Scomberomorus munroi, a new species of Spanish mackerel from Australia and New Guinea

1980 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 241
Author(s):  
BB Collette ◽  
JL Russo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Spanish Mackerel ◽  
The North ◽  
North Western ◽  
A New Species ◽  
North Western Pacific

S. munroi, sp. nov.. is described from northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea. It has been confused with S. niphonius of the north-western Pacific because both are spotted species with many (19-22) dorsal spines. S. niphonius is unique among the 18 species of the genus in having a straight intestine; S. munroi, like most other species of Scomberomorus, has two loops and three limbs to the intestine. S. munroi has more vertebrae (50-52) than S. niphonius (48-50) and most other species of Australian Scomberomorus (S. commerson 42-46, S. queenslandicus 48-49, S. semifasciatus 44-46), except for S. multiradiatus from Papua New Guinea (55-56). S. munroi has a deeper body and a longer postorbital distance than S. niphonius.

scholarly journals A New Species of Diaphus Associated with Seamounts of the Emperor Chain, North-Western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Myctophiformes: Myctophidae)

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Artem M. Prokofiev ◽  
Olga R. Emelyanova ◽  
Alexei M. Orlov ◽  
Svetlana Y. Orlova
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Western Pacific Ocean ◽  
Absolute Size ◽  
The North ◽  
Mtdna Sequence ◽  
North Western ◽  
A New Species ◽  
North Western Pacific

A new species, Diaphus balanovi, is described based on 35 specimens collected over the Emperor Seamount Chain in the north-western Pacific Ocean. It belongs to the D. fulgens species complex and is most similar to D. kuroshio both morphologically and genetically. Nevertheless, the new species can be distinguished from D. kuroshio by its higher gill-rakers count, large luminous scale at PLO, large Dn, somewhat higher position of SAO3, otolith shape, and larger absolute size. The CO1 mtDNA sequence of D. balanovi differs by 16 substitutions from that of D. kuroshio. Diaphus balanovi may represent a benthopelagic derivate of D. kuroshio endemic to the Emperor Seamounts.

A new species of velvet skate, Notoraja sereti n.sp. (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae) from Papua New Guinea

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4244 (2) ◽  
pp. 219
Author(s):  
WILLIAM T. WHITE ◽  
PETER R. LAST ◽  
RALPH R. MANA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Ventral Surface ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Head Length ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Surface Covering ◽  
The Western Pacific ◽  
A New Species

A new arhynchobatin skate, Notoraja sereti n. sp., is described based on three specimens collected from off Madang (Papua New Guinea) at depths of 800–980 m. This medium-size Notoraja skate shares with other velcro skates from the Western Pacific, N. alisae, N. fijiensis, N. inusitata and N. longiventralis, a ventral surface covering of fine denticles giving the skin a velvety feel. Notoraja sereti differs from all of these species in having a shorter snout (preorbital length 10.1–11.1 vs. 11.5–14.5% TL, prenasal length 8.2–8.9 vs, 9.8–12.1% TL), shorter head (dorsal head length 15.2–16.2 vs. 17.1–19.3% TL, ventral head length 21.6–22.9 vs. 22.9–25.9% TL), fewer pectoral-fin radials (total radials 58–60 vs. 61–74), and fewer vertebrae (predorsal diplospondylous centra 66–71 vs. 72–82, predorsal centra 90–95 vs. 98–107, total centra 126–131 vs. 135–152). 

A new species of large green treefrog (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) from northern New Guinea

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1208 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEPHEN J. RICHARDS ◽  
PAUL OLIVER ◽  
CHRIS DAHL ◽  
BURHAN TJATURADI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Adult Size ◽  
Green Frog ◽  
Green Treefrog ◽  
Lowland Forests ◽  
The Village ◽  
North Western ◽  
A New Species

A new species of large green frog of the hylid genus Litoria is described from northern New Guinea. The new species is superficially similar to Litoria graminea and L. infrafrenata. It can be distinguished from L. graminea by the possession of a poorly defined white labial stripe that does not extend beyond the ear, and from L. infrafrenata by the combination of comparatively small adult size (males 57.9–60.4 mm), fully webbed fingers and a call that is a long (0.7–0.9 s) deep guttural growl. It is known from lowland forests around the village of Utai in north-western Papua New Guinea.

