A new genus and species of the family Symphysanodontidae, Cymatognathus aureolateralis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) from Indonesia
Author
Kimura, Seishi
Author
Johnson, G. David
Author
Peristiwady, Teguh
Author
Matsuura, Keiichi
text
Zootaxa
2017
4277
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51
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journal article
32837
10.11646/zootaxa.4277.1.4
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1175-5326
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Genus
Cymatognathus
gen. nov.
(
Figure 1A
)
Type species.
Cymatognathus aureolateralis
sp. nov.
Diagnosis.
A symphysanodontid distinguishable from the other genus in the family,
Symphysanodon
, by the following: posterior tip of coronoid process of dentary abruptly depressed so that teeth on anterior portion appear as an elevated patch, creating a wavy contour on lower jaw (
Figures 2
A, 3A); anterior tip of upper jaw not notched (
Figure 5
A); posterior nostril horizontally slit-like (
Figure 6
A).
Description.
Characters given in familial and generic diagnoses are not repeated. Body oblong, deep, compressed; mouth large, oblique; posterior tip of upper jaw just reaching to vertical through mid-pupil, its upper and lower corners rounded; upper lip posteriorly covered by maxilla; upper jaw projecting slightly beyond lower jaw; teeth in both jaws forming bands, outer teeth larger than the inner; small but somewhat robust conical teeth on vomer, palatines, endopterygoids and ectopterygoids (
Figures 7
A, 8A); anterior nostril rounded with slightly elevated rim (
Figure 6
A); metapterygoid without posteroventral projection (see “Remarks” below;
Figure 8
A); opercle with two flat, pointed spines, the upper broader than the lower; preopercle with almost smooth posterior margin; head and body almost completely covered by ctenoid scales; scales on head progressively smaller anteriorly; lateral line complete, gently curved anteriorly, running almost parallel to dorsal contour of body; dorsal fin with nine spines and ten soft rays, last spine and first soft ray subequal in length; anal fin with three spines and seven soft rays; caudal fin deeply forked with tips of both lobes filamentous; pectoral and pelvic fins long, posterior tips of pectoral and pelvic fins extending beyond level of anal-fin origin; hypurals 1, 2 and 5 autogenous, hypurals 3 and 4 represented by a single plate.
Etymology.
The name “
Cymatognathus
” is derived from the Greek
kymatos
(wave) and
gnathos
(jaw) in reference to the characteristic wavy upper contour of the lower jaw.