A New Genus and New Species of Sciaenidae from the Gulf of Panama (Perciformes: Sciaenidae)

 

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Auteurs: Chao, Ning Labbish, Béarez, Philippe, Robertson, Ross
Formaat: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publicatiedatum:2001
Omschrijving:Paranebris bauchotae, a new genus and species of sciaenid from the Gulf of Panama is described from three specimens (138-212 mm SL). It is distinguished from all other sciaenids by having granulated tooth plates on the jaws and the premaxillary tooth plates that are exposed laterally of the lower jaw when the mouth is closed. The new genus shares the following characters with the New World genus Nebris: a thick fleshy and cartilage gap present between premaxillary bones where the ascending processes form an A-frame arch; gas bladder with a pair of long U-shaped appendages; and a thick, oval-shaped sagitta with deeply grooved caudal section of the sulcus. Paranebris bauchotae is distinct from all Nebris species in having a firmer interorbital skin and scale cover (spongy to the touch in Nebris), a larger eye (6-7 vs. 8-12 times in head length) and large ctenoid scales (vs. small and cycloid in Nebris).
Land:Portal de Revistas UCR
Instelling:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Taal:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/26232
Online toegang:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/26232
Keyword:New genus
new species
description
taxonomy
Nebris