Redescription and first Japanese seamount record of Stethopristes eos (Zeiformes; Parazenidae).

During a biodiversity survey conducted in 2020, focusing on seamounts located in the southern region of Japan, specifically designated as marine protected areas, a single specimen of Stethopristes eos Gilbert, 1905 measuring 124.2 mm in standard length was obtained via the use of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The collection occurred at a depth of 519 meters on the Ritto Seamount, located along the western Mariana Ridge.

Resurrection and redescriptions of nominal species previously regarded as synonyms of Thrissina mystax (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae).

Examination of the original descriptions and available type specimens of nominal species previously regarded as synonyms of Thrissina mystax (Bloch and Schneider, 1801), and many non-type specimens representing an extensive geographic range, confirmed the validities of T. mystax, Thrissina porava (Bleeker, 1849), and Thrissina valenciennesi (Bleeker, 1866). Additionally, Engraulis poorawah Bleeker, 1872, a nominal species previously regarded as a junior synonym of T.

A New Species of the Bengal Spined Anchovy from the Eastern Indian Ocean and Redescription of Wongratana, 1983, with Comments on the Evolution of Prepelvic Scute Numbers within (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae).

The Bengal Spined Anchovy, sp. nov. is described from 21 specimens from the northern Bay of Bengal.

, a New Anchovy (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) from the Northern Territory, Australia.

A new anchovy sp. nov., is described based on 30 specimens collected from Van Diemen Gulf, Northern Territory, Australia.

Description of three new species previously identified as (Dutt & Babu Rao, 1959) or Hardenberg, 1933 and a re-description of (Chordata, Osteichthyes, Clupeiformes, Engraulidae).

Examination of numerous specimens characterised by predorsal scute, long maxilla, indented preopercle and pelvic scute lacking a spine and previously identified as (Dutt & Babu Rao, 1959) or Hardenberg, 1933, revealed four distinct species, true (distributed from the Bay of Bengal to Pakistan) and three new species, viz., (Taiwan to Java, Indonesia), (Strait of Malacca, from Penang , Malaysia, to Singapore) and (Bintan Island, Riau Archipelago, Indonesia). Characters separating the four species include numbers of gill rakers on each gill arch and vertebrae and pelvic fin and dorsal-fin ray lengths.

A New Species of the Anchovy Genus Lacepède 1803 from North Sumatra, Indonesia, and Redescriptions of Baldwin 1984 and Kimura, Hori and Shibukawa 2009 (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae).

sp. nov. is described here, and and are redescribed.

Stolephorus grandis, a new anchovy (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) from New Guinea and Australia.

The new anchovy Stolephorus grandis n. sp., described on the basis of 10 specimens collected from Papua, Indonesia, and Australia, closely resembles Stolephorus mercurius Hata, Lavou Motomura, 2021, Stolephorus multibranchus Wongratana, 1987, and Stolephorus rex Jordan Seale, 1926, all having double pigmented lines on the dorsum from the occiput to the dorsal-fin origin, a long maxilla (posterior tip just reaching or slightly beyond the posterior margin of preopercle), and lacking a predorsal scute.

Sardinella ventura n. sp. (Actinopterygii: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae), a new sardine from Mauritius.

The new sardine Sardinella ventura n. sp. (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) is described on the basis of 10 specimens collected from Mauritius.

A new species of anchovy, Encrasicholina sigma (Teleostei, Clupeiformes, Engraulidae), from Sulawesi, Indonesia.

The new anchovy Encrasicholina sigma n. sp. is described on the basis of 20 specimens collected from Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Stolephorus babarani, a new species of anchovy (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) from Panay Island, central Philippines.

The new anchovy Stolephorus babarani n. sp. is described on the basis of 26 specimens collected from Panay Island, central Philippines.

Sardinella alcyone n. sp., a new sardine (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

The new sardine Sardinella alcyone n. sp. is described on the basis of 19 specimens collected from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan and southwestern Taiwan.

A new species of sardine, Sardinella electra (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae), from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.

A new species of sardine, Sardinella electra, is described on the basis of 18 specimens collected from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. The new species closely resembles Sardinella hualiensis (Chu Tsai 1958) in that both species have a caudal fin with black tips, a black spot on the dorsal-fin origin, and both have lateral scales with centrally continuous or overlapping longitudinal striae. However, the new species is distinguished from S.

A new species of sardine, from the Philippines (Teleostei, Clupeiformes, Clupeidae).

A new sardine, , is described on the basis of 21 specimens collected from the Philippines. The new species closely resembles (Valenciennes, 1847), both species having lateral scales with centrally discontinuous striae, a dark spot on the dorsal-fin origin, more than 70 lower gill rakers on the first gill arch, the pelvic fin with eight rays, and 17 or 18 prepelvic and 12 or 13 postpelvic scutes. However, the new species is distinguished from the latter by lower counts of lateral scales, pseudobranchial filaments, and postpelvic scutes (38-41, 14-19 and 12-13, respectively vs.

Review of the fish genus Poey (Perciformes: Gempylidae), with description of a new species from the Pacific Ocean.

The gempylid fish genus Epinnula is reviewed and two species are recognized. The type species E. magistralis is considered restricted to the western Atlantic Ocean and a new species from the Pacific Ocean is described.

Molecular systematics of the anchovy genus Encrasicholina in the Northwest Pacific.

The anchovy genus Encrasicholina is an important coastal marine resource of the tropical Indo-West Pacific (IWP) region for which insufficient comparative data are available to evaluate the effects of current exploitation levels on the sustainability of its species and populations. Encrasicholina currently comprises nine valid species that are morphologically very similar. Only three, Encrasicholina punctifer, E.

A new species of anchovy, Encrasicholina macrocephala (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), from the northwestern Indian Ocean.

A new species of anchovy, Encrasicholina macrocephala, is described on the basis of 17 specimens collected from the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. The species is closely related to E. devisi in that both species have three unbranched rays in the dorsal and anal fins, and a long upper jaw (posterior tip extending beyond posterior margin of preopercle).