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Two New Species Of Vanderhorstia Smith, 1949 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) From Ryukyus, Japan, Toshiyuki Suzuki, I-Shiung Chen
Two New Species Of Vanderhorstia Smith, 1949 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) From Ryukyus, Japan, Toshiyuki Suzuki, I-Shiung Chen
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
Two new gobiid species of Vanderhorstia Smith, 1959 which have been recently collected from Japanese waters. Both new species are distributed in marine coral reef habitats off the Ryukyus, Japan. Vanderhorstia cyanolineata sp. nov. can be well distinguished from congeners by the following unique combination of features: (1) fin ray counts: second dorsal fin rays I/12, anal fin rays I/12; pectoral fin rays 18-19; (2) fin shape: low first dorsal fin with about equal 3rd to 5th spinous rays, caudal fin large and middle rays as sword-like projection; (3) scales: LR 50-52; TR 18; and (4) its own specific colouration …
The Checklist Of Inland-Water And Mangrove Fish Fauna Of Kinmen Island, Fujian Province, Taiwan With Comments On Ecological Conservation Of Native Fishes, I-Shiung Chen, Chia-Jun Weng, Yi-Ru Chen, Shih-Pin Huang, Zong-Han Wen, Nian-Hong Jang-Liaw, Tsung-Hsien Tsai
The Checklist Of Inland-Water And Mangrove Fish Fauna Of Kinmen Island, Fujian Province, Taiwan With Comments On Ecological Conservation Of Native Fishes, I-Shiung Chen, Chia-Jun Weng, Yi-Ru Chen, Shih-Pin Huang, Zong-Han Wen, Nian-Hong Jang-Liaw, Tsung-Hsien Tsai
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
The ecological status of the lowland freshwater and brackish fish fauna traditionally got better protected since long time for military protect region without great human and agriculture impact in last few decades. However, many human reconstruction of river habitats, pollution and overuse of irrigation from river water have become great impact for fish survival in Kinmen. So far, there are totally 27 families, 57 genera and 68 species have been collected and recorded by our intensive survey for those freshwater habitats in inlandwater of Kinmen island, Fujian Province, Taiwan in our recent field survey during 2011-2012. Totally 17 newly recorded …