Idiotropiscis larsonae ...

Idiotropiscis larsonae (Dawson, 1984) Figures 11–13, Tables 2–5 Acentronura (Idiotropiscis) larsonae Dawson, 1984: 157–158, figs. 1, 2 (Alpha Island, Monte Bello Islands, Western Australia). Diagnosis.— See generic diagnosis. Idiotropiscis larsonae differs from its congeners by the following combina...

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Main Authors: Short, Graham A., Trnski, Thomas
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Published: Zenodo 2021
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5827745
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5827745
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Summary:Idiotropiscis larsonae (Dawson, 1984) Figures 11–13, Tables 2–5 Acentronura (Idiotropiscis) larsonae Dawson, 1984: 157–158, figs. 1, 2 (Alpha Island, Monte Bello Islands, Western Australia). Diagnosis.— See generic diagnosis. Idiotropiscis larsonae differs from its congeners by the following combination of characters: bony dorsomedial crest on the supraoccipital, strongly elevated, tripartite, the three large segments arcuate in lateral view, spanning the complete frontal from anterior margins of the interorbital to the supraoccipital, compressed laterally, protruding anteriorly; posterolateral margins of post-temporal bones expanded slightly anteriorly taking the form of flat protuberances, not prominent; rim of orbit projecting slightly dorsolaterally and ventrolaterally; small dorsal snout spine present medially on mesethmoid bone; body compressed laterally. Description.— Morphometric and meristic characters listed in Tables 2–4. Superior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous below dorsal-fin base, lateral ... : Published as part of Short, Graham A. & Trnski, Thomas, 2021, A New Genus and Species of Pygmy Pipehorse from Taitokerau Northland, Aotearoa New Zealand, with a Redescription of Acentronura Kaup, 1853 and Idiotropiscis Whitley, 1947 (Teleostei, Syngnathidae), pp. 806-835 in Ichthyology & Herpetology 109 (3) on page 827, DOI: 10.1643/i2020136, http://zenodo.org/record/5827826 ...