New records of a rare gibberfish, Gibberichthys latifrons (Stephanoberyciformes, Gibberichthyidae), from the South China Sea, with comments on morphological characters

By

Ho, Hsuan-Ching
Su, Yo
Ho, Hsuan-Ching
Grat︠s︡īanov, V. I.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1172

Pages

47--59

Subjects

Biodiversity , Biogeography , Ichthyology , otolith , Small-scaled gibberfish , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1172.102433

 

Abstract

The gibberfish Gibberichthys latifrons is recorded for the first time from southwestern Taiwan, northern South China Sea, based on the collection of seven adults and subadults from the Dong-gang fish market, Pingtung. These specimens represent the northernmost extent of the adult range of the species, and they fill a distributional gap in the western Pacific Ocean. Our findings suggest that a population of the species has become recently established in the region. Detailed descriptions, otolith morphology, and fresh coloration are provided with comments on the morphological characteristics of the genus.