A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF PLESIOPID FISH FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND THE CENTRAL-SOUTH PACIFIC OCEANWA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 1 decade agoAbstract: Steeneichthys plesiopsus is described as a new genus and species on the basis of 12 specimens collected between 1974 and 1983 at Rowley Shoals (off north-western Australia in the eastern Indian Ocean), Fiji Islands, and American Samoa. The species is distinct from other members of the family Plesiopidae in the possession of nine dorsal spines, a single tubed lateral-line scale, and by the absence of palatine teeth. The new genus is most closely allied to Plesiops. Author(s) ALLEN, GERALD R. AND RANDALL, JOHN E. : Part 2 Page Number 185 A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF PLESIOPID FISH FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND THE CENTRAL-SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN Download 1.03 MB To request an accessible version of this pdf please email onlineservices@museum.wa.gov.au