Review of the Lepidotrigla gurnards (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes: Triglidae) in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea off Myanmar with a description of a new species Author Gomon, Martin F. Author Psomadakis, Peter N. text Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2018 2018-01-17 66 66 77 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5360658 2345-7600 5360658 BBFCA30B-EA63-4999-AF42-C3FC34E31271 Lepidotrigla omanensis Regan, 1905 Vernacular : Oman Gurnard ( Figs 1B , 2C, D , 3C , 4 , Table 1 ) Lepidotrigla omanensis Regan, 1905: 324 , pl. 2(B) (fig. 2) (new species); Norman, 1939: 96 ; Blegvad & Løppenthin, 1944: 194 (list, diagnosis, distribution); Richards & Saksena, 1977: 208 (diagnosis and distribution); Fischer & Bianchi, 1984 : vol. V, unpaged (taxonomy, fisheries and distribution); Richards, 1992: 50 (nominal species, selected characters); Eschmeyer et al., 2017 : accessed 4 Sep 2017 (catalogue of nominal species). Diagnosis. Lateral profile of body with gradual convexly curved taper to caudal peduncle; distinctive postorbital notch above and behind each eye and occipital groove across top of head; rostral process with broad medial notch when viewed from above and moderately sized divergent blade-like spine at each corner; lateral line with 55–58 pored scales; 12 or 13 oblique scale rows below lateral line; first dorsal fin with 8 spines, second with 14 or 15 rays; anal fin with 14 or 15 rays; pectoral fins reaching fifth to seventh anal fin ray. Caudal fin mostly red with whitish base; inner surface of pectoral fin with narrow, oblique pale blue band separating black lower and black with dark olive tint upper sections, ventral margin broadly whitish tinged with pink.