A valid priacanthid species, Pristigenys refulgens (Valenciennes 1862), and a redescription of P. niphonia (Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829) in the Indo-West Pacific (Perciformes: Priacanthidae) Author Iwatsuki, Yukio Author Matsuda, Tsuyoshi Author Starnes, Wayne C. Author Nakabo, Tetsuji Author Yoshino, Tetsuo text Zootaxa 2012 3206 41 57 journal article 45356 10.5281/zenodo.208474 26aba011-829e-483c-b1d8-995cec521ec0 1175-5326 208474
TABLE 1. Counts and proportional measurements of the holotype and non-type specimens of Pristigenys refulgens, and the neotype and non-type specimens Pristigenys niphonia. Measurements expressed as thousandths of standard length; means in parentheses given.
Holotype of Myripristis refulgens MNHN 2590 Standard length (mm) n =1 274Non-type specimens Neotype of Range (Mean) Priacanthus n =30 niphonia 24−230 (186) MUFS 36263 n =1 168Non-type specimens Range (Mean) n =92 28−199 (132)
Counts:
Dorsal-fin rays X, 11X, 11 (rarely X, 10 or X, 11 IX, 12)X, 11
Anal-fin rays III, 10III, 10 III, 10III, 10
Pectoral-fin rays 1818–19 1817–19
Pelvic-fin rays I, 5I, 5 I, 5I, 5
Lateral-line scales (mean) 3231−37 (33.9) 3531−39 (34.7)
Scale rows above and below 11/30 lateral line (total)10–15/25–30 13/30 (34–42 in total range)11–15/28–33 (38–47 in total range)
Gill rakers (upper + lower including 8+17=25 a raker at angle=total)6−9+16−18= 8+19=27 23−267−10+19−22= 27–31
Spinules on posterior margin of 23 body scale (mean)11–40 4111–60 (11–32 in juveniles and 20–60 in adults)
Measurements:
Body depth 4354 5−650 (520) 519491-623 (551)
Body width 254203−307 (246) 216183−278 (228)
Caudal peduncle length 108114−177 (156) 161125-184 (160)
Caudal peduncle depth 165106−160 (126) 11382−166 (124)
Head length 360380−498 (415) 370306−481 (392)
Horizontal bony orbit length 147193−250 (221) 192168−250 (210)
Bony interorbital width 8060−106 (81) 8971−108 (87)