Epinephelus tankahkeei, a new species of grouper (Teleostei, Perciformes, Epinephelidae) from the South China Sea

Epinephelus tankahkeei, a new species of grouper (Teleostei, Perciformes, Epinephelidae) from the South China Sea

A new species of grouper, Epinephelus tankahkeei sp. nov. is described from the South China Sea based on examination of morphological and molecular characteristics. This new species has been treated as, and is similar to, its congener E. chlorostigma. Epinephelus tankahkeei sp. nov....

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Main Authors: Haohao Wu, Meng Qu, Hungdu Lin, Wei Tang, Shaoxiong Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-05-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/46406/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-6abcdb9bde5e4ee8aac0b0e36f2c37ec2020-11-25T04:04:35ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702020-05-0193312513710.3897/zookeys.933.4640646406 Epinephelus tankahkeei, a new species of grouper (Teleostei, Perciformes, Epinephelidae) from the South China SeaHaohao Wu0Meng Qu1Hungdu Lin2Wei Tang3Shaoxiong Ding4Xiamen UniversityXiamen UniversityThe Affiliated School of National Tainan First Senior High SchoolXiamen UniversityQingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology A new species of grouper, Epinephelus tankahkeei sp. nov. is described from the South China Sea based on examination of morphological and molecular characteristics. This new species has been treated as, and is similar to, its congener E. chlorostigma. Epinephelus tankahkeei sp. nov. can be distinguished from E. chlorostigma by the following combination of characters: a convex anal fin; closer dark spots on the body; a lack of dark spots on the abdomen, cheek, and pectoral fin; the absence of a clear posterior white margin on the caudal fin. Molecular analyses of the mitochondrial COI sequence variation, genetic distances, and a phylogeny, all highly support E. tankahkeei sp. nov. as a distinct species. A key to E. tankahkeei sp. nov. and its most closely related species is provided. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/46406/download/pdf/
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Meng Qu
Hungdu Lin
Wei Tang
Shaoxiong Ding
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Meng Qu
Hungdu Lin
Wei Tang
Shaoxiong Ding
Epinephelus tankahkeei, a new species of grouper (Teleostei, Perciformes, Epinephelidae) from the South China Sea
ZooKeys
author_facet Haohao Wu
Meng Qu
Hungdu Lin
Wei Tang
Shaoxiong Ding
author_sort Haohao Wu
title Epinephelus tankahkeei, a new species of grouper (Teleostei, Perciformes, Epinephelidae) from the South China Sea
title_short Epinephelus tankahkeei, a new species of grouper (Teleostei, Perciformes, Epinephelidae) from the South China Sea
title_full Epinephelus tankahkeei, a new species of grouper (Teleostei, Perciformes, Epinephelidae) from the South China Sea
title_fullStr Epinephelus tankahkeei, a new species of grouper (Teleostei, Perciformes, Epinephelidae) from the South China Sea
title_full_unstemmed Epinephelus tankahkeei, a new species of grouper (Teleostei, Perciformes, Epinephelidae) from the South China Sea
title_sort epinephelus tankahkeei, a new species of grouper (teleostei, perciformes, epinephelidae) from the south china sea
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series ZooKeys
issn 1313-2970
publishDate 2020-05-01
description A new species of grouper, Epinephelus tankahkeei sp. nov. is described from the South China Sea based on examination of morphological and molecular characteristics. This new species has been treated as, and is similar to, its congener E. chlorostigma. Epinephelus tankahkeei sp. nov. can be distinguished from E. chlorostigma by the following combination of characters: a convex anal fin; closer dark spots on the body; a lack of dark spots on the abdomen, cheek, and pectoral fin; the absence of a clear posterior white margin on the caudal fin. Molecular analyses of the mitochondrial COI sequence variation, genetic distances, and a phylogeny, all highly support E. tankahkeei sp. nov. as a distinct species. A key to E. tankahkeei sp. nov. and its most closely related species is provided.
url https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/46406/download/pdf/
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