Synodus vityazi
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Synodontidae
Genus: Synodus
Species: Synodus vityazi
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Synodus vityazi, H.-C. Ho, Prokofiev & K.-T. Shao, 2010: 64, Figs. 2-3
Holotype: USNM 307924.
Paratypes: USNM 396992 (6), IOARS 2617 (2).
Type locality: Northeast of Madagascar, 12°04'-12°10'N, 53°14'-53°09'E, Western Indian Ocean, depth 30-40 meters.
Diagnosis. Dorsal rays 12 or 13; anal rays 9 or 10; pectoral rays 12 or 13; lateral line scales 56–58; scales between lateral line and base of dorsal fin 3.5; median predorsal scales 16 or 17; vertebrae 56 or 57; peritoneal spots 8; anterior palatine teeth not longer than posterior teeth; preopercle scaled posterior to corner of mouth; membranous posterior flap of anterior nostril slender, with a pointed tip, reaching to above posterior nostril when laid back; pectoral fins reaching a line connecting dorsal and pelvic fin origins, the fin length 2.3–2.6 in head length; pelvic processes wedge-shaped, broad at base; color in alcohol without any marking, deep brown on dorsal surface restricted to central two-third of head and body longitudinally, about two scale rows above the lateral line, lateral and ventral surface uniformly silvery white without any blotch; colorless in all fins, except for inner edge of caudal fin fork is black.
Distribution. northeast of Madagascar, W. Indian Ocean, 36–40 meters.