A new species ofRhinogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Fujian Province, China |
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| Authors: | I-Shiung Chen Han-Ling Wu Kwang-Tsao Shao |
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| Affiliation: | (1) School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, BS8 1UG Bristol, U.K.;(2) Laboratory of Fishes, Shanghai Fisheries University, 200090, P. R. C. Shanghai;(3) Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, 11525 R.O.C. Taipei, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | A new freshwater goby,Rhinogobius xianshuiensis sp. nov. was collected from the upper Mulan River basin of Xianyou County, Fujian Province, eastern China. The species is distinguished from related species in the region by 3–7 predorsal scales, 27 vertebrae, cephalic lateralis canals always always with 2 derived post-orbital pores (ε1) in adults, a reddish-brown vertical line below the anterior margin of the eye, and a red netlike pattern on the opercle. A key to species ofRhinogobius with higher vertebral numbers (27–29) from eastern China, Taiwan and Japan is provided. |
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| Keywords: | Gobiidae Rhinogobius xianshuiensis sp. nov. higher vertebral number species China |
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