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Issue: Vol. 4103 No. 2: 12 Apr. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-04-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4103.2.3
Page range: 130–136
Abstract views: 59
PDF downloaded: 62

Chaunax multilepis sp. nov., a new species of Chaunax (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae) from the northern Indian Ocean

National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingutng, Taiwan
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, CMFRI Campus, Kochi, Kerala, India
Pisces Teleostei Chaunax multilepis new species India

Abstract

A new species of Chaunax is described on the basis of eight type and five non-type specimens. This species belongs to the Chaunax abei species group and can be distinguished from congeners in the group by having a continuous tooth patch on the vomer, not divided into two patches, and four or five neuromasts in the lower preopercular series. It can be further separated by the following combination of characters: large green spots on dorsal surface; simple spinules on dorsal surface; 12 pectoral-fin rays; 13–16 neuromasts in pectoral series; 30–37 neuromasts in lateral-line proper; typically four neuromasts on caudal-fin base; typically 7 neuromasts in mandible; typically 12 gill rakers on second gill arch; gill chamber and buccal cavity pale; and peritoneum black.

 

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