A new lefteye flounder of the genus Crossorhombus (Teleostei, Bothidae) from Penghu Islands, western Taiwan

A new lefteye flounder, <i>Crossorhombus pescadores</i> <b>sp. nov</b>., is described based on five specimens collected from Penghu Islands. This new species differs from the other four congeners by having a pair of small black spots on the caudal fin, a horizontal triangular bluish-black marking on the blind side of body in male, the front wings of the marking reaching the base of dorsal and anal fins, and a combination of morphometric characters, including a larger head, deeper body, smaller eyes, fewer dorsal- and anal-fin rays and lateral-line scales, and other characters. A key to all five nominal species of <i>Crossorhombus</i> is provided.

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ZooKeys
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2026-03-13
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https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1273.167628
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Ichthyology and Marine Biology
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A new lefteye flounder of the genus Crossorhombus (Teleostei, Bothidae) from Penghu Islands, western Taiwan

Yan Su, KUNIO AMAOKA, Hsuan-Ching Ho
ZooKeys
Ichthyology and Marine Biology
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A new lefteye flounder of the genus Crossorhombus (Teleostei, Bothidae) from Penghu Islands, western Taiwan

Yan Su, KUNIO AMAOKA, Hsuan-Ching Ho
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A new lefteye flounder, <i>Crossorhombus pescadores</i> <b>sp. nov</b>., is described based on five specimens collected from Penghu Islands. This new species differs from the other four congeners by having a pair of small black spots on the caudal fin, a horizontal triangular bluish-black marking on the blind side of body in male, the front wings of the marking reaching the base of dorsal and anal fins, and a combination of morphometric characters, including a larger head, deeper body, smaller eyes, fewer dorsal- and anal-fin rays and lateral-line scales, and other characters. A key to all five nominal species of <i>Crossorhombus</i> is provided.

ZooKeysVol. 1273
Australian Museum (AU), National Sun Yat-sen University (TW), Hokkaido University (JP), Hakodate University (JP), National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium (TW), National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (TW)
National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
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Ichthyology and Marine Biology
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