Amphiprion barberi, a new species of anemonefish (Pomacentridae) from Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa

Occurrence
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Description

Amphiprion barberi, a new species of anemonefish fish, has been described from 46 specimens, 16.3-85.8 mm SL, collected at depths of 2-10 m from coral reefs of Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. Occurrence data for the type specimens as presented in this dataset. A. barberi is closely allied to A. melanopus, which is widely distributed in the western Pacific. The two species exhibit significant colour-pattern differences, including a mainly reddish orange body in A. barberi and dark brown or blackish body in A. melanopus. Adults of the new species also possess fewer spinules (11-19 versus 19-26) in the upper-opercular series than A. melanopus. Genetic data confirms the separation of these species.

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Allen, G.R.; Drew, J.; Kaufman, L. (2008). Data from: Amphiprion barberi, a new species of anemonefish (Pomacentridae) from Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. Southwestern Pacific OBIS, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington, New Zealand, 8 records, Online http://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource.do?r=amphiprionbarberi

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Keywords

Occurrence; Observation

Contacts

Gerald Allen
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Author
Western Australian Museum
Locked Bag 49, Welshpool DC
6986 Perth
Western Australia
AU
Kevin Mackay
  • Metadata Provider
Marine Data Manager
NIWA
Private Bay 14-901
6142 Wellington
Kilbirnie
NZ
Joshua Drew
  • Author
Author
Boston University Marine Program
5 Cummington Street
02215 Boston
Maine
US
Les Kaufman
  • Author
Author
Conservation International
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500
22202 Arlington
Virginia
US

Geographic Coverage

Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa

Bounding Coordinates South West [-21.86, -170.683], North East [-17.117, 178.39]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Species Amphiprion barberi

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1965-06-28 / 2003-05-17

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Allen, G.R.; Drew, J.; Kaufman, L. (2008). Amphiprion barberi, a new species of anemonefish (Pomacentridae) from Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. Aqua Int. J. Ichthyol., 14(3): 105-114

Additional Metadata

marine, harvested by iOBIS