Limnichthyskoreanus, a new species of creediid fish (Teleostei, Acropomatiformes, Creediidae) from Korea.

ABSTRACT: Limnichthyskoreanus sp. nov. is described on the basis of the holotype and 11 paratypes from subtidal waters of Seogwipo, Jeju Island, Korea. The new species had previously been regarded as the Northern Hemisphere population of the anti-equatorial L.fasciatus, but molecular analyses of mitochondrial COI and 16S genes recovers deep genetic divergences of 9.4% and 15.0% between the new species and topotypical specimens of L.fasciatus. Limnichthyskoreanus sp. nov. is distinguished from all other species of Limnichthys based on the following combination of colouration and morphological characteristics: 38-40 vertebrae; 0-6 dorsal saddles joining mid-lateral stripe; small infraorbital sensory pores; a single median interorbital pore; and well-dev

SUBMITTER: Lee YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11462082 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature