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Issue: Vol. 1731 No. 1: 25 Mar. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-03-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1731.1.2
Page range: 24–32
Abstract views: 78
PDF downloaded: 3

A new species of leaf fish, Nandus andrewi (Teleostei: Perciformes: Nandidae) from northeastern India

Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 6 Science Drive 2, #03-01, Singapore 117546
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543
Fish Ichamati River Percoidei Ganges River drainage freshwater fish

Abstract

Nandus andrewi sp. nov. is described from the Ichamati River in northeastern India. It differs from all congeners in having a bluish white (vs. mottled brown) body in life, and a combination of the following characters: body depth 24.3– 29.1% SL, pectoral fin length 15.1–18.5%, pelvic fin length 16.2–18.9% SL, eye diameter 18.3–21.7% HL, a dark spot on the caudal peduncle, and 45–52 lateral-line scales. A key to the species of Nandus is also provided.

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