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Issue: Vol. 4586 No. 1: 16 Apr. 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-04-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4586.1.11
Page range: 180–186
Abstract views: 101
PDF downloaded: 3

Photonectes banshee, a new species of the subgenus Photonectes (Stomiiformes: Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae) from Taiwan

National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, 2 Houwan Road, Checheng, Pingtung 94450, Taiwan Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, 2 Houwan Road, Checheng, Pingtung 94450, Taiwan
National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, 2 Houwan Road, Checheng, Pingtung 94450, Taiwan Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, 2 Houwan Road, Checheng, Pingtung 94450, Taiwan
Pisces Photonectes banshee taxonomy morphology deep sea

Abstract

A new scaleless dragonfish, Photonectes (Photonectes) banshee sp. nov., (Stomiiformes: Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae) is described from three specimens collected from off southwestern Taiwan. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners in the subgenus in having unique counts of photophores: IP, ventral series anterior to pectoral-fin base (6 vs. 7–13), VAV, ventral series from just behind ventral-fin base to just behind anal-fin origin (10 vs. 11–16) and VAL, lateral series from just behind ventral-fin base to just behind anal-fin origin (9 vs. 11–15) and the following combination of characters: relatively more dorsal- and anal-fin rays, lacking white luminous tissue on dorsoposterior opercle, and the presence of blue luminous tissue on mid-ventral.

 

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