scholarly journals Revalidation of Enteromius alberti and presence of Enteromius cf. mimus (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in the Lake Edward system, East Africa

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heleen Maetens ◽  
Maarten Van Steenberge ◽  
Jos Snoeks ◽  
Eva Decru
Keyword(s):  
Lake Victoria ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Head Width ◽  
Lake Victoria Basin ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Body Depth ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Interorbital Width ◽  
Fin Ray ◽  
Lake Edward

A revision was done on the species of Enteromius Cope, 1867 (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from the Lake Edward system with a smooth, flexible third unbranched dorsal fin ray without serrations. Specimens with these characteristics had previously been attributed to E. perince and E. stigmatopygus. A combination of a genetic (COI, mtDNA) and a morphometric approach was used. Based on the COI gene, we found two groups with a distance of 8.5%, though neither of the two corresponded to E. perince or E. stigmatopygus. One group revealed to be conspecific with E. alberti, previously a synonym of E. stigmatopygus, described from the Rutshuru River, May-Ya-Moto (DRC, Lake Edward system), and revalidated here. In addition, E. cercops, described from the Nzoia River (Kenya, Lake Victoria basin), is put in synonymy with E. alberti. The second group was most similar to E. mimus, but differed morphologically somewhat from the types of E. mimus. Therefore, specimens of this group were identified as E. cf. mimus. Morphologically, E. alberti can be separated from E. cf. mimus based on a higher number of lateral line scales and smaller values for interorbital width, pre-pelvic distance, body depth, maximum and minimum caudal peduncle depth, head width and head depth.

Clarias gracilentus, a new walking catfish (Teleostei: Clariidae) from Vietnam and Cambodia

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2823 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
HEOK HEE NG ◽  
DANG KHANH HONG ◽  
NGUYEN VAN TU
Keyword(s):  
Species Complex ◽  
Head Width ◽  
Body Depth ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Fin Ray ◽  
Fin Rays ◽  
Eye Diameter ◽  
Process Length ◽  
Fin Length ◽  
Pelvic Fin

Clarias gracilentus, a new Southeast Asian walking catfish species, is described from Phu Quoc Island (Vietnam) off the coast of southeastern Cambodia and from mainland southeastern Cambodia. The new species is a member of the C. nieuhofii species complex, and can be distinguished from congeners in the complex in having a combination of: head width 11.9–12.9% SL, distance between the occipital process and the base of the first dorsal-fin ray 5.3–8.4% SL, pectoral-fin length 8.5–10.1% SL, body depth at anus 8.2–11.7% SL, pelvic-fin length 4.3–5.5% SL, length of anal-fin base 60.0–63.9% SL, eye diameter 5.4–7.2% HL, interorbital distance 42.7–48.0% HL, occipital-process length 7.8–14.7% HL, 96–101 dorsal-fin rays, 84–89 anal-fin rays and 80–84 total vertebrae.

Squalius platyceps, a new species of fish (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) from the Skadar Lake basin

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 154-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Zupančič ◽  
D. Marić ◽  
A.M. Naseka ◽  
N.G. Bogutskaya
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Head Width ◽  
Lake Basin ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Body Depth ◽  
Lower Jaw ◽  
Interorbital Width ◽  
Black Pigmentation ◽  
A New Species

Squalius platyceps, new species, is described from the Drin River drainage including the Skadar Lake and its tributaries. The new taxon is distinguished from other species of the genus Squalius in the eastern Adriatic Sea basin by a combination of the following character states: body depth 24-29% SL; head length 25-30% SL; a wide head (head width 52-59% HL, and interorbital width 37-42% HL); a moderately pointed conical snout; a subterminal mouth, with a projecting upper lip; a straight mouth cleft; lower jaw length (38-43% HL) about equal to caudal peduncle depth and only slightly larger than interorbital width; 43-47 (commonly 44-45) total lateral line scales; commonly 8½ branched anal fin rays; anal fin margin straight (in specimens up to about 180 mm SL) or convex; commonly 43 total vertebrae (24+19 or 25+18); a row of dense black pigment dots along the outer margin of scales on back and flanks forming a regular reticulate pattern, and intense black pigmentation on pectoral, pelvic, anal and caudal fins.

Pseudolaguvia spicula, a new sisorid catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Bangladesh and northeastern India

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2558 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
HEOK HEE NG ◽  
LALRAMLIANA _
Keyword(s):  
Dorsal Surface ◽  
River System ◽  
Head Width ◽  
Pectoral Fin ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Body Depth ◽  
Spine Length ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Adipose Fin ◽  
Fin Length

This study describes Pseudolaguvia spicula, a new miniature sisorid catfish from the Surma-Meghna River system in India and Bangladesh. Pseudolaguvia spicula can be distinguished from congeners in having a combination of: head width 19.2–22.6% SL, dorsal-fin spine length 11.6–14.3% SL, length of dorsal-fin base 13.2–15.9% SL, pectoral-fin spine length 15.7–17.4% SL, length of adipose-fin base 14.7–17.1% SL, pelvic-fin length 14.6–17.1% SL, body depth at anus 12.8–16.8% SL, caudal peduncle length 15.4–17.9% SL, caudal peduncle depth 7.9–9.6% SL, caudal-fin length 24.2–27.5% SL, snout length 48.6–51.9% HL, eye diameter 10.6–13.9% HL, 30–32 vertebrae, smooth anterior edge of dorsal-fin spine, thoracic adhesive apparatus reaching beyond base of last pectoral-fin ray, absence of pale y-shaped marking on dorsal surface of head and supraoccipital process, and indistinct, pale vertical bands on body.

Pseudolaguvia virgulata, a new sisorid catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Mizoram, northeastern India

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2518 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
HEOK HEE NG ◽  
LALRAMLIANA
Keyword(s):  
Dorsal Surface ◽  
Dorsal Spine ◽  
Head Width ◽  
Pectoral Fin ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Body Depth ◽  
Fin Ray ◽  
Adipose Fin ◽  
Peduncle Length ◽  
Brown Body

Pseudolaguvia virgulata, a new South Asian sisorid catfish species, is described from the Barak River drainage in Mizoram, India. The new species can be distinguished from congeners in having a brown body with two or three narrow, pale longitudinal stripes and a pale Y-shaped marking on the dorsal surface of the head. Additional distinguishing characters from its congeners are a serrated anterior edge of the dorsal spine, the thoracic adhesive apparatus reaching beyond the base of the last pectoral-fin ray, head width, pectoral-fin length, length of dorsal-fin base, dorsal-spine length, body depth at anus, length of adipose-fin base, caudal peduncle length, caudal peduncle depth, snout length, interorbital distance, and total number of vertebrae.

A new sisorid catfish of the genus Pseudolaguvia (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Nagaland, north-eastern India

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5082 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-86
Author(s):  
JAYASIMHAN PRAVEENRAJ ◽  
BALAJI VIJAYAKRISHNAN ◽  
AKUM LIMA ◽  
SHANTABALA DEVI GURUMAYUM
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Body ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
Pectoral Fin ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Body Depth ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Fin Ray ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Fin Length

Pseudolaguvia vespa, new species, is described from the Tsücha River, Mokokchung district, Nagaland, India. The new species can be distinguished from congeners in having the following combination of characters: length of dorsal-fin spine 12.3–16.8% SL, a smooth anterior edge of the dorsal-fin spine, caudal peduncle depth 9.0–10.5% SL, body depth at anus 15.6–17.7% SL, caudal fin length 20.7–24.5% SL, pectoral fin length 20.1–24.1% SL, interorbital distance 22.7–28.1% SL, thoracic adhesive apparatus extending to midway between base of last pectoral-fin ray and pelvic-fin origin, and live specimens with two irregular, chrome-yellow bands on the body.  

scholarly journals MEGANTHIAS KINGYO (KON, YOSHINO AND SAKURAI, 2000) (PERCIFORMES: SERRANIDAE) FROM BITUNG, NORTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA: FIRST RECORD FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teguh Peristiwady ◽  
Wulan Koagouw ◽  
Jianguo Du ◽  
Petrus Christianus Makatipu
Keyword(s):  
Lateral Line ◽  
First Record ◽  
Base Length ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Body Depth ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
Fin Ray ◽  
Fin Length ◽  
Pelvic Fin

Eight specimens of Meganthias kingyo were collected from Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia between 2008 - 2010. The specimens were caught from about 70-150 m off Lembeh Island. M. kingyo differs from M. natalensis by having the following characteristics: pores lateral line scales (43 vs. 49); pectoral rays (16 vs. ii.14); body depth (47.1 vs. 51.9); head length (31.0 vs. 38.2), body depth (47.1 vs. 52.9), caudal peduncle depth (12.1 vs. 14.2), pectoral fin length (28.0 vs. 34.3), pelvic fin length (33.6 vs. 31.1), anal fin base length (19.4 vs. 22.2), caudal fin length (66.9 vs. 35.3) and longest dorsal fin ray (48.5 vs. 27.4). Previously, this species has been reported from Houzan-sone, off Miyako and Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa, Japan; and herein is recorded from off Lembeh Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

scholarly journals Microglanis carlae, a new species of bumblebee catfish (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the río Paraguay basin in Paraguay

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Héctor S. Vera Alcaraz ◽  
Weferson J. da Graça ◽  
Oscar A. Shibatta
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Anterior Margin ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Fin Ray ◽  
Pectoral Spine ◽  
Adipose Fin ◽  
A New Species

Microglanis carlae, new species, is described from the río Paraguay basin and distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: paired and anal fins mottled or with thin faint bands, trunk with dark-brown saddles, anterior margin of pectoral spine with serrations retrorse proximally and antrorse distally, tip of pectoral spine as a distinct bony point, continuous portion of lateral line reaching vertical through last dorsal-fin ray, caudal peduncle with irregularly shaped, faint to dark blotch, maxillary barbel surpassing vertical through dorsal-spine origin, and dark bar on posterior flank continuous from base of adipose fin to that of anal fin. The new species is included in the Microglanis parahybae species complex on the basis of color pattern.

