Two new species of the genusAmblyeleotris (Pisces: Gobiidae) from the Ryukyu Islands,Japan |
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Authors: | Yoshimasa Aonuma Tetsuo Yoshino |
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Institution: | (1) School of Fisheries Science, Kitasato University, Sanriku-cho, Kesen-gun, 022-01 Iwate, Japan;(2) Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1, 903-01 Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan |
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Abstract: | Two new shrimp-associated gobies,Amblyeleotris yanoi sp. nov. andA. masuii sp. nov. are described on the basis of specimens from Iriomote-jima Island and Okinawa-jima Islands, Okinawa Prefecture,
Japan.A. yanoi is distinguished from other members of the genus by the combination of the following characters: 14 anal fin soft rays, 19
pectoral fin rays, 97–103 longitudinal scales, a candle flame-shaped marking on the caudal fin, a very low membrane connecting
the pelvic fins and absence of a ventral frenum.A. masuii differs from all other congeners by having 92–97 longitudinal scales, the length of the interpelvic connecting membrane relative
to the longest pelvic fin ray (0.43–0.66), black blotches on the sides of the chin, and blue spots on the opercle and preopercle. |
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Keywords: | Gobiidae Amblyeleotris yanoi sp nov A masuii sp nov Ryukyu Islands |
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