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Issue: Vol. 5306 No. 4: 22 Jun. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-06-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5306.4.5
Page range: 473-480
Abstract views: 286
PDF downloaded: 18

Redescription of Lestidiops distans (Ege, 1953) and comments on Lestidiops cadenati (Maul, 1962) from the eastern Atlantic Ocean (Teleostei: Aulopiformes)

National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium; Pingtung; Taiwan Institute of Marine Biology; National Dong Hwa University; Hualien; Taiwan Department and Graduate Institution of Aquaculture; National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology; Kaohsiung; Taiwan Australian Museum; Sydney; Australia
College of Marine Sciences; National Sun Yat-sen University; Taiwan
Pisces taxonomy ichthyology biodiversity distribution biogeography

Abstract

The paralepidid species Lestidiops distans (Ege, 1953) is redescribed on the basis of adult specimens collected from the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Observations on the holotype, a detailed description, and full data of the adults are provided. The complete lateral line running to the caudal fin base found in L. distans is a rare condition, with only some species in the family possessing this character. The distribution range of L. distans, from Senegal (14°N) to Namibia (22°S) along the coastline of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, is revised accordingly. Comments on a congener, Lestidiops cadenati (Maul, 1962), that co-occurs in the western Atlantic are provided.

 

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