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.
Authors
- Yan Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3970-3822)
- KUNIO AMAOKA (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9439-6994)
- Hsuan-Ching Ho
Institutions
- 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)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1273.167628
- Primary Topic
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology
- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium