- Title
- Onigocia bimaculata, a new species of flathead fish (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) from the Indo-Pacific, Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) no.64
- Creator
- Knapp, Leslie W, Imamura, Hisashi, Sakashita, Mitsuhiro, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Subject
- Platycephalidae -- Indo-Pacific Region -- Classification
- Date
- 2000-10
- Type
- text, book
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71044, vital:29772, Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description
- Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 64, A new platycephalid, Onigocia bimaculata, is described from 67 specimens collected from across the Indo-Pacific. This wide-ranging species has been taken in shorefish collections from southern Japan to American Samoa, Australia, Mauritius, Comoro Islands and Gulf of Aqaba. It is distinguished from known congeners by the following combination of characters: presence of a broad interopercular flap; lateral-line scales 32- 39 (mean 35.7), anterior 2-4 scales bearing a spine; anal-fin rays usually 11; total gill rakers on first arch 6-9; interobital width 0.5-1.9 % SL; no ocular flaps; iris lappet bilobed; two small blackish spots near margin of first dorsal fin; and pelvic fin with a large black spot on upper surface near base and usually one or two small black spots or bands distally.
- Format
- 12 pages, pdf
- Publisher
- J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology), Knapp, L. W., Imamura, H. and Sakashita, M. (2000) Onigocia bimaculata, a new species of flathead fish (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Grahamstown, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Special publication, no. 64, Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) volume number 64 1 12 October 2000 0075-2088
- Rights
- J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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