Malaysia’s first record of the elusive scaleless spiny waspfish Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018 (Perciformes, Synanceiidae, Tetraroginae)

We document the first record of the Scaleless Spiny Waspfish, Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018 (Perciformes, Synanceiidae, Tetraroginae), from the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. This species was previously documented in Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Two specimens were collect...

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Main Authors: Danial Hariz Zainal Abidin,, Siti Azizah Mohd. Nor,, Ying, Giat Seah, Mohd Sharol Ali,, Nur Athirah Abdul Latiff,, Cabebe-Barnuevo, Roxanne A., Motomura, Hiroyuki, Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
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spelling my-ukm.journal.243282024-10-11T02:15:04Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24328/ Malaysia’s first record of the elusive scaleless spiny waspfish Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018 (Perciformes, Synanceiidae, Tetraroginae) Danial Hariz Zainal Abidin, Siti Azizah Mohd. Nor, Ying, Giat Seah Mohd Sharol Ali, Nur Athirah Abdul Latiff, Cabebe-Barnuevo, Roxanne A. Motomura, Hiroyuki Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar, We document the first record of the Scaleless Spiny Waspfish, Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018 (Perciformes, Synanceiidae, Tetraroginae), from the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. This species was previously documented in Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Two specimens were collected with one was trawled from the South China Sea Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) during a bottom trawl survey and the other was collected at Kuantan fish landing port, Pahang. These findings not only document the first country record but also suggest A. gymnothorax manifests a broader geographic distribution across the Indo-Pacific than previously recognized. Diagnostic characters are provided for both documented individuals, alongside detailed morphometric and meristic data. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24328/1/SL%202.pdf Danial Hariz Zainal Abidin, and Siti Azizah Mohd. Nor, and Ying, Giat Seah and Mohd Sharol Ali, and Nur Athirah Abdul Latiff, and Cabebe-Barnuevo, Roxanne A. and Motomura, Hiroyuki and Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar, (2024) Malaysia’s first record of the elusive scaleless spiny waspfish Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018 (Perciformes, Synanceiidae, Tetraroginae). Sains Malaysiana, 53 (8). pp. 1741-1747. ISSN 0126-6039 https://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol53num8_2024/contentsVol53num8_2024.html
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description We document the first record of the Scaleless Spiny Waspfish, Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018 (Perciformes, Synanceiidae, Tetraroginae), from the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. This species was previously documented in Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Two specimens were collected with one was trawled from the South China Sea Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) during a bottom trawl survey and the other was collected at Kuantan fish landing port, Pahang. These findings not only document the first country record but also suggest A. gymnothorax manifests a broader geographic distribution across the Indo-Pacific than previously recognized. Diagnostic characters are provided for both documented individuals, alongside detailed morphometric and meristic data.
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author Danial Hariz Zainal Abidin,
Siti Azizah Mohd. Nor,
Ying, Giat Seah
Mohd Sharol Ali,
Nur Athirah Abdul Latiff,
Cabebe-Barnuevo, Roxanne A.
Motomura, Hiroyuki
Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar,
spellingShingle Danial Hariz Zainal Abidin,
Siti Azizah Mohd. Nor,
Ying, Giat Seah
Mohd Sharol Ali,
Nur Athirah Abdul Latiff,
Cabebe-Barnuevo, Roxanne A.
Motomura, Hiroyuki
Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar,
Malaysia’s first record of the elusive scaleless spiny waspfish Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018 (Perciformes, Synanceiidae, Tetraroginae)
author_facet Danial Hariz Zainal Abidin,
Siti Azizah Mohd. Nor,
Ying, Giat Seah
Mohd Sharol Ali,
Nur Athirah Abdul Latiff,
Cabebe-Barnuevo, Roxanne A.
Motomura, Hiroyuki
Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar,
author_sort Danial Hariz Zainal Abidin,
title Malaysia’s first record of the elusive scaleless spiny waspfish Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018 (Perciformes, Synanceiidae, Tetraroginae)
title_short Malaysia’s first record of the elusive scaleless spiny waspfish Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018 (Perciformes, Synanceiidae, Tetraroginae)
title_full Malaysia’s first record of the elusive scaleless spiny waspfish Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018 (Perciformes, Synanceiidae, Tetraroginae)
title_fullStr Malaysia’s first record of the elusive scaleless spiny waspfish Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018 (Perciformes, Synanceiidae, Tetraroginae)
title_full_unstemmed Malaysia’s first record of the elusive scaleless spiny waspfish Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018 (Perciformes, Synanceiidae, Tetraroginae)
title_sort malaysia’s first record of the elusive scaleless spiny waspfish ablabys gymnothorax chungthanawong & motomura 2018 (perciformes, synanceiidae, tetraroginae)
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2024
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24328/1/SL%202.pdf
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