A new species of the genus Scolopsis Cuvier, 1830 (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) from southern India and Sri Lanka
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Kamala Kanta Satpathy; M. Selvanayagam; Subhrendu Sekhar Mishra; Sudeepta Biswas; Barry C. Russell
- Source
- Zootaxa. 3609:443-449
- Subject
- Fishery
biology
White band
Fish fin
Animal Science and Zoology
Taxonomy (biology)
Sri lanka
Snout
biology.organism_classification
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Perciformes
Scolopsis
Dorsal fin
- Language
- ISSN
- 1175-5334
1175-5326
Scolopsis igcarensis, a new species of monocle bream (family Nemipteridae) from the coastal waters of southern India and Sri Lanka is described. The species is distinguished from other species of the genus Scolopsis by a combination of the following characters: scales on top of head reaching forward to between anterior nostril and snout tip; lower margin of eye below the line from snout tip to upper pectoral fin base; a bony ridge below eye; a white band from behind eye to level of end of dorsal fin base.