A new species of deepwater flathead,Bembras adenensis (Scorpaeniformes: Bembridae) from the western Indian Ocean |
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Authors: | Hisashi Imamura Leslie W Knapp |
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Institution: | (1) Hachinohe Branch, Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute, 25-259 Same, 031 Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan;(2) Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 20560 Washington D.C., USA |
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Abstract: | A new bembrid,Bembras adenensis, is described on the basis of specimens collected from the Gulf of Aden, western Indian Ocean. This species is easily distinguished
fromB. japonica, the only known congener of the genus, by the following combination of characters: larger orbital diameter, longer head length,
pectoral-fin with a small black blotch near tip of upper rays, 3 gill rakers on upper gill arch, 19 pectoral-fin rays, and
15 anal-fin rays (vs. smaller orbital diameter, shorter head length, pectoral-fin with several small spots forming irregular
bands, 2 gill rakers on upper gill arch, usually 17 pectoral-fin rays, and 14 anal-fin rays inB. japonica). |
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Keywords: | Bembras adenensis sp nov Gulf of Aden B japonica |
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