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Decodon melasma Gomon, 1974

resbalosa, viejita colorada, viejita manchada, señorita de mancha negra, Blackspot wrasse

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Teleostei

Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis

Suborder
Labroidei

Family
Labridae

Genus
Decodon

Species
melasma

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Eastern Pacific, Galapagos Islands in Fernandina (Baldwin & McCosker, 2001)

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.

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