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Two new species of the Indo-Pacific fish genus Pseudoplesiops (Perciformes, Pseudochromidae, Pseudoplesiopinae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2002

ANTHONY C. GILL  and
ALASDAIR J. EDWARDS
ANTHONY C. GILL
Affiliation:
Fish Research Group, Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K.
ALASDAIR J. EDWARDS
Affiliation:
Tropical and Coastal Management Studies, Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, U.K.
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Abstract

Pseudoplesiops immaculatus is described from 72 specimens from throughout the West Pacific and the eastern and central Indian Ocean. It is distinguished from congeners in having, in combination, a prominent intermandibular flap and an unspotted operculum. Pseudoplesiops occidentalis is described from five specimens from the Maldive Islands, central Indian Ocean. It is distinguished from congeners in having, in combination, II,23 dorsal-fin rays, 26–28 scales in lateral series, and scales with distinct centres and radii in all fields.

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Research Article
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Bulletin of the Natural History Museum: Zoology Series , Volume 68 , Issue 1 , 27 June 2002 , pp. 19 - 26
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© The Natural History Museum, 2002

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