Description of Bagarius vegrandis, a new species of sisorid catfish from Indochina (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes), with notes on the identity of Bagarius bagarius

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4926 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-146
Author(s):  
HEOK HEE NG ◽  
MAURICE KOTTELAT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Dorsal Surface ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Head Width ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Body Depth ◽  
Eye Diameter ◽  
Adipose Fin ◽  
Peduncle Length

Bagarius vegrandis, new species, is described from the Chao Phraya and Mekong river drainages. It differs from congeners in having a small maximum body size (to 220 mm SL vs. 520–1400 mm SL) and the adipose-fin origin markedly posterior to (vs. at vertical through or very slightly posterior to) the anal-fin origin. It further differs from congeners in having the following unique combination of characters: ovoid unculiferous plaques on dorsal surface of head, lateral margin of frontal not significantly deflected dorsally, eye diameter 11–15% HL, interorbital distance 23–28% HL, head width 18.3–22.3% SL, head depth 11.1–14.1% SL, filamentous extensions to first pectoral-fin element reaching to anus, dorsal spine width 10.6–13.9 times in its length, body depth at anus 8.7–12.0% SL, neural spines of the 4–6 vertebrae immediately anterior to adipose fin distally flattened but not forming series of prominent bumps along dorsal midline, length of adipose-fin base 10.8–13.0% SL, caudal-peduncle length 19.0–22.4% SL, caudal-peduncle depth 3.2–4.2% SL, 19–20 preanal vertebrae, and 39–40 total vertebrae. Bagarius bagarius (Hamilton, 1822) is demonstrated to be a species restricted to the Indian subcontinent (with Bagrus yarrelli Sykes, 1839, Pimelodus platespogon Valenciennes, in Jacquemont, 1839 and Pimelodus carnaticus Jerdon, 1849 as junior subjective synonyms) and Bagarius lica Volz, 1903 resurrected from synonymy with B. yarrelli as a valid species from Southeast Asia. 

Pseudobagarius eustictus, a new species of catfish from northern Laos (Siluriformes: Akysidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4996 (2) ◽  
pp. 322-330
Author(s):  
HEOK HEE NG ◽  
MAURICE KOTTELAT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Body ◽  
Head Width ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Body Depth ◽  
Lower Jaw ◽  
Pectoral Spine ◽  
Eye Diameter ◽  
Adipose Fin ◽  
A New Species

Pseudobagarius eustictus, new species, is described from the Nam Heung drainage (a tributary of the Mekong River) in northern Laos. It is distinguished from congeners in having a unique combination of the following characters: a weakly-produced snout in which the upper jaw extends only slightly beyond the margin of the lower jaw when viewed ventrally, 3 tubercles on the posterior margin of the pectoral spine, eye diameter 8% HL, head width 24.1% SL, dark yellow dorsal and lateral surfaces of the head, pectoral spine lacking elongate extensions, pectoral fin reaching the pelvic-fin base when adpressed against the body, dorsolateral surfaces of body without longitudinal series of prominent tubercles, body depth at anus 13.7% SL, length of adipose-fin base 17.7% SL, caudal-peduncle depth 7.0% SL, and 33 vertebrae.  

Nandus prolixus, a new species of leaf fish from northeastern Borneo (Teleostei: Perciformes: Nandidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1328 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
PROSANTA CHAKRABARTY ◽  
RONALD G. OLDFIELD ◽  
HEOK H. NG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Lateral Line ◽  
Slender Body ◽  
Dark Spot ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Body Depth ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Fin Rays ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Pectoral Fin Rays

Nandus prolixus sp. nov. is described from the Sepilok River drainage in Sabah, northeastern Borneo. This species is distinguished from its only Sundaic southeastern Asian congener, N. nebulosus, in having a longer, more produced snout (25.7–30.6% HL vs. 18.5–26.1), more lateralline scales (33–37 vs. 24–34), more scales below the lateral line (12 vs. 10–11), fewer spines in the dorsal fin (XIV vs. XV–XVI), and fewer pectoral-fin rays (15–16 vs. 17–19). It differs from N. nandus (from India) in having fewer lateral-line scales (33–37 vs. 42–55), fewer scales above the lateral line (4–5 vs. 6–7), fewer scales below the lateral line (12 vs. 14–18), more dorsal spines (XIV vs. XII–XIII), and the absence (vs. presence) of a distinct dark spot at the base of the caudal peduncle. It differs from N. oxyrhynchus (from mainland southeastern Asia) in having a more slender body (body depth 37.6–40.5% SL vs. 41.3–44.1) and a less steeply sloping predorsal profile.

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