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SUBMITTER: Xiao JG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7835192 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xiao Jia-Guang JG Yu Zheng-Sen ZS Song Na N Gao Tian-Xiang TX
ZooKeys 20210118
A new <i>Sillago</i> species, the black-banded sillago, <i>Sillago nigrofasciata</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, is described based on 302 specimens sampled from the southern coast of China. Morphological comparisons have been conducted between the new species and ten other <i>Sillago</i> species. The results show that the new species is characterized by a black mid-lateral band below the lateral line when fresh; other characteristics are similar to those of <i>Sillago sihama</i> but subtle differences exi ...[more]