Gnathonemus histrio Fowler, 1936
Synonyms
Gnathonemus histrio n. sp. Fowler, 1936b: 250, fig. 6.
Gnathonemus brevicaudatus : Gosse, 1966: 189.
Gnathonemus barbatus n. sp. Poll, 1967b: 75, fig. 25.
Remark on taxonomy
Gosse, 1966, most probably in error, made Gnathonemus histrio a synonym of Gnathonemus brevicaudatus.
However, in lateral line scales G. histrio (46-49) corresponds to Gnathonemus barbatus (47-49), whereas G. brevicaudatus (57-60) corresponds to Gnathonemus petersii (63-70) (See there) In proportions of D and A as well as in fin-ray counts these taxa are widely overlapping. G. barbatus Poll, 1967 however, must be regarded as the junior synonym of G. histrio Fowler, 1936.
Etymology
histrio : harlequin (because of the coloration of the fish), (lat.): barb-a, -ae: beard..
16.5.1+2 : CLOFFA-no.