New Species of 2008!

[davo]

ANEMONEFISH:
Amphiprion barberi

Amphiprion barberi, a new species of anemonefish (Pomacentridae) from Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa.

http://www.aquapress-bleher.com/ind...facturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=45 - abstract

 

[davo]

GOBY:
Paratrypauchen genus

Paratrypauchen, a new genus for Trypauchen microcephalus Bleeker, 1860, (Perciformes: Gobiidae: Amblyopinae) with a redescription of Ctenotrypauchen chinensis Steindachner, 1867, and a key to 'Trypauchen' group genera.

http://www.aquapress-bleher.com/ind...facturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=45 - abstract

 

[davo]

WRASSE:
Cirrhilabrus beauperryi

Cirrhilabrus beauperryi, a new wrasse (Pisces: Labridae) from Melanesia.

http://www.aquapress-bleher.com/ind...facturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=45 - abstract

 

[Red Devil]

Some of these marine fish are going to be really sought after..they are magnificient.. it is amazing how the discovery of new species just goes on and on...like theres no end...

 

[davo]

Some of these marine fish are going to be really sought after..they are magnificient.. it is amazing how the discovery of new species just goes on and on...like theres no end...

So far this year Liz there has been 330 new species, 8 new genera and 1 new family described.

 

[davo]

RAZORFISH:
Xyrichtys pastellus

Xyrichtys pastellus, a new razorfish from the southwest Pacific, with discussion of the related X. sciistius and X. woodi.

http://www.aquapress-bleher.com/ind...facturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=45 - abstract

 

[davo]

WHIPRAY:
Himantura dalyensis

Himantura dalyensis sp. nov., a new estuarine whipray (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) from northern Australia.

http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/open/cmar_rp022.pdf - full article

 

[davo]

WHIPRAY:
Himantura leoparda

Himantura leoparda sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) from the Indo–Pacific.

http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/open/cmar_rp022.pdf - full article

tail missing in pic

 

[davo]

WHIPRAY:
Himantura astra

Himantura astra sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) from northern Australia.

http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/open/cmar_rp022.pdf - full article

 

[davo]

GHOSTSHARK:
Chimaera fulva

New species of the genus Chimaera Linnaeus (Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from Australia.

http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/open/cmar_rp022.pdf - full article