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Eight new records of marine fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes and Tetraodontiformes) from the Philippines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2022

Girley S. Gumanao ,
Kristine Joy S. Gumanao  and
Arthur R. Bos Open the ORCID record for Arthur R. Bos [Opens in a new window]
Girley S. Gumanao*
Affiliation:
Davao del Norte State College, New Visayas, 8105 Panabo City, the Philippines
Kristine Joy S. Gumanao
Affiliation:
Davao del Norte State College, New Visayas, 8105 Panabo City, the Philippines
Arthur R. Bos
Affiliation:
The American University in Cairo, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo 11835, Egypt Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands
*
Author for correspondence: Girley S. Gumanao, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Thirty-one individuals of seven Perciform and one Tetraodontiform fish species were reported from the Davao Gulf constituting new records for the Philippines: from the Labridae, Bodianus leucosticticus (9 individuals) and Bodianus masudai (3); Nemipteridae, Parascolopsis melanophrys (2); Priacanthidae, Pristigenys meyeri (2); Serranidae, Odontanthias chrysostictus (6), Odontanthias randalli (5) and Liopropoma latifasciatum (3); Monacanthidae, Thamnaconus multilineatus (1). Large range extensions were found for P. melanophrys, O. chrysostictus, O. randalli and T. multilineatus. The individuals of P. melanophrys are the third and fourth ever-reported individuals of this extremely rare dwarf monocle bream. A new maximum SL of 126 mm was reported for O. chrysostictus. We also encountered one individual of the rare wrasse Bodianus rubrisos recently observed at a more northern location. The current observations extend our knowledge of marine fishes in the Philippines and the unusually high marine biodiversity in this region. As all recorded species are considered inhabitants of mesophotic coral ecosystems, these observations also confirm that fishing pressure has increased in these deeper habitats.

Keywords

AnthiinaeDavao GulfLabridaeMindanaoMonacanthidaeNemipteridaePiscesPriacanthidaeSerranidae
Type
Marine Record
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 102 , Issue 1-2 , March 2022 , pp. 133 - 137
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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