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TABLE 1 in Malakichthys formosus, a new species of small seabass (Acropomatiformes: Malakichthyidae) from southwestern Taiwan
Authors/Creators
- 1. Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
- 2. George Chen Shark Research Center, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan & Institute of Marine Affairs and Resource Management, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
- 3. Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan & George Chen Shark Research Center, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
Description
TABLE 1. Morphometrics and meristics of Malakichthys formosus and selected congeners.
| M. formosus sp. nov. | M. levis | M. mochizuki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holotype | Paratypes (n=4) | n=55 | n=26 | |
| Reference | This study | Yamanoue & Matsuura (2004) | ||
| SL (mm) | 85.4 | 64.9–74.1 | 78–188 | 79.3–140 |
| Dorsal fin | IX+I, 10 | IX+I, 9–10 | IX+I, 9–10 | IX+I, 10 |
| Anal fin | III, 8 | III, 8 | III, 8 | III, 8 |
| Pectoral-fin rays | 13 | 13–14 | 14 | 14 |
| Lateral-line scales | 54 | 53–56 | 49–53 | 50–52 |
| Scales above/below lateral line | 5/12 | 5–6/11–12 | 5–7/13–16 | 4–5/13–16 |
| Gill rakers | 9+1+20 | 8–9+1+20–22 | 8–11+1+20–23 | 9–11+1+23–25 |
| Measurements (%SL) | ||||
| Body depth | 28.3 | 23.6–27.8 | 26–35 | 26–31 |
| Depth of caudal peduncle | 10.9 | 9.7–11.3 | 9.0–12 | 10–11 |
| Length of caudal peduncle | 21.2 | 23.6–26.2 | 19–25 | 22–26 |
| Snout to origin of dorsal fin | 35.8 | 34.8–37.3 | 37–41 | 37–41 |
| Snout to origin of anal fin | 67.4 | 63.4–69.0 | 67–74 | 66–70 |
| Snout to origin of pectoral fin | 34.0 | 32.5–35.3 | 33–37 | 31–37 |
| Snout to origin of pelvic fin | 36.8 | 33.5–35.2 | 36–44 | 35–41 |
| Snout to anus | 59.4 | 57.2–58.7 | 58–67 | 57–63 |
| Dorsal-fin base | 40.0 | 37.8–41.4 | 38–44 | 38–42 |
| Anal-fin base | 14.5 | 13.5–15.0 | 12–15 | 12–14 |
| Third dorsal-fin spine | 15.0 | 14.7–16.4 | 14–19 | 16–19 |
| Fourth dorsal-fin spine | 17.3 | 14.6–16.4 | 14–19 | 14–17 |
| Third anal-fin spine | 11.8 | 10.1–11.1 | 9.2–13 | 11–13 |
| Pelvic spine | 12.5 | 10.0–14.0 | 10–14 | 9.7–12 |
| Longest dorsal-fin soft ray | 15.1 | 12.5–14.6 | 11–15 | 12–14 |
| Longest anal-fin soft ray | 10.7 | 8.7–14.0 | 9.8–14 | 9.1–12 |
| Postorbital length of head | 18.0 | 13.8–16.9 | 14–17 | 14–17 |
| Head length | 35.6 | 35.7–37.5 | 35–38 | 34–38 |
| Head depth | 24.0 | 21.2–23.8 | 24–30 | 24–28 |
| Snout length | 7.2 | 6.2–8.2 | 9.0–12 | 8.8–11 |
| Bony interorbital width | 7.8 | 6.3–7.6 | 6.0–8.8 | 6.1–7.2 |
| Length of orbit | 13.7 | 12.1–14.1 | 9.6–14 | 11–13 |
| Upper jaw length | 15.5 | 14.5–18.4 | 15–18 | 16–18 |
| Lower jaw length | 17.0 | 16.8–19.8 | 19–22 | 19–21 |
Data of the other species are obtained from Yamanoue & Matsuura (2004).
Notes
Published as part of Ng, Shing-Lai, Liu, Kwang-Ming & Joung, Shoou-Jeng, 2023, Malakichthys formosus, a new species of small seabass (Acropomatiformes: Malakichthyidae) from southwestern Taiwan, pp. 382 in Zootaxa 5380 (4) on page 382, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5380.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/10244652
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References
- Yamanoue, Y. & Matsuura, K. (2004) A review of the genus Malakichthys Doderlein (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) with the description of a new species. Journal of Fish Biology, 65 (2), 511 - 529. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 0022 - 1112.2004.00469. x