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- Title
New species of leaf fish Nandus meni (Perciformes: Nandidae) from Noakhali, Bangladesh.
- Authors
Hossain, M.Shahadat; Sarker, Subrata
- Abstract
Nandus menisp. nov. is described from the Meghna deltaic region in Noakhali, Bangladesh, after a detailed morphological examination and careful comparisons with other geographically proximate congeners.N. menican be readily diagnosed by having the following combination of characters: total length 114.1–142.4 mm, standard length (SL) 94.1–117.3 mm, body depth at anus 29.0–32.9% of SL, head length (HL) 39.6–42.2% of SL, a dark spot on the caudal peduncle, a concave ventral portion of the body, gill arch V-shape, greenish body colour, 9–11 pectoral fin rays, snout length 24.5–33.1% of HL and eyes diameter 18.1–20.4% of HL. The new speciesN. menidiffers from other congeners in having greenish body colour, smaller eyes, a concave ventral body, a V-shaped gill arch and a dark spot on the caudal peduncle.
- Publication
Zoology & Ecology, 2013, Vol 23, Issue 3, p191
- ISSN
2165-8013
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/21658005.2013.817517