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- Title
A New Sparid Fish of Genus Sparidentex (Perciformes: Sparidae) From Coastal Waters of Pakistan (North Western Indian Ocean).
- Authors
Amir, Shabir Ali; Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal A.; Masroor, Rafaqat
- Abstract
A new Spices 0f Seabream, Sparidentex jamalensis sp. nov., mainly inhabiting the mangrove swamps, is described from eleven specimens, 148-224 mm SL, collected from coastal areas of Sindh, Pakistan It has been invariably confined with Sparidentex hasta, also occurring in the North Western Indian Ocean. Sparidentex jamalensts sp. nov differs from Sparidentex hasta and from nominal species placed within the genus Sparidentex by the following combination of characters: body depth 37-41%, head length 33-38%, caudal peduncle length 18-20% m standard length; 31/2 scale rows between the 5th dorsal-fin spine base and lateral-line, 3 K scale rows between the y dorsal-fin spine base and lateral-line, second anal-fin spine distinctly stouter and longer than third spine, ratio of 2 anal-fin spine and 3 anal-fin spine is 1.3-1.7, steep profile of snout, presence of black vivid spot at the beginning of pectora -fin and diffused black blotch at the beginning of pored lateral-line scales, six canine teeth in both jaws 45- 47 lateral line scales, dorsal-fin rays XI, 11, white pelvic-fins and grayish black anal-fin.
- Subjects
SINDH (Pakistan); MANGROVE swamps; PERCIFORMES; SPARIDAE; TERRITORIAL waters
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 2014, Vol 46, Issue 2, p471
- ISSN
0030-9923
- Publication type
Article