Owstonia ainonaka
Owstonia ainonaka Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
Also calledPeixe-faixa-australiano (por)
First described in: Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Johnson, G. D. (2016). Hidden diversity in deep-water bandfishes: review of Owstonia with descriptions of twenty-one new species (Teleostei: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4187(1): 1-103.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
description
Description. A species of Owstonia with LL pattern type 1, consisting of a simple lateral line that originates from posttemporal canal near anterodorsal margin of gill opening, curves upward and backward then continues posteriorly just below dorsal-fin base to soft ray 18. Dorsal fin III, 21; anal fin I, 13; pectoral fin 22; gill rakers 15 + 26 or 27 = 41 – 42. Vertebrae: precaudal 11, caudal 17, total 28; anal-fin pterygiophores anterior to 1 st haemal spine 2. Oblique body scale rows in mid-lateral series about 46 / 50 in addition to 4 scales on base of caudal fin; nape scaly and cheek scale rows 6 ‒ 7, with adjacent scales abutting each other (Fig. 12 A). Lower limb margin of preopercle without spines. Papillae in slight depression behind tip of premaxillary ascending processes 4, arranged in 2 almost equally spaced pairs. When mouth closed upper jaw extends only to vertical from posterior margin of pupil. Teeth in outer row of premaxilla 19 / 22; 2 / 3 inner teeth anteriorly. Teeth in lateral row of each dentary 8 / 9, including at anterior end a row (left side) or irregular group (right side) of 4 blunt conical teeth as large as adjacent symphyseal teeth; symphyseal teeth 4 or
Hidden diversity in deep-water bandfishes: review of Owstonia with descriptions of twenty-one new species (Teleostei: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae)
diagnosis
Diagnosis. A species of Owstonia with LL pattern type 1; lower limb margin of preopercle without spines; all cheek scales abutting adjacent scales; dorsal fin III, 21; premaxillary stripe consisting of several, irregular, dark blotches; caudal fin lanceolate.
Hidden diversity in deep-water bandfishes: review of Owstonia with descriptions of twenty-one new species (Teleostei: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae)
distribution
Distribution. (Fig. 22) Known only from southeastern Australia where trawled in 183 m.
Hidden diversity in deep-water bandfishes: review of Owstonia with descriptions of twenty-one new species (Teleostei: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae)
etymology
Etymology. A combination of the first (Ai) and last name (Nonaka) of the second author’s wife in appreciation for her valuable assistance with this study. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.
Hidden diversity in deep-water bandfishes: review of Owstonia with descriptions of twenty-one new species (Teleostei: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae)
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 9106699.