Abstract
Aulopus bajacali, described from the eastern Pacific Ocean from a single specimen, is redescribed. It is now known from over 400 specimens. It is the only Pacific species ofAulopus belonging with the Atlantic species group ofA. nanae, A. filamentosus, andA. cadenati. It shares a short dorsal-fin base and some color pattern characters with this group. New distribution records from Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands extend its range; it is now known from mid-Baja California (25°N) to about 3°S in the eastern central Pacific.
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Thompson, B.A. Redescription ofaulopus bajacali parin & kotlyar, 1984, comments on its relationships and new distribution records. Ichthyological Research 45, 43–51 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02678574
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