Pseudopataecus carnatobarbatus Johnson, 2012, sp. nov.

• Main Author: Johnson, Jeffrey W.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Actinopterygii; Scorpaeniformes; Aploactinidae; Pseudopataecus; Pseudopataecus carnatobarbatus; Alpha Island; Bello; Monte Bello; Morrison
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/5671941; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5671941

Pseudopataecus carnatobarbatus sp. nov. Goatee Velvetfish (Fig. 1 A–C, 2 A–B, 3; Table 1–2) Holotype. WAM P. 33274 -001, 97.4 mm, Adele Island, reef platform at head of Frazer channel, 15 º 29.474 ’S 123 º 09.798’E, rotenone 0–1 m, S. Morrison, J. Johnson, 15 Oct 2009 (tissue sample taken). Paratypes. AMS I. 45620 -001 (ex WAM P. 33291 -001), 72.9 mm, Montgomery Reef, small tidal pools, 15 º 53.7 ’S 124 º 20.34 ’E, 0–0.5 m, rotenone, S. Morrison, J. Johnson, 24 Oct 2009; NTM S. 10805 -015, 65.5 mm, Near Alpha Island, Monte Bello Islands, 20 º 24 ’S 115 º 32 ’E, 3–9 m, H. Larson, R. Williams, 22 Apr 1983, sand, coral rubble, Sargassum, coral; NTM S. 12587 -055, 2: 51.0– 57.1 mm, juveniles, East side of Cape Leveque, 16 º 25 ’S 122 º 55 ’E, 0–0.5 m, H. Larson, 18 Mar 1987; QM I. 38821 (ex WAM P. 33273 -001), 75.0 mm, Adele Island, tidal pools, 15 º 31.7 ’S 123 º 11.611 ’E, 0–1 m, rotenone, S. Morrison, J. Johnson, 14 Oct 2009; QM I. 38822 (ex WAM P. 33291 -001), 59.2 mm, juvenile, Montgomery Reef, small tidal pools, 15 º 53.7 ’S 124 º 20.34 ’E, 0–0.5 m, rotenone, S. Morrison, J. Johnson, 24 Oct 2009; WAM P. 33273 -001, 36.1 mm, juvenile, Adele Island, tidal pools, 15 º 31.7 ’S 123 º 11.611 ’E, 0–1 m, rotenone, S. Morrison, J. Johnson, 14 Oct 2009; WAM P. 33274 -003 (ex WAM P. 33274 -001), 71.6 mm, same data as holotype (tissue sample taken); WAM P. 33276 -001, 84.5 mm, Adele Island, NW corner of reef, 15 º 27.744 ’S 123 º06.201’E, 6.6 m, hand collected, C. Bryce, 17 Oct 2009; WAM P. 33278 -001, 71.5 mm, Montgomery Reef, steep fore-reef with channels, 15 º 53.815 ’S 124 º 19.531 ’E, 0–1 m, rotenone, S. Morrison, J. Johnson, 19 Oct 2009; WAM P. 33291 -001, 73.3 mm, Montgomery Reef, small tidal pools, 15 º 53.7 ’S 124 º 20.34 ’E, 0–0.5 m, rotenone, S. Morrison, J. Johnson, 24 Oct 2009. Diagnosis. A species of Pseudopataecus with dorsal-fin rays XIII–XIV, 13 i– 14 i; anal-fin rays I, 9 i– 11 i; pectoral-fin rays 11–12; pelvic-fin rays I, 3; gill rakers 0–4 + 5–8, total 6–11 on first arch; lateral-line tubes 13–17; ...