@article{fdi:010070968, title = {{L}emonpeel ({C}entropyge flavissima) and yellow ({C}. heraldi) pygmy angelfishes each consist of two geographically isolated sibling species}, author = {{S}hen, {K}. {N}. and {C}hang, {C}. {W}. and {D}elrieu-{T}rottin, {E}. and {B}orsa, {P}hilippe}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{G}enetic variation was examined in two complex cases of {I}ndo-{P}acific pygmy angelfishes (genus {C}entropyge; {P}omacanthidae). {T}he lemonpeel pygmy angelfish {C}. flavissima ({C}uvier and {V}alenciennes) has a geographically disjunct {I}ndian vs. {P}acific distribution and the individuals from these two regions differ by their colour patterns. {P}revious research on {C}. flavissima has shown mitochondrial introgression from two related species, {C}. eibli in the eastern {I}ndian {O}cean and {C}. vrolikii in the {P}acific {O}cean. {U}sing the 16{S} r{DNA} and the {CO}1 gene as phylogeographic markers, we found no mitochondrial haplotypes in common between {I}ndian {O}cean {C}. flavissima and {C}. eibli, confirming partial genetic isolation, albeit recent. {A}lso, we found substantial genetic differences between {I}ndian and {P}acific {C}. flavissima populations at the nuclear {ETS}-2 intron locus. {T}he {I}ndian {O}cean form of {C}. flavissima, thus geographically isolated by > 2000 km distance from its {P}acific {O}cean counterpart, is described as a new species, {C}entropyge cocosensis sp. nov. {C}entropyge cocosensis sp. nov. differs in appearance from {C}. flavissima in having a conspicuous blue iris and a fainter, bluish eye ring. {W}e also found that the yellow pygmy angelfish {C}. heraldi {W}oods and {S}chultz consists of two genetically distinct entities, one distributed widely in the northern tropical {I}ndo-{W}est {P}acific, the other distributed in the southern {P}acific {O}cean. {T}he name originally given to the blackfin pygmy angelfish, {C}. woodheadi {K}uiter, is here resurrected to designate the latter.}, keywords = {{I}ndo-{W}est {P}acific ; {C}olour patterns ; {M}olecular taxonomy ; {M}itochondrial introgression ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {B}iodiversity}, volume = {47}, numero = {3}, pages = {831--845}, ISSN = {1867-1616}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1007/s12526-016-0509-y}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070968}, }