Owstonia geminata
Owstonia geminata Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
Also calledPeixe-faixa-de-Vanuatu (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.
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description
Description. (When counts vary, those of the holotype are given first, followed in parentheses by those of the two paratypes.) A species of Owstonia with LL pattern type 1, consisting of a simple lateral line that originates from the posttemporal sensory canal near anterodorsal margin of gill opening, curves upward and backward then continues posteriorly just below dorsal-fin base to soft rays 19 (19 − 22). Dorsal fin IV, 24 (23 − 24); anal fin I, 16 (I, 16 ‒ 17); pectoral fin 17 / 18 (17); gill rakers 14 (14 ‒ 16) + 27 (26 − 29) = 41 (40 − 44). Vertebrae: precaudal 13, caudal 17, total 30; anal-fin pterygiophores anterior to 1 st haemal spine 5. Oblique body scale rows in mid-lateral series about 29 / 30 (ca. 31 − 32); nape scaly and cheek scale rows 3 – 4. Lower limb margin of preopercle with 10 ‒ 15 relatively large spines (Fig. 8 C). Papillae in slight depression behind tip of premaxillary ascending processes 4, arranged in 2 closely spaced but distinct pairs. Teeth in outer row of each premaxilla 23 (22 − 31); no inner teeth anteriorly. Teeth in lateral row of each dentary 14 (14 ‒ 19), with mid-lateral teeth higher and slightly hooked backward, like those of O. fallax; symphy
Hidden diversity in deep-water bandfishes: review of Owstonia with descriptions of twenty-one new species (Teleostei: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae)
description
Owstonia sibogae. Endo et al., 2015: [7] and 2016: 37 (misidentification of ASIZP 68128; comparative material, Philippines).
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; dorsal fin IV, 23 ‒ 24; anal fin I, 16 − 17; oblique body scale rows in mid-lateral series 29 ‒ 32; precaudal vertebra and anal-fin pterygiophores anterior to 1 st haemal spine 13 and 5 respectively.
Hidden diversity in deep-water bandfishes: review of Owstonia with descriptions of twenty-one new species (Teleostei: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae)
distribution
Distribution. (Fig. 26) Known from Vanuatu and the Philippines from two trawl collections in depths of 191 − 248 and 155 − 160 m respectively.
Hidden diversity in deep-water bandfishes: review of Owstonia with descriptions of twenty-one new species (Teleostei: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae)
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 9162924.