Vol. 45 No. 4, 2006

Review of the Astronesthid Fishes (Stomiiformes: Stomiidae: Astronesthinae) from Taiwan with a Description of One New Species

Yun-Chih Liao^1,3, Li-Shu Chen², and Kwang-Tsao Shao^1,*

¹Research Center for Biodiversity, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 115
²Provisional Office, National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Keelung, Taiwan 202
³Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 106

Yun-Chih Liao, Li-Shu Chen, and Kwang-Tsao Shao (2006) A review of the mesopelagic and bathypelagic astronesthid fishes from off Taiwan documented 11 species in 5 genera. Among them, 7 species and 4 genera are newly recorded. These include Astronesthes indica, A. indopacifica, A. splendida, Borostomias elucens, Eupogonesthes xenicus, Heterophotus ophistoma, and Rhadinesthes decimus. In addition, 1 new species, A. formosana sp. nov. is described. Descriptions, diagnostic keys, line-drawings, and color photographs are provided.

Key words: Stomiiformes, Stomiidae, Astronesthinae, Taiwan.

*Correspondence: E-mail:zoskt@gate.sinica.edu.tw