The Indo-Pacific blenniid fish genus Ecsenius

Springer, Victor G.

doi:10.5479/si.00810282.465

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“…was from the Gulf of Oman, Mekran coast, and, confusingly, Karachi [Pakistan]. Springer (1971Springer ( , 1988 Regan did not compare his new species with any other species, but probably considered that it differed from S. pulcher and S. phantasticus in lacking bands (Fig. 1C).…”

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“…The two banded syntypes of E. pulcher comprise one male and one female (versus two males as indicated by Chapman & Schultz 1952), and the single lot of 16 non-banded syntypes of E. anomalus comprise seven males and nine females (vs. all females as indicated by Chapman & Schultz 1952). Except for color pattern, there did not appear to be any other morphological differences between the banded and non-banded specimens attributed to E. pulcher, and Springer (1988), in an updated revision of Ecsenius, continued this synonymy. We discuss below two additional lots of S. anomalus that Springer (1971Springer ( , 1988 overlooked.…”

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“…Except for color pattern, there did not appear to be any other morphological differences between the banded and non-banded specimens attributed to E. pulcher, and Springer (1988), in an updated revision of Ecsenius, continued this synonymy. We discuss below two additional lots of S. anomalus that Springer (1971Springer ( , 1988 overlooked.…”

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Validation of the synonymy of the teleost blenniid fish species Salarias phantasticus Boulenger 1897 and Salarias anomalus Regan 1905 with Ecsenius pulcher (Murray 1887) based on DNA barcoding and morphology

Attaran-Farimani¹,

Estekani²,

Springer³

et al. 2016

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As currently recognized, Ecsenius pulcher includes Salarias pulcher (type material has a banded color pattern), S. anomalus (non-banded), and S. phantasticus (banded). The color patterns are not sex linked, and no other morphological features apparently distinguish the three nominal species. The recent collection of banded and non-banded specimens of Ecsenius pulcher from Iran has provided the first tissue samples for genetic analyses. Here we review the taxonomic history of E. pulcher and its included synonyms and genetically analyze tissue samples of both color patterns. Salarias anomalus is retained as a synonym of E. pulcher because DNA barcode data suggest that they represent banded and non-banded color morphs of a single species. Furthermore, the large size of the largest type specimen of S. anomalus (herein designated as the lectotype) suggests that it belongs to E. pulcher. A single non-banded specimen from Iran is genetically distinct from E. pulcher and appears to represent an undescribed species. Salarias phantasticus is retained as a synonym of E. pulcher because the primary morphological difference between the two nominal species—presence of spots on the dorsal fin in E. pulcher and absence of those spots in S. phantasticus—is not a valid taxonomic character; rather, the spots represent galls that contain the larval stages of a parasitic crustacean. As males and females of Ecsenius species have been confused in the literature, we describe and illustrate the genital regions of both and comment on possible new blenniid synapomorphies that our investigation revealed.

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Validation of the synonymy of the teleost blenniid fish species Salarias phantasticus Boulenger 1897 and Salarias anomalus Regan 1905 with Ecsenius pulcher (Murray 1887) based on DNA barcoding and morphology

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Estekani²,

Springer³

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“…Many species of fishes were believed to be endemic to Fiji prior to our trip to Rotuma, and none of these were taken subsequently at Rotuma. Among these endemics are several species of blenniids (Smith-Vaniz, 1976;Springer, 1988a), all of which are replaced at Rotuma and Samoa by different, but closely related species; for example: Ecsenius fiiiensis at Fiji, E. opsifrontalis at Rotuma, Samoa, and other Pacific plate localities; Ecsenius pardus at Fiji, E. portenoyi endemic to Rotuma and Samoa; Plaaiotremus flavus at Fiji, P. laudandus at Rotuma, Samoa, and many other localities in the western and central Pacific; Meiacanthus ovalauensis at Fiji, M. atrodorsalis at Rotuma, Samoa, and many other localities in the western and central Pacific; Alticus sp. "A" at Fiji, Alticus sp.…”

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The Vertebrates of Rotuma and Surrounding Waters

Zug¹,

Springer²,

Williams³

et al. 1989

Atoll Research Bulletin

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The vertebrate fauna of Rotuma consists of over 425 fish species, no amphibians, 11 terrestrial reptiles, 15 land birds and two native mammals.The Zoogeographie affinity of the Rotuman fish fauna is with the Pacific plate fauna; in contrast, the affinity of the reptile fauna is with the Fijian fauna.A species list of Rotuman occurrence is provided for each of the four vertebrate groups as well as brief descriptions of the marine and terrestrial habitats.

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“…Nelson, 2006). The paradigm of a close linkage of geologic history with biogeography, albeit usually integrated with dispersal as an important concomitant process, is most frequently found in studies of taxonomy and morphology-based phylogenetic analyses that provide cladistic hypotheses (e. g., Springer and Williams, 1994;Springer, 1988;Mooi, 1995) although the paradigm also appears in discussions of general biogeographic theory of the Indo-Pacific Ocean biota (e. g., Springer, 1982;Santini and Winterbottom, 2002).…”

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Inshore Fishes of Howland Island, Baker Island, Jarvis Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Kingman Reef

Mundy¹,

Wass²,

DeMartini³

et al. 2010

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A list is given of shore fishes known from Howland and Baker Islands, outliers of the Phoenix Islands group, and Jarvis Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Kingman Reef in the Line Islands group. The list was compiled from literature sources, museum collection databases, and surveys conducted in 2000-2008 by the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center's Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED). A total of 506 shore-fish species and 27 epipelagic species were recorded from the five islands. Of the shore-fish species, 41 (8.1%) were first noted in our CRED surveys. Numbers for the individual islands are: Howland Island-328 species of which 166 (50.8%) are first records from CRED sampling; Baker Island-268 species with 188 (70.1%) as new CRED records; Jarvis Island-274 species with 176 (64.2%) as new CRED records; Palmyra Atoll-395 species with 113 (28.6%) as new CRED records; and Kingman Reef-270 species with 212 (78.5%) as new CRED records. Fifteen additional species whose identifications are in need of verification were reported in our surveys or previous efforts. An additional 16 are considered suspect identifications of species that probably do not occur at the Line or Phoenix Islands. Differences in the species composition of the five islands are discussed in the context of habitat diversity, historic sampling effort, and regional oceanography. The evolution of shore-fish species found at these central Pacific islands is reviewed in the context of phylogeographic information, geology of Pacific islands, and regional oceanography. It is argued that oceanography and dispersal have played a larger role than geologic adjacencies in the evolution of central Pacific oceanic island fishes. Knowledge of the fish fauna of the central equatorial Pacific remains incomplete, in part, because of limited sampling of small, nocturnal, or otherwise cryptic species. These five islands are

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The Indo-Pacific blenniid fish genus Ecsenius

Cited by 28 publications

References 17 publications

Validation of the synonymy of the teleost blenniid fish species Salarias phantasticus Boulenger 1897 and Salarias anomalus Regan 1905 with Ecsenius pulcher (Murray 1887) based on DNA barcoding and morphology

Validation of the synonymy of the teleost blenniid fish species Salarias phantasticus Boulenger 1897 and Salarias anomalus Regan 1905 with Ecsenius pulcher (Murray 1887) based on DNA barcoding and morphology

The Vertebrates of Rotuma and Surrounding Waters

Inshore Fishes of Howland Island, Baker Island, Jarvis Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Kingman Reef

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