Coelorinchus fuscigulus
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| Taxonavigation: Gadiformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Macrouridae
Subfamilia: Macrourinae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Species: Coelorinchus fuscigulus
Name[edit]
- Coelorinchus fuscigulus Iwamoto, H.-C. Ho & K.-T. Shao, 2009
Type locality: 24.94°N, 121.9°E, Tashi, Yilan, northeastern Taiwan; coll. H-C Ho.
Diagnosis. Diagnosis. A species of Coelorinchus with two dermal windows of light organ, one immediately before anus, the other in a shallow fossa on chest just behind isthmus, the two windows not connected by an externally visible black mesial line; snout moderately elongated, 1.4–1.7 times orbit diameter, tipped with a sharp terminal scute, anterolateral margins incompletely supported by bone; underside of head fully naked except for scales along anterolateral snout margin and occasional isolated cluster below junction of preopercle and infraorbital ridges (above angle of lower jaw); rays of second dorsal fin high, about equal to opposite members of anal fin; spinules on body scales small, in 10–14 parallel rows; about 8–11 saddle bands on body; branchiostegal membranes prominently black or blackish, chest and abdomen blue; gums and upper oral valve dark.
Etymology: From the Latin "fuscus", dark, swarthy, and "gula", throat, in reference to the blackish branchiostegal membranes.
Distribution: Northern South China Sea, Taiwan and Okinawa Trough, Japan.
Primary references[edit]
- Iwamoto, T.; Ho, H.-c.; Shao, K.-t. 2009: Description of a new Coelorinchus (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Teleostei) from Taiwan, with notable new records of grenadiers from the South China Sea. Zootaxa, 2326: 39–50. PDF