Opistognathus ctenion (Perciformes, Opistognathidae): a new jawfish from southern Japan

Opistognathus ctenion sp. nov. (Perciformes: Opistognathidae) is described on the basis of three specimens (17.3–30.6 mm in standard length) collected from the Osumi and Ryukyu islands, southern Japan in depths of 35–57 m. Although most similar to Opistognathus triops, recently described from Tonga...

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Main Authors: Kyoji Fujiwara, Hiroyuki Motomura, Gento Shinohara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023-09-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/109813/download/pdf/