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A new stargazer, Ichthyscopus pollicaris (Perciformes: Uranoscopidae), from East Asia
Veera Vilasri1, Hsuan-Ching Ho, Toshio Kawai
1Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand, Technopolis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand. veera@nsm.or.th.
Abstract:
A new uranoscopid fish, Ichthyscopus pollicaris sp. nov., is described from East Asia waters around Taiwan and Japan. It can be distinguished from other congeners in having the ventral midline of the belly forming 3 prominent prolonged skin flaps, its posterior nostril oval to circular in shape, its pectoral-fin base lacking distinct blotches, and the uppermost pectoral-fin ray and adjacent interspace membrane with 1 or 2 white spots. The biogeography of I. pollicaris is discussed.

