THREE NEWLY RECORDED GENERA AND SPECIES OF GOBIID FISHES (TELEOSTEI: GOBIIDAE) FROM THE DONGSHA ATOLL (PRATAS ISLANDS), SOUTH CHINA SEA

Authors

Shao-Liang Hsu, Institute of Ocean Technology and Marine Affairs, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C. Marine National Park Headquarters, Taiwan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
Ta-Kang Liu, Institute of Ocean Technology and Marine Affairs, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C
Kwang-Tsao Shao, Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Kuan-Te Chen, Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan, R.O.C
I-Shiung Chen, Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.CFollow

Abstract

Three newly recorded gobiid genera of coral-reef gobies have been collected and examined by scuba diving in the Dongsha Atoll, also known as the Pratas Islands, South China Sea. They are Feia Smith, 1959; Sueviota Winterbottom and Hoese, 1988; and Trimmatom Winterbottom and Emery, 1981. These three genera were formerly unrecorded in the Dongsha Atoll and all Taiwanese waters before this paper. One representing species was found for each gobiid genus. The diagnosis for these three newly recorded species and genera will be provided in this paper.

Recommended Citation

Hsu, Shao-Liang; Liu, Ta-Kang; Shao, Kwang-Tsao; Chen, Kuan-Te; and Chen, I-Shiung (2021) "THREE NEWLY RECORDED GENERA AND SPECIES OF GOBIID FISHES (TELEOSTEI: GOBIIDAE) FROM THE DONGSHA ATOLL (PRATAS ISLANDS), SOUTH CHINA SEA," Journal of Marine Science and Technology: Vol. 21: Iss. 5, Article 16.
DOI: 10.6119/JMST-012-1107-1
Available at: https://jmstt.ntou.edu.tw/journal/vol21/iss5/16