Ho Hsuan-Ching, Chen Jen-Ping, Shao Kwang-Tsao
National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung, Taiwan; Email: unknown.
Taiwan Ocean Research Institute of the National Applied Research Laboratories; Email: unknown.
Zootaxa. 2016 Sep 8;4162(1):134-42. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4162.1.6.
Synodus pacificus sp. nov., a new species of lizardfish, is described based on specimens collected in the western Pacific Ocean. It belongs to a species group with needle-like posterior processes of the pelvic girdle and differs from its congeners by having the following combination of characters: 4 upside-down omega-shaped marks on the lateral body; black patches on the nape and opercular region; cross bars on the ventral surface of the head; bars on the dorsal and caudal fins; orbital large (6.7-8.1% SL); interorbital space narrow (2.1-2.8% SL); snout short (6.3-7.2% SL); anterior palatine teeth not longer than posterior teeth; pectoral fin extending slightly beyond a line from base of pelvic fin to origin of dorsal fin; 7 peritoneal spots; peritoneal membrane pale; nasal flap long and pointed; dorsal-fin rays 11-13 (mainly11); anal-fin rays 9-11 (mainly 10 or 11); pectoral-fin rays 11-14 (mainly 12); total vertebrae 53 or 54; pored lateral-line scales 52-54; transverse scale rows above the lateral line 3.5, below 4.5 or 5; gill rakers 31-37; and 17-29 teeth on free end of tongue.
太平洋狗母鱼新种（Synodus pacificus sp. nov.），是基于在西太平洋收集的标本描述的一种新的蜥鱼。它属于一个骨盆带后突呈针状的物种组，与同属其他物种的区别在于具有以下特征组合：身体侧面有4个倒Ω形斑；颈背和鳃盖区域有黑色斑块；头部腹面有横纹；背鳍和尾鳍有条纹；眼眶大（占标准体长的6.7 - 8.1%）；眶间隔窄（占标准体长的2.1 - 2.8%）；吻短（占标准体长的6.3 - 7.2%）；前颚齿不比后齿长；胸鳍略超过从腹鳍基部到背鳍起点的连线；有7个腹膜斑；腹膜浅；鼻瓣长且尖；背鳍鳍条11 - 13（主要为11）；臀鳍鳍条9 - 11（主要为10或11）；胸鳍鳍条11 - 14（主要为12）；总椎骨53或54；有孔侧线鳞52 - 54；侧线以上横列鳞3.5行，以下4.5或5行；鳃耙31 - 37；舌游离端有17 - 29颗牙齿。
