Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis, a new species of fairy wrasse from the Philippines and Indonesia (Teleostei: Labridae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4418 (6) ◽  
pp. 577 ◽  
Author(s):  
YI-KAI TEA ◽  
BENJAMIN W. FRABLE ◽  
ANTHONY C. GILL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Single Filament ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Lower Head ◽  
The Status ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Male Coloration ◽  
Blue Coloration ◽  
Fin Spines

Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis, sp. nov., is described on the basis of the holotype and three paratypes from Banguingui Island, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines, and a paratype from Sulawesi, Indonesia. The new species belongs to a complex consisting of C. filamentosus (Klausewitz), C. rubripinnis Randall & Carpenter, and C. tonozukai Allen & Kuiter. Aside from similar nuptial male coloration, the four species share the following character combination: a single row of cheek scales; dorsal-fin spines taller than dorsal-fin rays (slightly incised between spinuous and soft dorsal fin in C. rubripinnis and C. cyanogularis; last three dorsal-fin spines converging to form a single filament in C. tonozukai and C. filamentosus); relatively long pelvic fins (reaching past anal-fin origin); and isthmus and breast blue. The new species differs from the other members of the complex in lacking a dorsal filament, as well as possessing six predorsal scales, more extensive blue coloration on the isthmus, lower head and breast, and a soft dorsal fin with narrow black, medial stripe. The status of Klausewitz’s Cirrhilabrichthys is briefly discussed.

Dario urops, a new species of badid fish from the Western Ghats, southern India (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Badidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3348 (1) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
RALF BRITZ ◽  
ANVAR ALI ◽  
SIBY PHILIP
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Small Stream ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Anterior Dorsal ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Fin Spines

Dario urops, new species, is described from a small stream of the Barapole tributary of Valapattanam River in southern Karna-taka and from Wayanad District, Kerala. It can be distinguished from its congeners by the presence of a conspicuous blackblotch on the caudal peduncle and a horizontal suborbital stripe, by the anterior dorsal fin lappets in males not being produced beyond fin spines, and by its vertebral count.

Turleania rubriguttatus, a new species of pagurid hermit crab (Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea) from shallow water in Japan, with notes on T. senticosa (McLaughlin & Haig, 1996)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4834 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-106
Author(s):  
TOMOYUKI KOMAI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Shallow Water ◽  
Hermit Crab ◽  
Dorsal Surface ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The Status ◽  
Shallow Subtidal ◽  
The Right ◽  
Kochi Prefecture ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the pagurid hermit crab genus Turleania McLaughlin, 1997, T. rubriguttatus, is described on the basis of two specimens, including one male and one female, from shallow subtidal waters in Kochi Prefecture, Japan. The new species appears close to T. albatrossae (McLaughlin & Haig, 1996), known from the Philippines, but the proximally unarmed dorsal surface of the right chela palm and the lack of a dorsomesial row of spines on the left cheliped carpus easily distinguish T. rubriguttatus n. sp. from T. albatrossae. Examination of the type material of T. similis Komai, 1999 and T. spinimanus Komai, 1999, and supplemental material from Japan, confirms that the two taxa are synonymous with T. senticosa (McLaughlin & Haig, 1996), as was suggested by previous authors. Re-examination clarified that in T. senticosa the maxilliped 3 has no developed arthrobranchs, and this led the author to assess the status of T. sinensis Han, Sha & An, 2016, which is also synonymised with T. senticosa. 

A new species of Osteobrama (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Mahanadi River, India with a note on the validity of O. dayi

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4722 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-76
Author(s):  
BUNGDON SHANGNINGAM ◽  
SHIBANANDA RATH ◽  
ASHA KIRAN TUDU ◽  
LAISHRAM KOSYGIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Pectoral Fin ◽  
Mahanadi River ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Fin Rays ◽  
The Status ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Pectoral Fin Rays

A new species of the genus Osteobrama is described from the Mahanadi River, Tikarpada, Angul District, Odisha state, India. Osteobrama tikarpadaensis, new species, differs from its congeners in having two pairs of minute barbels; iii–iv unbranched dorsal-fin rays with 25–33 serrae on the last unbranched ray; 15–16 branched pectoral-fin rays, and 25–27 branched anal-fin rays. The status of Osteobrama dayi is discussed and shown to be a valid species. A key to the species of the genus is provided. 

scholarly journals Cottus immaculatus, a new species of sculpin (Cottidae) from the Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Missouri, USA

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2340 (1) ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDREW P. KINZIGER ◽  
ROBERT M. WOOD
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
River Systems ◽  
River Drainage ◽  
White River ◽  
Ozark Highlands ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Fin Spines

Cottus immaculatus, new species, is described from the Current, Eleven Point, Spring and White river systems of the White River drainage, in the Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Missouri, USA. Cottus immaculatus is a member of the Uranidea clade and distinguishable from all members of the genus Cottus using genetic and morphological characters. Cottus immaculatus possesses a previously unreported but possibly widespread character in the genus Cottus, enlargement of the tips of the dorsal-fin spines of males. The description of Cottus immaculatus brings the total number of species recognized within the genus Cottus to 68.

scholarly journals A new species of deepwater tilefish (Percoidea: Branchiostegidae) from the Philippines, with a brief discussion of the status of tilefish systematics

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3249 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMES K. DOOLEY ◽  
YUKIO IWATSUKI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Body Depth ◽  
Yellow Colour ◽  
Bright Yellow ◽  
Orange Yellow ◽  
The Status ◽  
Yellow Orange ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Sand Bottom

