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First record and distribution extension of two emperor fishes, Lethrinus semicinctus and Lethrinus olivaceus to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

This study reports the occurrence of two species of Lethrinus (family Lethrinidae) on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The specimens were caught by commercial bottom trawlers operating in the southern part of the South China Sea and landed at several fish landing ports. Lethrinus semicinctus V...

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Main Authors: Siti Asmal Mat Piah,, Hui, Hui Lee, Nur Athirah Abd Latiff,, Li, Lian Wong, Okamoto, Jo, Motomura, Hiroyuki, Kimura, Seishi, Ying, Giat Seah
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
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spelling my-ukm.journal.220512023-08-10T07:37:26Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22051/ First record and distribution extension of two emperor fishes, Lethrinus semicinctus and Lethrinus olivaceus to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia Siti Asmal Mat Piah, Hui, Hui Lee Nur Athirah Abd Latiff, Li, Lian Wong Okamoto, Jo Motomura, Hiroyuki Kimura, Seishi Ying, Giat Seah This study reports the occurrence of two species of Lethrinus (family Lethrinidae) on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The specimens were caught by commercial bottom trawlers operating in the southern part of the South China Sea and landed at several fish landing ports. Lethrinus semicinctus Valenciennes, 1830 and Lethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1830, previously known from Borneo, with the latter also occurring in the Straits of Malacca on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, are now documented as new records of geographic range in the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. These records add to published Malaysian literature with photographic records, locality details, collection numbers and preserved specimens. Diagnostic characters for both species are given, as well as detailed morphometric and meristic data. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22051/1/SE%201.pdf Siti Asmal Mat Piah, and Hui, Hui Lee and Nur Athirah Abd Latiff, and Li, Lian Wong and Okamoto, Jo and Motomura, Hiroyuki and Kimura, Seishi and Ying, Giat Seah (2023) First record and distribution extension of two emperor fishes, Lethrinus semicinctus and Lethrinus olivaceus to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 52 (4). pp. 1037-1046. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/index.html
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description This study reports the occurrence of two species of Lethrinus (family Lethrinidae) on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The specimens were caught by commercial bottom trawlers operating in the southern part of the South China Sea and landed at several fish landing ports. Lethrinus semicinctus Valenciennes, 1830 and Lethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1830, previously known from Borneo, with the latter also occurring in the Straits of Malacca on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, are now documented as new records of geographic range in the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. These records add to published Malaysian literature with photographic records, locality details, collection numbers and preserved specimens. Diagnostic characters for both species are given, as well as detailed morphometric and meristic data.
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author Siti Asmal Mat Piah,
Hui, Hui Lee
Nur Athirah Abd Latiff,
Li, Lian Wong
Okamoto, Jo
Motomura, Hiroyuki
Kimura, Seishi
Ying, Giat Seah
spellingShingle Siti Asmal Mat Piah,
Hui, Hui Lee
Nur Athirah Abd Latiff,
Li, Lian Wong
Okamoto, Jo
Motomura, Hiroyuki
Kimura, Seishi
Ying, Giat Seah
First record and distribution extension of two emperor fishes, Lethrinus semicinctus and Lethrinus olivaceus to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
author_facet Siti Asmal Mat Piah,
Hui, Hui Lee
Nur Athirah Abd Latiff,
Li, Lian Wong
Okamoto, Jo
Motomura, Hiroyuki
Kimura, Seishi
Ying, Giat Seah
author_sort Siti Asmal Mat Piah,
title First record and distribution extension of two emperor fishes, Lethrinus semicinctus and Lethrinus olivaceus to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
title_short First record and distribution extension of two emperor fishes, Lethrinus semicinctus and Lethrinus olivaceus to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
title_full First record and distribution extension of two emperor fishes, Lethrinus semicinctus and Lethrinus olivaceus to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr First record and distribution extension of two emperor fishes, Lethrinus semicinctus and Lethrinus olivaceus to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed First record and distribution extension of two emperor fishes, Lethrinus semicinctus and Lethrinus olivaceus to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort first record and distribution extension of two emperor fishes, lethrinus semicinctus and lethrinus olivaceus to the east coast of peninsular malaysia
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2023
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