A review of genus Nuchequula (Teleostei: Leiognathidae) with the description of a new record from Chinese waters |
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| Authors: | Renxie Wu Jing Liu Yunrong Yan |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Fisheries Research Laboratory, Mie University, 4190-172, Wagu, Shima Mie, 517-0703, Japan;(2) AARM/School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, P. O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand;(3) Present address: Institute of Environmental Ecology, IDEA Consultants, Inc., 1334-5 Riemon, Ooigawa Shizuoka, 421-0212, Japan;(4) Present address: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Bangkok Office, 113 TWY Office Center, 10th Fl. Serm-mit Tower, 159 Sukumvit Soi 21, Bangkok, 10110, Thailand |
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| Abstract: | We collected leiognathid fishes from the Hainan Island and Beibu Gulf between November 2007 and December 2008. Ten of these specimens were identified as Nuchequula blochii (Valenciennes 1835), which is the first record of this species in China’s waters. These specimens are distinguished by the combination of these characteristics: breast fully scaled, cheek naked, anteroventral profile of the lower jaw almost straight, a conspicuous dark blotch distally on the anterior part of spinous portion of dorsal fin, a yellow blotch distally on posterior part of spinous portion of dorsal fin, and a dark blotch on nape. This paper reviews the genus Nuchequula and describes three species that occur in China’s waters. |
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