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First record of gorgeous swallowtail Meganthias natalensis, an anthiine fish (Acanthopterygii: Serranidae: Anthiinae) from Kenyan waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2013

Matthias Schneider  and
Michael Janke
Matthias Schneider*
Affiliation:
HYDRA Institute for Marine Sciences, Elba Field Station, Loc. Fetovaia, Via del Forno 80, I-57034 Campo nell'Elba (LI), Italy Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Ichthyology section, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Michael Janke
Affiliation:
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Marine Station, Box 180, D-27483 Helgoland, Germany
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M. Schneider, HYDRA Institute for Marine Sciences, Elba Field Station, Loc. Fetovaia, Via del Forno 80, I-57034 Campo nell'Elba (LI), Italy email: mschneider@senckenberg.de
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Abstract

Records of the anthiine fish genus Meganthias are rare and most species are only known from few specimens. On 17 February 2012 a specimen of Meganthias natalensis, ~400 mm standard length was caught in 150 m depth about 10 nautical miles off Watamu, Kenya. This is the first record of the species from Kenyan waters.

Keywords

raredeep-wateranthiinegorgeous swallowtailMeganthias natalensisKenyaWestern Indian Ocean
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e22
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013

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