A New Species of Parascorpaena Bleeker, 1876 (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: A new species of scorpionfish, Poseidon's scorpionfish Parascorpaena poseidon, is described on the basis of ten specimens collected from southwestern Taiwanese waters ranging from Penghu to Chufongbi, Pingtung. The morphological and molecular analyses reveal the new species is clearly separated from the two similar species, P. aurita and P. mossambica. Parascorpaena poseidon is distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: three equal-sized suborbital spines without ridge; supraocular tentacle absent or very short; pectoral-fin rays 15-16 (usually 16); pored lateral-line scales 22-26 (usually 22-23); longitudinal scale rows 43-47; pre-dorsal-fin scale rows 2-3 (usually 3); 10-12 scale rows between 6th dorsal-fin spine base and lateral

SUBMITTER: Chou TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9168728 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature