Revision of the peristediid genus Satyrichthys (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) with the description of a new species, S. milleri sp. nov.
Author
Kawai, Toshio
text
Zootaxa
2013
3635
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419
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3635.4.5
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Key to the species of
Satyrichthys
1 Number of lip barbels 2 (rarely 1)......................................................................... 2
- Number of lip barbels 3 or 4 (rarely 5).................................................................... 4
2 Longest (filamentous) barbel relatively short (6.8 % SL); number of chin barbels 1.........................
S. longiceps
- Longest (filamentous) barbel relatively long (12.0–23.1 % SL); number of chin barbels 0 or 2 (rarely 1)................. 3
3 Dusky small spots along the base of dorsal fin; number of chin barbels 0 (rarely 1).........................
S. clavilapis
- Dusky small spots scattered on head, body and dorsal fin; number of chin barbels 2 (rarely 1)...................
S. rieffeli
4 Antrose spines absent on upper lateral row of posterior bony plates (
Fig. 2
A); equilateral-triangular rostral projection..............................................................................................
S. milleri
sp. nov.
- Antrose spines present on upper lateral row of posterior bony plates (
Fig. 2
B); stick-like rostral projection............... 5
5 Parietal bones unequal in size on midline (left side bone either shorter than or longer than that of right side:
Fig. 3
A)....................................................................................................
S. laticeps
- Parietal bones of each side equal in size on midline (
Fig. 3
B)................................................... 6
6 No spots on dorsal fin; number of lip barbels 3 and chin 0 (rarely 2)..................................
S. moluccensis
- Many spots on spinous dorsal fin; number of lip barbels 4 and chin 3.......................................
S. welchi