Meganthias natalensis

Meganthias natalensis (Fowler, 1925) Sacura natalensis Fowler, 1925 Holotype: ANSP 93154, 289 mm SL. Type locality: off KwaZulu–Natal, South Africa. Illustrations:; Randall & Heemstra, 2006: pl. VIII, A & B; Zajonz, Bogorodsky, & Victor, 2020, fig. 1. Counts: D: X, 17 to 19. A: III, 8 or 9. P: 16 to 18 (usually 17). C: 15 (8 + 7). V: 26 (10 + 16). S: 2. GR: 33 to 41 (9 to 14 + 24 to 27). LL: 43 to 51. CP: 22 to 26. Distribution: Indian Ocean—southwestern (off South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Madagascar, Seychelles, and Mascarenes) and northwestern (off Abd al-Kuri Island, Socotra Archipelago).
Published as part of Anderson, William D., 2022, Additions and emendations to the annotated checklist of anthiadine fishes (Percoidei: Serranidae), pp. 567-578 in Zootaxa 5195 (6) on page 568, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5195.6.5, http://zenodo.org/record/7223954
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