OXYCHEILINUS SAMURAI - (FUKUI, MUTO & MOTOMURA, 2016)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Oxycheilinus (Genus)
Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8; Pectoral-fin rays: 12; Lateral line interrupted, 13 anterior series of pored lateral-line scales, eight posterior series of pored lateral-line scales; Two scale rows above lateral line; Six scale rows below lateral line; Six pre-dorsal-fin scale rows; Seven gill rakers on upper limb, eight on lower limb; Snout rounded with maximum circumference: 49.8-63.5 % of standard length (SL); Interorbital width: 7.7-9.2 % of SL; Caudal-peduncle depth: 13.8-15.3 % of SL. Max. length: 12.0 cm TL. Depth range: 25 - 60 m.
Color
Elongate red body, slightly compressed anteriorly; Whitish lower jaw; Small elongated yellow pupil with green edge; A large deep green smudge anterodorsally on body from nape to middle of dorsal-fin base; A bluish-green blotch on basal membrane between first and second dorsal-fin spines; Posterior margin of caudal fin white.
Etymology
Oxycheilinus: from Greek, oxys = sharp + from Greek, cheilos = lip.
samurai: in honor of the warrior caste of 11th- to 19th-century Japan, specifically their expertise in martial arts.
Original description: Oxycheilinus samurai Fukui, Muto & Motomura 2016 - Type locality: off Nagura, Ishigaki Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 24°41'03"N, 124°11'06"E, depth 26 meters.
Distribution
Western Pacific: Philippines and eastern Indonesia north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Grande Terre (New Caledonia).
Similar species
Oxycheilinus orientalis (Günther, 1862) - Report from New Caledonia must be confirmed.
Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8; Pectoral-fin rays: 12; Lateral line interrupted, 13 anterior series of pored lateral-line scales, eight posterior series of pored lateral-line scales; Two scale rows above lateral line; Six scale rows below lateral line; Six pre-dorsal-fin scale rows; Seven gill rakers on upper limb, eight on lower limb; Snout rounded with maximum circumference: 49.8-63.5 % of standard length (SL); Interorbital width: 7.7-9.2 % of SL; Caudal-peduncle depth: 13.8-15.3 % of SL. Max. length: 12.0 cm TL. Depth range: 25 - 60 m.
Color
Elongate red body, slightly compressed anteriorly; Whitish lower jaw; Small elongated yellow pupil with green edge; A large deep green smudge anterodorsally on body from nape to middle of dorsal-fin base; A bluish-green blotch on basal membrane between first and second dorsal-fin spines; Posterior margin of caudal fin white.
Etymology
Oxycheilinus: from Greek, oxys = sharp + from Greek, cheilos = lip.
samurai: in honor of the warrior caste of 11th- to 19th-century Japan, specifically their expertise in martial arts.
Original description: Oxycheilinus samurai Fukui, Muto & Motomura 2016 - Type locality: off Nagura, Ishigaki Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 24°41'03"N, 124°11'06"E, depth 26 meters.
Distribution
Western Pacific: Philippines and eastern Indonesia north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Grande Terre (New Caledonia).
Similar species
Oxycheilinus orientalis (Günther, 1862) - Report from New Caledonia must be confirmed.
Oxycheilinus rhodochrous (Günther, 1867) - Reported from Indo-West Pacific. Randall & Khalaf, 2003 state that is a possible synonym of Oxycheilinus orientalis (Günther, 1862).
Last update: 13, april 2021