NEW FISH REPORTS IN THE FAMILIES SERRANIDAE, GRAMMATIDAE, AND LABRIDAE (ACTINOPTERYGII: PERCIFORMES) FOR THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN

Abstract

Descriptive data on three species of bony fishes collected in the Colombian Caribbean by the Invemar-Macrofauna II cruise are presented; these include two first records for the area as well as the confirmation of the presence of one species. The studied species are: Bathyanthias cubensis (Schultz, 1958) (Serranidae), ten specimens between 36.2 and 123 mm total length collected between 150 and 300 m depth; Lipogramma evides Robins and Colin, 1979 (Grammatidae), ten specimens between 24.5 and 50.5 mm total length collected at 160 m depth; and Halichoeres bathyphilus (Beebe and Tee-Van, 1932) (Labridae), one 101 mm total length specimen from 73 m depth.