The congrid eel genus Bathycongrus of Taiwan, with descriptions of three new species (Anguilliformes: Congridae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4454 (1) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
DAVID G. SMITH ◽  
HSUAN-CHING HO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Body Color ◽  
Small Species ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Three New Species

Ten species of the congrid eel genus Bathycongrus are recognized from Taiwanese waters. Diagnoses and full descriptions of eight species are provided in present work. Three species are described as new. Bathycongrus bimaculatus sp. nov. is a small species with a pale body color, two black patches on dorsal fin, and 109–111 total vertebrae. Bathycongrus graciliceps sp. nov. is a moderately elongate species with a small, slender head and long trunk, and 163 total vertebrae. Bathycongrus castlei sp. nov. is a slender species with a relatively short trunk, dorsal half of body deep brownish, and 160–162 total vertebrae. Two rare species, B. bleekeri Fowler, 1934 and B. macroporis (Kotthaus, 1968), are newly reported from Taiwan. A key to all species in Taiwan is provided.

scholarly journals Three new species of the fangblenny genus Meiacanthus from Indonesia, with color photographs and comments on other species (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Nemophini)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3046 (1) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. SMITH-VANIZ ◽  
GERALD R. ALLEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Body Color ◽  
Caudal Fin ◽  
Black Stripe ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Yellow Body ◽  
Deep Water Species ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Water Species

Three new species of fangblennies are described from Indonesia. Meiacanthus abruptus is described based on two specimens, 31.4–36.6 mm SL, from Komodo Island and color photographs of others from Bali. The combination of a white or yellow body color and a single dark mid-lateral stripe that is bluntly rounded at its terminus on the caudal-fin base distinguishes it from other single striped species. This new species closely resembles the allopatric M. vicinus, which has the mid-lateral stripe extending farther onto the caudal fin and tapering to a point. Meiacanthus erdmanni is described from the only known specimen, 35.8 mm SL, photographed and collected in 65–70 m in Cenderawasih Bay, western New Guinea. One of the deepest known species of Meiacanthus, it has two dark mid-lateral stripes and differs from other doublestriped species in having a series of dark blotches on the base of the dorsal fin and only 24 segmented dorsal-fin rays. Meiacanthus cyanopterus, another deep-water species, is described from seven specimens, 19.8–45.3 mm SL, collected in 40–65 m at three sites in Alor Strait. In life this species has a dorsal fin with a blue-violet stripe bordered above by a wide black stripe. An identification key is provided for all the striped species of Meiacanthus, including at least one additional undescribed species previously confused with M. abditus. Color photographs of other Meiacanthus species and some new distributional records are also given.

New species of Chimaera (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from the Southwestern Indian Ocean

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4312 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAUL J. CLERKIN ◽  
DAVID A. EBERT ◽  
JENNY M. KEMPER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Large Body ◽  
First Record ◽  
Ventral Surface ◽  
Body Color ◽  
Long Tail ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Southwestern Indian Ocean

Three new species of Chimaera are described from the Southwestern Indian Ocean. Chimaera willwatchi sp. nov. is distinguished by its large body, blocky head with square snout, well-defined suborbital ridges, and a strong dorsal spine exceeding first dorsal apex; body brown-purple in color, slight iridescent sheen, heavily mottled around mouth and ventral surface, posterior edge of pelvic fins and first dorsal fin with prominent white margin, and anterior edge of second dorsal fin with white margin. Chimaera didierae sp. nov. can be distinguished by its light tan body color, slender body, short trunk, long tail, relatively robust spine, very small unpaired fins, and extremely deciduous skin. Chimaera buccanigella sp. nov. is distinguished by its light tan body color, stocky body, short trunk, tapering rapidly into a long tail, long, very straight spine, skin not deciduous. The three Chimaera species were collected from seamounts of Walters Shoal, the Madagascar Ridge, and the Southwestern Indian Ridge in an area within 34o30’S–44o05’E and 39o30’S–58o15’E. This is the first record of the genus in the Southwestern Indian Ocean, and brings the global total to 19 species. The new species presented here are distinguishable from their congeners by a combination of coloration, morphology, meristic, and structure of the mitochondrial NADH2 gene. 

scholarly journals A review of the New Zealand Berosus (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) with descriptions of three new species

2021 ◽  
pp. 243-252
Author(s):  
Matthias Seidel ◽  
Vít Sýkora ◽  
Richard A. B. Leschen ◽  
Martin Fikáček
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Southern Alps ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Museum Specimens ◽  
Larval Morphology ◽  
The North ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
North And South

