A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF BOARFISH (PERCIFORMES PENTACEROTIDAE) FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA

WA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 10 years ago

Abstract
Parazanclistius hutchinsi gen. nov., sp. nov. is described from five examples taken from south-west Western Australia. The genus differs ftom the superficially similar Zanclistius Jordan, 1907, in the more anterior placement of the pelvic fin, possession of scales on the operc1e and subopercle, more deeply concave dorsal snout profile, larger number of lateral line pores, and relatively longer pectoral fins.