Periophthalmus spilotus, a new species of mudskipper from Sumatra (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) |
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Authors: | Edward O. Murdy Toru Takita |
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Affiliation: | (1) Tokyo Regional Office, American Embassy, National Science Foundation, 1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, 107-8420 Tokyo, Japan;(2) Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, 852-8521 Nagasaki, Japan |
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Abstract: | A new species of mudskipper,Periophthalmus spilotus, is described on the basis of 16 specimens from Sumatra, Indonesia. It differs from other species ofPeriophthalmus by the following combination of characters: pelvic fins totally united into rounded disk; first dorsal fin high, greyish, no spots on fin nor elongate spines; second dorsal fin typically with 14 total elements; anal fin typically with either 14 or 15 total elements; length of anal-fin base 21.8–29.0% SL; and length of second dorsal-fin base 22.5–26.7% SL. This species is most similar to, and probably most closely related to,P. chrysospilos. |
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Keywords: | mudskippers Periophathalmus Oxudercinae Gobiidae new species |
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