The New Zealand species of the water scavenger beetle genus Berosus Leach, 1817 are reviewed based on freshly collected material and museum specimens. Four species are recognized: Berosus pallidipennis (Sharp, 1884) widespread in the North and South Islands, B. muellerorum sp. nov. from the eastern part of the North Island, and B. halasi sp. nov. and B. maru sp. nov., both endemic to central part of South Island. The synonymy of B. mergus Broun, 1886 with B. pallidipennis is confirmed and lectotypes for both taxa are designated. The larval morphology of B. pallidipennis and B. muellerorum is briefly discussed. Distributional data of all species are reported and illustrated, indicating a noticeable lack of Berosus species in the northern part of North Island and in Stewart Island and the presence of two rare species in the South Island, east of Southern Alps. An identification key to New Zealand species of the genus is provided

New and little known species of Quedius from West Palaearctic (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 902 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
A. YU. SOLODOVNIKOV
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Northern Greece ◽  
Northern Iran ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Eastern Turkey ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Three New Species

Three new species from the Caucasus are described: Quedius (Raphirus) nonseriatus sp. nov., Q. (R.) henrii sp. nov. and Q. (R.) humosus sp. nov. New data on distribution and bionomics are recorded for a rare species, Q. (Microsaurus) bernhaueri Rambousek (southern Macedonia and northern Greece), as well as for little-known Q. (M.) walteri Korge (north-eastern Turkey), Q. (R.) boluensis Korge (northern Turkey) and Q. (R.) semirufus (northern Iran and Azerbaijan). For Q. bernhaueri the type material is examined and the lectotype is designated.

Three new species of Parapercis (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) and first records of P. muronis (Tanaka, 1918) and P. rubromaculata Ho, Chang & Shao, 2012 from Australia

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4388 (2) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
JEFFREY W. JOHNSON ◽  
JESSICA WORTHINGTON WILMER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Dark Spot ◽  
Caudal Fin ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Lower Jaw ◽  
Three New Species

Three new species of pinguipedid fishes from northern Australia are described based on specimens collected by deep water demersal trawling. Parapercis algrahami sp. nov. is recorded from off Dunk Island, Qld, south to Newcastle, NSW, in 67–333 m. It is distinct in having five narrow transverse dark bars across the upper body and a dark spot dorsally on the caudal-fin base, 6 canine teeth in outer row at front of lower jaw, palatines with 1–2 rows of teeth, and predorsal scales extending far forward on the nape to the posterior portion of the interorbital region. Parapercis imamurai sp. nov. is recorded from off Saumarez Reef, Qld, south to off Coffs Harbour, NSW, in 256–405 m. It is unique in having colouration that includes a broad dusky bar from lower margin of eye across the suborbital region and three broad dusky bands crossing the body between the middle of the soft dorsal-fin and the caudal-fin base, 10 canine teeth in outer row at front of lower jaw, and the fifth dorsal-fin spine longest. Parapercis pogonoskii sp. nov. is unique in having a combination of three reddish-brown vertical bars on the upper body between the anterior and posterior portions of the soft dorsal fin, the soft dorsal fin with two large dusky blotches and caudal-fin base with a dusky blotch in the upper corner, 8–10 canine teeth in outer row at front of lower jaw, fifth dorsal-fin spine longest, angle of subopercle with a single broad spine, and angle of preopercle with 4–5 large widely-separated spines. Comparison of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO 1) genetic marker utilised in DNA barcoding produced significant genetic divergences of at least 8.1% and 14.1% between P. algrahami sp. nov. and P. pogonoskii sp. nov. respectively and their closest sampled congeners.        The geographic range of Parapercis rubromaculata Ho, Chang & Shao, 2012 is extended from Taiwan to the southern hemisphere waters off Western Australia, based on specimens collected from Shark Bay, north to Ashmore Terrace, in depths of 56–107 m. A revised diagnosis for the species is presented, meristic, morphometric and DNA barcoding data for the two populations are compared, and a detailed description of the colouration of fresh and preserved specimens from Australia is provided. Previous records of Parapercis macrophthalma (Pietschmann, 1911) from Western Australia are established as misidentifications of Parapercis muronis (Tanaka, 1918) and the latter is thereby confirmed from the southern hemisphere and Australian waters for the first time. Comparative meristic, morphometric and DNA barcoding data is provided for populations of P. muronis from Japan, Philippines and Western Australia. 

scholarly journals Note floristice din Rezervaţia Știinţifică „Codru”

2021 ◽  
Vol XII (2(21)) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Pinzaru ◽  
◽  
Valentina Cantemir ◽  
Natalia Jardan ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Three New Species

Three new species of the flora of the “Codru” Scientific Reserve have been detected: Artemisia pontica L., Centaurea stereophylla Besser, Crataegus ucrainica Pojark. and new sites where some rare species grow have been identified.

scholarly journals Mining flies of the subfamily Agromyzinae (Insecta, Diptera, Agromyzidae) of Ukrainian Transcarpathia, with the description of three new species

Zoodiversity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 453-478
Author(s):  
Guglya
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Unknown Species ◽  
General Data ◽  
Three New Species

