• Corpus ID: 86353353

Glossanodon kotakamaru, a New Argentine Fish from Southern Japan (Protacanthopterygii: Argentinidae)

@inproceedings{Endo2010GlossanodonKA,
  title={Glossanodon kotakamaru, a New Argentine Fish from Southern Japan (Protacanthopterygii: Argentinidae)},
  author={Hiromitsu Endo and Kazuya Nashida},
  year={2010}
}

• Hiromitsu Endo, K. Nashida
• Published 2010
• Biology

A new species of argentinid, Glossanodon kotakamaru, is described on the basis of 11 specimens (57-125 mm SL) from Tosa Bay and off Amami Oshima Island, southern Japan. The new species differs from its congeners in having the following combination of characters: dorsal- fin rays 12-13; anal-fin rays 11-13; pectoral-fin rays 21-23; pelvic-fin rays 13-14; branchiostegal rays 5; gill-rakers on first arch 37-40; vertebrae 49-50; 2-4 small conical teeth on middle of lower jaws and 1-3 on tongue; predorsal length 48-49% SL, prepectoral length 29-30% SL, prepelvic length 55-56% SL; caudal peduncle depth 5.5-5.9% SL; head length 29-30% SL; eye diameter 32-33% HL; snout length 33% HL; maxillary depth 12% HL (in 3 larger specimens); anus imme- diately anterior to anal-fin origin; a longitudinal black stripe dorsal to lateral line; isthmus to thorax pigmented. The new species is a benthopelagic dweller on muddy and sandy bottoms in depths of