A new triggerfish,Rhinecanthus abyssus,from the Ryukyu Islands |
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| Authors: | Keiichi Matsuura Yoshihisa Shiobara |
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| Institution: | 1. National Science Museum (Nat. Hist.), 3-23-1 Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku, 169, Tokyo, Japan
2. Marine Science Museum, Tokai University, 2389 Miho, 424, Shimizu, Japan
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| Abstract: | A new triggerfish,Rhinecanthus abyssus, is described from three specimens collected in the Ryukyu Islands at depths of 120–150 m. It is distinguished from the other species ofRhine-canthus by the combination of the following characters: soft dorsal rays 22–23, soft anal rays 20, a large black blotch around anus, and no semicircular white band on posterior side of body. |
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