New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts

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Parapercis colemani, a new pinguipedid fish from Norfolk Island, south-western Pacific Ocean

JOHN E.RANDALL

Bernice P. Bishop Museum P. O. Box 19000-A, Honolulu Hawaii 96817, USA

MALCOLM P. FRANCIS*

Leigh Marine Laboratory
University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Present address: Fisheries Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, P. O. Box 297, Wellington, New Zealand

Abstract Parapercis colemani is described as a new species of pinguipedid fish from a single female collected at 1.5 m depth in the lagoon of Norfolk Island. It belongs to a group of species of the genus which lack palatine teeth, and have three canine teeth on each side at the front of the lower jaw, five dorsal spines with the fourth longest, and the last interspinous membrane joining the first dorsal soft ray above the base of the first ray. In addition to its colour pattern, P. colemani differs from other species in this group in having 57-58 lateral-line scales, 6 scales above the lateral line, 3 + 11 gill rakers, penultimate dorsal and anal rays the longest, pelvic fins not reaching anus, and caudal fin with a rounded lower half and emarginate upper half with a short prolonged upper lobe.

Keywords new species; Pinguipedidae; Parapercis; Mugiloididae; Norfolk Island Received 4 November 1992; accepted 24 March 1993

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 1993: Vol. 27: The Royal Society of New Zealand 1993
Received 4 November 1992; accepted 24 March 1993

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