A new species of the genus Scolopsis Cuvier, 1830 (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) from southern India and Sri Lanka

S Mishra; Sudeepta Biswas; Barry Russell; K Satpathy; M Selvanayagam

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3609.4.7

A new species of the genus Scolopsis Cuvier, 1830 (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) from southern India and Sri Lanka

S Mishra, Sudeepta Biswas, Barry Russell, K Satpathy, M Selvanayagam

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	443-449
Number of pages	7
Journal	Zootaxa
Volume	3609
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3609.4.7
Publication status	Published - 2013

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A new species of the genus Scolopsis Cuvier, 1830 (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) from southern India and Sri Lanka

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