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A new species of Pegasus (Syngnathiformes: Pegasidae) from the South China Sea
- Source :
- Zootaxa. 4894
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Magnolia Press, 2020.
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Abstract
- A new fish species from the South China Sea, Pegasus nanhaiensis sp. nov., is described herein. The new species is readily distinguished from all other species of the genus Pegasus with the following characteristics: A rounded hump-like tubercle on each of dorsal plates I, II, and III. Noticeable hexagonal patterns on the dorsal carapace with a clear boundary, and two paired caudolateral plates overlapping the junctions between tail rings II and III, and between tail rings IV and V. The integrated evidence from both morphological and genetic studies indicates that P. nanhaiensis represents an independent lineage within the genus Pegasus.
- Subjects :
- Pegasidae
China
South china
Actinopterygii
biology
Lineage (evolution)
Fish species
Zoology
Gasterosteiformes
Biodiversity
biology.organism_classification
Smegmamorpha
Genetic divergence
Genus
Animalia
Animals
Animal Science and Zoology
Syngnathiformes
Carapace
Chordata
Phylogeny
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Taxonomy
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 11755334 and 11755326
- Volume :
- 4894
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Zootaxa
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ac3c0012f12ff976cb3557722215d802