New records of a rare gibberfish, Gibberichthys latifrons (Stephanoberyciformes, Gibberichthyidae), from the South China Sea, with comments on morphological characters
The gibberfish Gibberichthys latifrons is recorded for the first time from southwestern Taiwan, northern South China Sea, based on the collection of seven adults and subadults from the Dong-gang fish market, Pingtung. These specimens represent the northernmost extent of the adult range of the specie...
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| author | Hsuan-Ching Ho Yo Su Nok-Sum Leung Tzu-Yung Lin |
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| description | The gibberfish Gibberichthys latifrons is recorded for the first time from southwestern Taiwan, northern South China Sea, based on the collection of seven adults and subadults from the Dong-gang fish market, Pingtung. These specimens represent the northernmost extent of the adult range of the species, and they fill a distributional gap in the western Pacific Ocean. Our findings suggest that a population of the species has become recently established in the region. Detailed descriptions, otolith morphology, and fresh coloration are provided with comments on the morphological characteristics of the genus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-017322b3aa0c481ab7ced52f3fec58062023-07-26T08:11:03ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702023-07-011172475910.3897/zookeys.1172.102433102433New records of a rare gibberfish, Gibberichthys latifrons (Stephanoberyciformes, Gibberichthyidae), from the South China Sea, with comments on morphological charactersHsuan-Ching Ho0Yo Su1Nok-Sum Leung2Tzu-Yung Lin3National Dong Hwa UniversityNational Sun Yat-sen UniversityNational Sun Yat-sen UniversityNational Kaohsiung University of Science TechnologyThe gibberfish Gibberichthys latifrons is recorded for the first time from southwestern Taiwan, northern South China Sea, based on the collection of seven adults and subadults from the Dong-gang fish market, Pingtung. These specimens represent the northernmost extent of the adult range of the species, and they fill a distributional gap in the western Pacific Ocean. Our findings suggest that a population of the species has become recently established in the region. Detailed descriptions, otolith morphology, and fresh coloration are provided with comments on the morphological characteristics of the genus.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/102433/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Hsuan-Ching Ho Yo Su Nok-Sum Leung Tzu-Yung Lin New records of a rare gibberfish, Gibberichthys latifrons (Stephanoberyciformes, Gibberichthyidae), from the South China Sea, with comments on morphological characters ZooKeys |
| title | New records of a rare gibberfish, Gibberichthys latifrons (Stephanoberyciformes, Gibberichthyidae), from the South China Sea, with comments on morphological characters |
| title_full | New records of a rare gibberfish, Gibberichthys latifrons (Stephanoberyciformes, Gibberichthyidae), from the South China Sea, with comments on morphological characters |
| title_fullStr | New records of a rare gibberfish, Gibberichthys latifrons (Stephanoberyciformes, Gibberichthyidae), from the South China Sea, with comments on morphological characters |
| title_full_unstemmed | New records of a rare gibberfish, Gibberichthys latifrons (Stephanoberyciformes, Gibberichthyidae), from the South China Sea, with comments on morphological characters |
| title_short | New records of a rare gibberfish, Gibberichthys latifrons (Stephanoberyciformes, Gibberichthyidae), from the South China Sea, with comments on morphological characters |
| title_sort | new records of a rare gibberfish gibberichthys latifrons stephanoberyciformes gibberichthyidae from the south china sea with comments on morphological characters |
| url | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/102433/download/pdf/ |
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