Marine Research in Indonesia
Vol 37 No 1 (2012)

NEW RECORD OF INDONESIAN PIGFISH, BODIANUS IZUENSIS ARAGA AND YOSHINO, 1975, AND B. MASUDAI ARAGA AND YOSHINO, 1975 (PERCIFORMES: LABRIDAE), FROM NORTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA

Peristiwady, Teguh (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Mar 2015

Abstract

One specimen of Bodianus izuensis Araga and Yoshino, 1975, and three specimens of B. masudai Araga and Yoshino, 1975, were obtained from fish markets in Bitung and Kema, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, between Marchâ??July 2009. The specimens were caught from depths of about 20â??30 m at coral reef ecosystem around Lembeh Island and Kema. This is the first record of these species in Indonesian waters. Morphological features, diagnostic characters, and distribution are discussed and illustrated, and color photographs of the species are presented.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MRI

Publisher

Subject

Earth & Planetary Sciences

Description

MARINE RESEARCH IN INDONESIA (MRI) has been published since 1956 by Indonesia's oldest marine research institute, the Research Center for Oceanography of LIPI (Indonesian Institute of Sciences). MRI focuses on physical, chemical, biological, geological oceanographic as well as coastal management ...