RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY 66: 66–77
Date of publication: 17 January 2018
http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:...42-C3FC34E31271

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Review of the Lepidotrigla gurnards (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes: Triglidae) in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea off Myanmar with a description of a new species

Authors

Martin F. Gomon*1 & Peter N. Psomadakis2



Abstract

A 2015 trawl survey along the coast of Myanmar provided an opportunity to assess species of the triglid
genus Lepidotrigla occurring in the country. Three species, L. longipinnis Alcock, 1890, L. omanensis Regan,
1905, and an undescribed species, were identified among the 15 voucher specimens retained. A formal description
of the unnamed species, as well as descriptive accounts of the other two are provided. Lepidotrigla psolokerkos,
new species, based on two specimens, resembles L. alcocki Regan, 1908 described from the Saya de Malho Bank
in the central Indian Ocean, differing from it in having fewer oblique scale rows between the anal fin origin and
the lateral line and broader covering of dark pigmentation on the inner surface of the pectoral fin. The known
geographical ranges of L. longipinnis, reported in the literature as L. riggsi Richards & Saksena, 1977, and L.
omanensis are extended to the Andaman Sea off south-eastern Myanmar. A key is provided for the three species
occurring in the survey area.

Key words. Indian Ocean, taxonomy, ichthyology, geographical distribution, depth range