Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam..
Zootaxa. 2021 Apr 8;4952(1):zootaxa.4952.1.11. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4952.1.11.
Meadia minor sp. nov., a scaless ilyophine eel, is described on the basis of 10 specimens collected from off Quy Nhon, central coast of Vietnam. It can be distinguished from its congeners in having a relatively long trunk (21.3-25.0% TL) which is longer than head length; a short and blunt snout (21.4-23.7% HL); gill opening close to pectoral-fin base; interbranchial space broad (20.7-26.2% HL); dorsal-fin origin above posterior third of pectoral fin; body depth 24-28 times in TL; total vertebrae 118-122; mean vertebral formula 7-33-121; and a small body size, reaching 330 mm TL. The generic status of the new species is discussed. Short descriptions of two congeners are provided.
湄公河小公鱼，一种无鳞的硬骨鱼类，基于来自越南中部海岸归仁的 10 个标本描述。它可以与它的同属种区分开来，具有相对较长的躯干（21.3-25.0% TL），比头部长；短而钝的吻部（21.4-23.7% HL）；鳃孔靠近胸鳍基部；鳃间空间宽阔（20.7-26.2% HL）；背鳍起点在胸鳍后三分之一以上；身体深度为 TL 的 24-28 倍；总脊椎骨 118-122 个；平均脊椎公式为 7-33-121；体型小，达到 330 毫米 TL。讨论了新物种的属的地位。提供了两个同属种的简短描述。
