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Issue: Vol. 5189 No. 1: 23 Sept. 2022
Type: Article
Published: 2022-09-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5189.1.15
Page range: 131-137
Abstract views: 285
PDF downloaded: 216

First adult record, redescription and distribution of Stemonosudis elongata (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae)

National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan 2Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan 3Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia. 4Department and Graduate Institution of Aquaculture, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Department of Fisheries Production and Management, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Pisces Taxonomy Actinopterygii barracudina developmental change

Abstract

The original description of Macroparalepis elongatus Ege, 1933 (family Paralepididae) was based on a young specimen taken from Sri Lanka. No adult information is available since it was described. Six additional specimens, including three adults and three young specimens, were found in the museum collections. The adult morphology is described for the first time and its distribution range is now extended to South Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia and Australia, and the Western Indian Ocean off Madagascar. Detailed description and comparison of these specimens and the holotype, as well as a revised diagnosis for the species, are provided.

 

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