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| Liopropoma terecaudum Tang, Lai & Ho, 2025 |
Abstract
Liopropoma terecaudum sp. nov. is described based on 12 specimens collected off northern Taiwan. The new species most closely resembles two sympatric species, L. japonicum and L. dorsoluteum, but differs from both species and all other congeneric species of Liopropoma based on the following combination of morphological and colouration characters: caudal fin round; dorsal-fin elements VIII, 13 and lacking a distinct notch; lateral side of body with a broad red stripe; base of caudal fin with a large red blotch. Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA barcode sequences places L. terecaudum in a clade with L. dorsolutum and L. japonicum. The average genetic divergences between L. terecaudum and L. dorsoluteum, and between L. terecaudum and L. japonicum, are measured to be 11.8% and 11.9%, respectively. The description of L. terecaudum brings the total number of Liopropoma in Taiwanese waters to 11.
Keywords: deep reefs, Ichthyology, integrative taxonomy, species diversity
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| Fresh colouration of Liopropoma terecaudum sp. nov.: (a) holotype, NMMB‐P34155, 146.6 mm SL; (b) NMMB‐P34205, paratype, 142.5 mm SL; (c) NMMB‐P34204, paratype, 140.8 mm SL. |
Liopropoma terecaudum sp. nov.
Chi-Ngai Tang, Nok-Wai Lai, Hsuan-Ching Ho. 2025. Description of A New liopropomine basslet, Liopropoma terecaudum, from northern Taiwan (Perciformes: Epinephelidae). Journal of Fish Biology. 107(3); 902-917. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70086 [29 May 2025]
