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- Title
Iniistius bakunawa, a new species of razor wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) from the Philippines and Western Australia.
- Authors
Sorgon, Kent Elson S.; Yi-Kai Tea; Meren, Jasmin C.; Nañola Jr., Cleto L.
- Abstract
Iniistius bakunawa, new species, is described on the basis of nine specimens consisting of the holotype and six paratypes collected from fish markets in the islands of Panay, Cebu, Bohol, and Jolo in the Philippines, and two paratypes from the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. The new species is distinctive in having a pale yellowish to jade green body with a large concentric black and white ellipsoid ocellus on the posteriormost edge of its dorsal fin. Aside from live colouration details, the new species is readily diagnosed from congeners in having the following combination of characters: 7 horizontal rows of scales on cheek; gill rakers 4-6 + 8-11 = 12-17; gill rakers short, bearing teeth; and tubed lateral line scales 23-26. Assignment of the new species to the genus Iniistius is accompanied with a brief discussion of the currently inadequate diagnosis of the genus from Xyrichtys.
- Subjects
WESTERN Australia; PHILIPPINES; WRASSES; SEAFOOD markets; OSTEICHTHYES; RAZORS; SPECIES
- Publication
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2023, Vol 71, p511
- ISSN
0217-2445
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26107/RBZ-2023-0038