Platycephalus chauliodous, a new flathead fish from the eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Platycephalidae)
Knapp, L.W. (1991). Platycephalus chauliodous, a new flathead fish from the eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 104(1): 23-29
In: Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Biological Society of Washington: Washington. ISSN 0006-324X; e-ISSN 1943-6327, more
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Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species
Platycephalus chauliodous Knapp, 1991 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
A new platycephalid, Platycephalus chauliodous, is described fromseven specimens collected near Perth, Western Australia. This species is distinguished from other members of Platycephalus Bloch, 1795 and from Neoplatycephalus Castelnau, 1872 by its distinctive color pattern, by the unusual combination of fourteen dorsal and thirteen anal-fin rays, by the large canines on tooth-bearing bones and by the low number (59-65) of pored lateral line scales. |
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