RESEARCH ARTICLE
Review of the fishes of the
genus Pempheris (Perciformes: Pempheridae)
of India, with description of a new species and a
neotype for P. mangula Cuvier
John E. Randall & K.K.
Bineesh
Abstract
The pempherid
fishes, or sweepers, of the genus Pempheris
are represented in the seas of India by the following
five species: P. flavicycla Randall, Bogorodsky
& Alpermann 2013; P. malabarica Cuvier
in C. & V. 1831; P. mangula Cuvier 1829,
for which a neotype is described; P. sarayu,
new species; and P. schwenkii Bleeker 1855,
a first record for India. Preliminary research has
shown that P. schwenkii consists of a complex
of species and/or subspecies. Pempheris molucca
Cuvier in C. & V. 1831 is treated as a nomen
dubium. A key is provided for the five species
of the genus for India, and all are illustrated in
color.
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CITATION:
Randall, J.E. & Bineesh,
K.K. (2014) Review of the fishes of the genus Pempheris
(Perciformes: Pempheridae) of India, with description
of a new species and a neotype for P. mangula
Cuvier. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation,
10, 20-40.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1042771
publication date: 11 April
2014
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