A new record of the whiteface waspfish Richardsonichthys leucogaster (Richardson, 1848) in Taiwanese waters (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Tetrarogidae)

10.29926/platax.202312_20.0004

Yo Su；Yu-Cheng Chen

biodiversity ； ichthyology ； Scorpaeniformes ； taxonomy ； waspfish

Platax

2023卷（2023 / 12 / 01）

43 - 53

英文

A whiteface waspfish Richardsonichthys leucogaster (Richardson, 1848) was recently collected off Southwestern Taiwan, representing the first record from Taiwan and the northernmost record of this species. It can be distinguished from other tetrarogids in its 1) naked body, 2) lateral line running below the dorsal-fin base, 3) gill slit's upper end being located near the dorsal fin base, 4) dorsal-fin ray counts (XIII, 7), and 5) pelvic-fin ray counts (I, 5). A detailed description of this specimen has been provided herein.