Pillai's Goldie

description

Counts: D: X, 16. A: III, 7. P: 19. C: 15. V: 26 (10 + 16). S: 3. GR: 29 (11 + 28). LL: 36 to 38. CP: 20 to 22.

Additions and emendations to the annotated checklist of anthiadine fishes (Percoidei: Serranidae)

materials_examined

Holotype: SAIAB 86517, 119 mm SL, male. Type locality: off Chavakkadu, Kerala, India (10 ° 30 ′ N, 75 ° 24 ′ E), depth 150 to 200 meters. Illustration: Heemstra & Akhilesh, 2012: 153, fig. 40.

Additions and emendations to the annotated checklist of anthiadine fishes (Percoidei: Serranidae)

description

Description. Detailed measurements are presented in Table 1. Dorsal-fin rays X, 16 – 17; third dorsal-fin spine longest, slightly longer than fourth, its length 0.8 – 1.0 in 4 th spine length and 2.1 – 2.8 in HL; fleshy cirrus sometimes present at tips of first five dorsal-fin spines in males; anal-fin rays III, 7; pectoral-fin rays 18 – 19; pectoral-fin posterior margin rounded, reaching vertical at anal-fin origin to 3 rd anal-fin spine; pelvic-fin pointed or filamentous, reaching base of third anal-fin spine in large males, shorter in females and intersex; lateral-line scales 36 – 38; scale rows above lateral-line to origin of dorsal-fin 5; scales above lateral-line to fifth dorsal-fin spine 2 – 2 ½; gill-rakers on first gill arch 10 – 11 + 28 – 29 = 38 – 39. Body slender and laterally compressed, body depth at dorsal-fin origin 2.6 – 2.9 in SL; body width at gill opening 2.1 – 2.5 in HL; body width at anal-fin origin 2.7 – 3.4 in HL and 0.6 – 0.8 in orbit length; snout shorter than or subequal to orbit diameter (mostly shorter), snout length 4.8 – 5.7 in HL; orbit diameter 3.5 – 4.5 in HL; interorbital area convex in females, intersex and small males, and slightly concave in la

Pseudanthias vizagensis, a junior synonym of Pseudanthias pillai Heemstra & Akhilesh, 2012 (Perciformes: Serranidae)

diagnosis

Diagnosis. The following combination of characters distinguishes Pseudanthias pillai from congeners: dorsalfin rays continuous X, 16 – 17; third dorsal-fin spine longest; lateral-line scales 36 – 38; no auxiliary scales on body; no papillae on rear edge of orbit; basal part of dorsal and anal-fins with low scaly sheath; pectoral-fin rays 18 – 19; posterior margin of pectoral-fin rounded, reaching vertical at base of third anal-fin spine; scale rows above lateralline to fifth dorsal-fin spine 2 – 2 ½; circumpeduncular scales 19 – 22; total gill-rakers 36 – 39; interopercle and subopercle serrated; interorbital and pre – dorsal scales small; females reddish orange to reddish-pink in colour, scales on dorsum usually with a dark green / brown spot; caudal-fin mostly yellowish (sometimes with pinkish blotches / specks medially); narrow purple streak below eye, originating from the anterior margin of maxilla and extending to the pectoral-fin base; males reddish pink above lateral-line with yellow and purple horizontal stripes below lateralline; inverted heart-shaped pink spot on the interorbital region; caudal-fin bright pink with narrow yellow band on posterior margin.

Pseudanthias vizagensis, a junior synonym of Pseudanthias pillai Heemstra & Akhilesh, 2012 (Perciformes: Serranidae)