In:
Zootaxa, Magnolia Press, Vol. 4952, No. 1 ( 2021-04-08)
Abstract:
Meadia minor sp. nov., a scaless ilyophine eel, is described on the basis of 10 specimens collected from off Quy Nhon, central coast of Vietnam. It can be distinguished from its congeners in having a relatively long trunk (21.3–25.0% TL) which is longer than head length; a short and blunt snout (21.4–23.7% HL); gill opening close to pectoral-fin base; interbranchial space broad (20.7–26.2% HL); dorsal-fin origin above posterior third of pectoral fin; body depth 24–28 times in TL; total vertebrae 118–122; mean vertebral formula 7-33-121; and a small body size, reaching 330 mm TL. The generic status of the new species is discussed. Short descriptions of two congeners are provided.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1175-5334
,
1175-5326
DOI:
10.11646/zootaxa.4952.1
DOI:
10.11646/zootaxa.4952.1.11
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Magnolia Press
Publication Date:
2021
SSG:
12
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