𝐾𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑠 𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠, a new species of boxfish is described from New Zealand. Collected at between 145m – 175 depth, this new species sports many yellow spots along its lateral side and just exudes character like all boxfish.
Open-access – https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/…/4/49_191/_article/-char/en/
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲
A New Boxfish of the Genus 𝐾𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑠 Collected from New Zealand (Acanthopterygii, Tetraodontiformes, Aracanidae)
𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Keiichi Matsuura. A New Boxfish of the Genus Kentrocapros Collected from New Zealand (Acanthopterygii, Tetraodontiformes, Aracanidae). Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, Ser. A, 49(4), pp. 191–196, November 22, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.50826/bnmnszool.49.4_191
𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁
A new boxfish, 𝐾𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑠 𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠, is described on the basis of two specimens collected from New Zealand.
The new species is distinguished from all other species of 𝐾𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑠 by the following combination of characters: many yellow spots on the lateral sides of the body, a distinct spine on the middle of each dorsolateral ridge of the carapace, no spines on the lateral and ventrolateral ridges, and the gill opening located below the posterior half of the eye.
𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆
The specific name, 𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠, derived from Latin “𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑖” (yellow) and “𝑚𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎” (spot), refers to the many yellow spots on the body of the new species. The authors propose the following common names – English name: Yellow-spotted Boxfish; Japanese name: Kimadara-itomaki-fugu.
𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁
Holotype of 𝐾𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑠 𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠 n. sp. Lateral view.
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