A new rare species of deepwater Branchiostegus is described from two specimens collected from Bayangas, Laiya, Philippines(130 38.5’ N, 1210 25.6’ E). A total of four specimens were caught by hook and line in 2009 and 2011 between 210–220 m overa rocky-sand bottom, only two were preserved. The species may also be endemic to the Philippines and inhabit burrows as dothe other known species of this genus. The combination of the following characters distinguish the new species from its conge-ners: prominent dark predorsal ridge bordered by bright yellow-orange background (only B. semifasciatus from West Africahas a more prominent and dark predorsal ridge, but the ridge has no underlying orange-yellow colour), a great body depth (28–29% SL; other species of Branchiostegus, usually 27% SL) longer head length (30–31% SL; other species of Branchiostegus,usually 28%), greater head depth (26–27% SL; other species of Branchiostegus, usually 26% SL); long pre-dorsal length (35%SL; other species of Branchiostegus, usually 32% SL), and distinctive body, head and caudal fin colouration; skin over dorsal tips of branchiostegals characteristically bright yellow. A brief discussion of the status of tilefish systematics is included.

scholarly journals A new species of Lipogramma from deep reefs of Roatan, Honduras (Teleostei, Grammatidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 809 ◽  
pp. 79-95
Author(s):  
Luke Tornabene ◽  
D. Ross Robertson ◽  
Carole C. Baldwin
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Habitat Partitioning ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Black Blotch ◽  
Dorsal Portion ◽  
Western Caribbean ◽  
Deep Reefs ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Bright Blue ◽  
Blue Coloration

A new species of Lipogramma is described from submersible collections at 122–165 m depth off the coast of Roatan, Honduras, in the western Caribbean. The new species is distinguished from all other species in the genus by its bright blue coloration on the head, nape, and dorsal portion of the trunk beneath the spinous dorsal fin, a prominent round black blotch below the origin of the spinous dorsal fin, and a high number of gill rakers. A molecular phylogeny based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes shows that the new species belongs to a clade containing L.levinsoni, L.regia, and L.anabantoides. At Roatan, submersible observations of this and other Lipogramma species indicate clear, interspecific habitat partitioning by depth and substrate.

A new species of Trichonotus (Perciformes: Trichonotidae) from Somalia and redescription of Trichonotus cyclograptus (Alcock, 1890) with designation of a lectotype

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3565 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
ERI KATAYAMA ◽  
HIROYUKI MOTOMURA ◽  
HIROMITSU ENDO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Lateral Line ◽  
Body Surface ◽  
Gill Rakers ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Anterior Dorsal ◽  
Lateral Body ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Fin Spines

A new sand diver Trichonotus somaliensis n. sp. (Trichonotidae) is described on the basis of 13 specimens collected offthe coast of Somalia at a depth of 38−78m. The new species is most similar to T. arabicus and T. cyclograptus in lackingelongated anterior dorsal-fin spines and having dark markings on the lateral body surface in males. However, the new spe-cies differs from the others in having the following characters: lateral-line scales 54−57; gill rakers on first arch5−6+18−24; 12–14 blotches on upper half of body in both sexes; first dorsal-fin soft ray length in males 19–28% of stan-dard length; and no free dorsal pterygiophores. Trichonotus cyclograptus, a poorly known species, is redescribed on the basis of the newly-designated lectotype and paralectotypes.

scholarly journals A new species of the sandperch genus Parapercis from the Philippines Perciformes: Pinguipedidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4341 (4) ◽  
pp. 563
Author(s):  
HSUAN-CHING HO ◽  
MIRANDA VAN HEDEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
Dorsal Surface ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The Body ◽  
Lateral Side ◽  
Lower Margin ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Black Spots ◽  
A New Species

A new species sandperch, Parapercis altipinnis, is described based on the holotype collected from Cebu, the Philippines at 55–65 m by SCUBA. The new species belongs to the P. cylindrica complex and can be distinguished by an extremely high first dorsal fin, the first spine slightly longer than the head; 3 predorsal scales; 42 or 43 lateral-line scales; teeth present on vomer and palatines. The body is reddish dorsally and blackish ventrally, with 5 large brownish saddles alternating with white bands on dorsal surface; scattered dots on top of head, first dorsal fin and dorsal surface; first dorsal fin milky white with 5 black marks on anterior margin; a black broad band below eye; cheek and throat blackish red surrounding by white color; row of 10 short white bars along the lateral side of body axis; row of 9 deep red to blackish bars on lower half of lateral side of body; base of pelvic fin and lower margin of caudal fin blackish; rows of black spots on soft dorsal fin. A key to the species of the complex is provided. 

A new species of Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper Río Paraná basin, Paraguay, with a discussion of the limits between Otothyropsis and Hisonotus

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4244 (2) ◽  
pp. 231 ◽  
Author(s):  
BÁRBARA B. CALEGARI ◽  
WALTER GILL MORLIS ◽  
ROBERTO E. REIS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Traits ◽  
Posterior Border ◽  
Posterior Portion ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Coloration Pattern ◽  
Paraná Basin ◽  
Parana Basin ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Fin Spines

Otothyropsis dialeukos is described from Itá creek, tributary to the upper Río Paraná basin, Paraguay. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by having a unique caudal-fin coloration pattern composed of a brown to almost black background with roundish hyaline blotches in the middle of the outermost branched rays and a hyaline posterior border interrupted in middle rays; abdomen entirely covered by enlarged plates, without naked areas; longer pectoral- and dorsal-fin spines; absence of a raised crest of enlarged odontodes on the posterior portion of the parieto-supraoccipital, and other morphometric and meristic features. Morphological traits and geographic distributions of all species of Otothyropsis and Hisonotus are analyzed and a discussion on the limits between those genera is presented. 

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