<Emphasis Type="Italic">Johnius</Emphasis> (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Johnius</Emphasis>) <Emphasis Type="Italic">majan</Emphasis> sp. nov., a sciaenid fish (Pisces: Sciaenidae) from Oman,Indian Ocean |
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| Authors: | Yukio Iwatsuki Laith A Jawad Juma M Al-Mamry |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Marine Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuen-kibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan;(2) Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Fisheries Wealth, P.O. Box 427, 100 Muscat, Sultanate of Oman |
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| Abstract: | Johnius (Johnius) majan sp. nov. is described on the basis of 8 specimens (117–158 mm in standard length) from Oman, Indian Ocean. The new species
is distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: black axillary spot on upper pectoral fin
base; dorsal soft rays 29–32; anal soft rays 8; scales above lateral line 6, below 11; eye diameter 22.9–28.9% HL; interorbital
width 32.0–38.0% HL; gill rakers 5–6 + 15–18 = 21–24; no mental barbel; last well developed pleural rib on 7th vertebra; swim
bladder appendages 11; vertebrae 10 + 14 = 24. |
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