A new species of Plurellidae (Ascidiacea : Phlebobranchia) from Papua New Guinea

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 423 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
F. MONNIOT ◽  
C. MONNIOT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
A New Species ◽  
External Shape

Two colonies of a new Plurellidae, Plurella colini were collected by SCUBA in the north east and south east of Papua New Guinea. Very similar to the five other species of the genus by the external shape, in balls encrusted with sand, the new species differs in the gut shape and gonad distribution.

Three new species of the genus Hyalopecten (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) from the abyssal and hadal zones of the North-western Pacific Ocean

2016 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gennady M. Kamenev
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
World Ocean ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Western Pacific Ocean ◽  
The North ◽  
Deep Water Species ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
North Western ◽  
Water Species ◽  
North Western Pacific

Three new species, Hyalopecten vityazi sp. nov., H. abyssalis sp. nov. and H. kurilensis sp. nov., are described from the abyssal and hadal zones of the North-western Pacific. Hyalopecten vityazi was found in the Kuril-Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches at 6090–8100 m depth. It is the most deep-water species of the order Pectinida. Hyalopecten abyssalis and H. kurilensis were found at the abyssal plain adjacent to the Kuril-Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches at 4550–5045 m depth. To date, 13 species of the genus Hyalopecten are known from different regions of the World Ocean. A table with the main differences among all known species in the genus is provided.

Two new species of holothurians of the genus Echinopsolus Gutt, 1990(Echinodermata: Dendrochirotida: Cucumariidae) from the North-Western Pacific

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4789 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-246
Author(s):  
ELENA G. PANINA ◽  
VADIM G. STEPANOV ◽  
ALEXEI V. SMIRNOV ◽  
ALEXANDR V. MARTYNOV
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Kuril Islands ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Marine Fauna ◽  
The North ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Kuril Islands ◽  
North Western ◽  
North Western Pacific

Two new species of the genus Echinopsolus—E. sanamyanorum and E. onekotanensis are described. This genus is new for North-Western Pacific marine fauna. Echinopsolus sanamyanorum was collected in the Avacha Gulf (south-east coast of Kamchatka), E. onekotanensis—near the Onekotan Island (The Kuril Islands). 

A new species of Alvinocaris (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Alvinocarididae) from hydrothermal vents in the Izu-Bonin and Mariana Arcs, north-western Pacific

2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Retori Hiraoka ◽  
Tomoyuki Komai ◽  
Shinji Tsuchida
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Posterior Margin ◽  
Hydrothermal Vents ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
North Western ◽  
A New Species ◽  
North Western Pacific

AbstractA new species of the caridean genus Alvinocaris, A. marimonte sp. nov., is described and illustrated on the basis of specimens collected from hydrothermal vents at three locations in Izu-Bonin and Mariana Arcs of the north-western Pacific Ocean, Myojin Knoll (1224 m depth), NW Eifuku (1574–1582 m depth) and NW Rota seamounts (525 m depth). It is the 17th species assigned to Alvinocaris, and differs from all other congeneric species in several morphological characteristics derived from the rostrum length and armature, the carapace armature, the shape of the posterior margin of the telson and the armature of the third and fourth pereopods. Results of molecular phylogenetic analyses based on partial sequences of the mitochondrial COI and nuclear ITS-I genes compared between specimens of A. marimonte sp. nov. and other known species of Alvinocaris supported our recognition of the new species, although available data are still limited. Alvinocaris marimonte sp. nov. is represented by two morphotypes, distinguished by the armature of the posterior margin of the telson (spines vs plumose setae), which were not detected as separate species by the molecular analysis. Our discovery of the intraspecific variation in the armature of the posterior margin of the telson led us to reassess diagnostic characters used to distinguish species within the genus Alvinocaris.

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