A new species of deepwater flathead, Bembras adenensis (Scorpaeniformes: Bembridae) from the western Indian Ocean
Imamura, H.; Knapp, L.W. (1997). A new species of deepwater flathead, Bembras adenensis (Scorpaeniformes: Bembridae) from the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyol. Res 44(1): 9-14. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02672753
In: Ichthyological Research. Springer: Tokyo. ISSN 1341-8998; e-ISSN 1616-3915, more
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Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species
Bembras Cuvier, 1829 [WoRMS]; Bembras adenensis Imamura & Knapp, 1997 [WoRMS]; Bembras japonica Cuvier, 1829 [WoRMS]
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A new bembrid, Bembras adenensis, is described on the basis ofspecimens collected from the Gulf of Aden, western Indian Ocean. This species is easily distinguished from B. 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 in B. japonica). |
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