A new species of soapfish (Teleostei: Serranidae: Rypticus), with redescription of R. subbifrenatus and comments on the use of DNA barcoding in systematic studies

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-36

  Baldwin, Carole C ^a   Weigt, Lee A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; BODY CONDITION; DENTITION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PERCIFORM; TAXONOMY; TELEOST; TYPE SPECIMEN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; BERMUDA; CARIBBEAN SEA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

RYPTICUS; RYPTICUS SUBBIFRENATUS; SERRANIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84859530127     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CG-11-035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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