Abstract
Three new monotypic genera of cirrhitid fishes are described from species formerly placed in the genus Cirrhitus: Cristacirrhitus, type species Cirrhitus punctatus Cuvier from Mauritius, Madagascar, and Natal, South Africa; Notocirrhitus, type species Cirrhitus splendens (Ogilby) from the southwestern Pacific; and Itycirrhitus, type species Cirrhitus wilhelmi Lavenberg & Yañez, from Easter Island and Pitcairn Island. The 33 species of Cirrhitidae are now classified in 12 genera. A revised key to the genera is presented.References
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