Description
Xanthichthys greenei n. sp. is described from six specimens, 97-154 mm standard length (SL) collected from mesophotic coral ecosystems (90-100 m) at Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Line Islands, part of the Republic of Kiribati in the Central Pacific. Of the six species of Xanthichthys, it is most similar to the Atlantic X. ringens and the Indo-West Pacific X. lineopunctatus, sharing with these species the character of three pigmented cheek grooves. It is distinctive in its low body scale row count (33-35, other Xanthichthys species with 39 or more), small size (maximum SL 154 mm, other species over 225 mm), and color pattern of scattered dark spots sub-dorsally and no other spots or lines on body.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 5 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Pyle R, Earle J (2013) Data from: Xanthichthys greenei, a new species of triggerfish (Balistidae) from the Line Islands. Southwestern Pacific OBIS, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington, New Zealand, 5 records, Online http://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource.do?r=triggerfish_line_islands released on June 20, 2015.
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Keywords
Occurrence; Observation
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Geographic Coverage
Line Islands, Pacific Island
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [1.888, -157.555], North East [2.016, -157.486] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Species | Xanthichthys greenei |
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Bibliographic Citations
- Pyle R, Earle J (2013) Xanthichthys greenei, a new species of triggerfish (Balistidae) from the Line Islands. Biodiversity Data Journal 1: e994. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.1.e994
Additional Metadata
marine, harvested by iOBIS
| Alternative Identifiers | https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=triggerfish_line_islands |
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