Altrichthys alelia, a new brooding damselfish (Teleostei, Perciformes, Pomacentridae) from Busuanga Island, Philippines

2017/05/18 by Giacomo Bernardi, Gary C. Longo, T. E. Angela L. Quiros · 1 voice
Environmental Science · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Ichthyology and Marine Biology #Identification and Quantification in Food #Marine and fisheries research

paper · doi:10.3897/zookeys.675.12061

openalex publication_date 2017/05/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

A new species of damselfish, Altrichthys alelia sp. n. is described from specimens collected in shallow water (1–8m depth) off Busuanga Island, Palawan Province, Philippines. It differs from the other two species in the genus, A. curatus and A. azurelineatus, in various features including having golden upper body lacking dark edges of dorsal and caudal fins, higher modal number of tubed lateral line scales, as well as differences in two mitochondrial markers, one nuclear marker, and RAD markers.

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