Based on the material recently collected in the Transcarpathian Ukraine, three previously unknown species of the mining flies are described: Ophiomyia kireshiensis sp. n., O. mukhorytsa sp. n. and Agromyza paralucida sp. n. Heads, wings, male and female terminalia are illustrated and DNA sequences of the new species are provided. In addition, four species previously unknown to occur in Ukraine were found and added on the list of Ukrainian Agromyzidae: Melanagromyza nartshukae Pakalniškis, 1996, Ophiomyia pseudonasuta Černý, 1994, Agromyza anderssoni Spencer, 1976 and A. hendeli Griffiths, 1963. All species go with short general data on their distribution in Ukraine and rare species are provided with detailed distribution information that was not listed earlier. The number of confirmed Ukrainian Agromyzinae species is now 105.

Three new species and a new synonym in Strumaria (Amaryllidaceae: Amaryllideae) from southern Africa

Bothalia ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Snijman
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
Northern Cape ◽  
Three New Species

Newly described are three species of Strumaria Jacq. subgenus Strumaria. S. prolifera Snijman from the Kourkammaberg in Namaqualand, South Africa, is a rare species closely allied to 5.  barbarae Oberm. S. speciosa Snijman from the Sonberg, southern Namibia and S. luteoloba Snijman from Namuskluft, southern Namibia and the Richtersveld in Northern Cape, South Africa, are rare species closely related to  S. phonolithica Dinter.  S. gigantea D.Mull.-Doblies U.Miill.-Doblies is formally presented as a new synonym of S.  phonolithica. A key to the species in Strumaria subgenus Strumaria is given.

New species of the amphiliid catfish genera Amphilius, Doumea and Phractura and the taxonomy of Paramphilius from West Central Africa (Siluriformes, Amphiliidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1578 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAUL H. SKELTON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
River System ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Small Species ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
West Central ◽  
Unique Pair

A recent review of the amphiliid fishes of West Central Africa (WCA) indicates the presence of several described and undescribed species in different genera. Known amphiliines include three species of Amphilius Günther, one species of Paramphilius Pellegrin and three doumeine species in two genera, Doumea Sauvage and Phractura Boulenger. The known Amphilius from the WCA include A. longirostris (Boulenger, 1901), A. pulcher Pellegrin, 1929, and A. nigricaudatus Pellegrin, 1909. Seven species new to science include Amphilius dimonikensis, a small species with a banded colour pattern, described from 6 specimens from the Kouilou River system in Congo; Amphilius caudosignatus, a very small species with a unique caudal fin coloration, described from 3 specimens from the Ogowe River system in Gabon; Amphilius korupi, a dark brown species with a short head, eyes advanced and long oral barbels, described from 43 specimens taken from the Cross, Ndian and Akpa-Yafe River systems in Cameroon; Amphilius mamonekenensis, distinguished by its light spotted appearance, described from 18 specimens taken from the Kouilou River system in Congo; Doumea gracila, a large robust species but with a relatively slender caudal peduncle, described from 44 specimens from the Lobé, and Lokoundjé rivers, Cameroon; Doumea sanaga, with the dorsal fin relatively far back and a long slender caudal peduncle, described from 32 specimens taken from the Sanaga River system, Cameroon; and Phractura stiassny, described from a single specimen with a unique pair of neural spines before the dorsal fin from the Nyanga River in Gabon. In addition Amphilius baudoni Pellegrin is assigned to Paramphilius, with Paramphilius goodi Harry, 1953, considered as a junior synonym. Distribution maps for the new species are given.

Species of the genus Munidopsis Whiteaves, 1784 from the Indian and Pacific Oceans and reestablishment of the genus Galacantha A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Galatheidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1417 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
ENRIQUE MACPHERSON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Southwest Pacific ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Deep Waters ◽  
Three New Species

Sixty-six species of the genus Munidopsis have been studied using specimens collected during numerous French expeditions carried out in the last decades in the deep-waters of the southwest Indian and southwest Pacific Oceans, between 140 and 4400 m. Twenty-five new species are described, and the diagnoses and illustrations of some relatively rare species (M. africana, M. debilis, M. lenzii, M. moresbyi, M. orcina, M. sinclairi, M. stylirostris and M. wardeni) are provided. The reestablishment of the genus Galacantha is proposed, including the descriptions/diagnoses and a key to all species. The genus contains nine species, including three new species (G. bellis, G. diomedeae, G. quiquei n. sp., G. rostrata, G. spinosa, G. subrostrata n. sp., G. subspinosa n. sp., G. trachynotus and G. valdiviae). The number of species collected by station is very small (usually one species), probably related to their low densities. However, in some samples, as many as five species have been found. The highest number of species have been observed in the Banda Sea (Indonesia) and Solomon Islands. The new records of some species greatly extend the previously known distribution range of the species.

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