands, tentatively identified as G. macrophthalmus Katayama, Yamamoto & Yamakawa (Callanthiidae), is recorded from French Frigate Shoals and the Northampton Seamount based on observations from a research submersible. In the absence of collected specimens, identification was made by comparing characters visible in video images with previously published images and descriptions. The fish were observed from 340 to 440 m at...
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