Amamiichthys, a new genus for the sparid fish Cheimerius matsubarai Akazaki 1962, and redescription of the species, with designation of a neotype Author Tanaka, Fumiya Author Iwatsuki, Yukio text Zootaxa 2015 4007 2 195 206 journal article 40134 10.11646/zootaxa.4007.2.3 6a09d1bd-e4f3-4bde-93f3-54d98e050740 1175-5326 245223 4CE1B3B6-8D31-4ADA-AEE8-1857962D0CDB

TABLE 2. Counts and proportional measurements of Amamiichthys matsubarai, expressed as percentages of standard length (means in parentheses).

Standard length (mm) Counts:	Amamiichthys matsubarai Neotype MUFS 30984 n = 1 264 mm	Non-type specimens n = 30 212–437 mm
Dorsal-fin rays Anal-fin rays Pectoral-fin rays	XII, 10 III, 8 16	XII, 10 III, 8 15–16
Pored lateral-line scales Scale rows above/below lateral line Scale rows between fifth dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line	60 7½ / 17½ 6½	56–61 6½–8½ / 16½–18½ 5½–7½
Scale rows on cheek Gill rakers Proportions:	5 8 + 12 = 20	5–7 6–8 + 10–12 = 16–20
Body depth Body depth at first anal-fin spine origin Head length	45.2 38.7 32.7	43.2–47.6 (45.2) 35.7–39.6 (37.6) 31.1–34.2 (32.4)
Body width at pectoral-fin base Snout length Orbit diameter	16.0 14.8 10.3	14.9–17.0 (15.8) 13.7–15.8 (14.4) 7.2–10.8 (9.6)
Dermal eye opening Bony interorbital width Upper-jaw length	8.9 10.6 11.4	6.6–9.9 (8.7) 9.9–11.1 (10.4) 8.1–11.9 (11.3)
Caudal-peduncle depth Caudal-peduncle length Predorsal length	11.2 20.1 45.2	10.1–11.3 (10.6) 18.8–21.1 (20.0) 43.6–47.3 (44.6)
Preanal length Prepelvic length Dorsal-fin base	62.1 38.6 52.6	61.4–69.9 (67.0) 36.4–39.8 (38.1) 52.2–55.2 (53.9)
Anal-fin base Caudal-fin length Pelvic-fin spine	20.0 33.5 18.3	18.1–20.1 (19.5) 26.9–35.7 (31.1) 14.7–18.9 (17.2)
First pelvic-fin ray Longest pectoral-fin ray First dorsal-fin spine	28.5 40.1 3.3	21.0–30.0 (27.3) 37.4–41.4 (39.0) 2.6–3.9 (3.3)
Second dorsal-fin spine Third dorsal-fin spine Fourth dorsal-fin spine	5.6 41.4 29.4	3.7–7.4 (5.7) 20.1–48.6 (30.0) 15.0–36.8 (20.0)
Fifth dorsal-fin spine	13.8	11.4–13.9 (12.8)......continued on the next page