MEGANTHIAS KINGYO (KON, YOSHINO AND SAKURAI, 2000) (PERCIFORMES: SERRANIDAE) FROM BITUNG, NORTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA: FIRST RECORD FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN

Authors

  • Teguh Peristiwady Technical Implementation Unit for Marine Biota Conservation. Indonesian Institute of Sciences
  • Wulan Koagouw Technical Implementation Unit for Marine Biota Conservation. Indonesian Institute of Sciences
  • Jianguo Du Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen 361005, China
  • Petrus Christianus Makatipu Technical Implementation Unit for Marine Biota Conservation. Indonesian Institute of Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14203/mri.v40i2.74

Keywords:

Anthiine, Meganthias kingyo, Indonesia, New record, Serranidae

Abstract

Eight specimens of Meganthias kingyo were collected from Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia between 2008 - 2010. The specimens were caught from about 70-150 m off Lembeh Island. M. kingyo differs from M. natalensis by having the following characteristics: pores lateral line scales (43 vs. 49); pectoral rays (16 vs. ii.14); body depth (47.1 vs. 51.9); head length (31.0 vs. 38.2), body depth (47.1 vs. 52.9), caudal peduncle depth (12.1 vs. 14.2), pectoral fin length (28.0 vs. 34.3), pelvic fin length (33.6 vs. 31.1), anal fin base length (19.4 vs. 22.2), caudal fin length (66.9 vs. 35.3) and longest dorsal fin ray (48.5 vs. 27.4). Previously, this species has been reported from Houzan-sone, off Miyako and Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa, Japan; and herein is recorded from off Lembeh Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Published

2026-01-08

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 2 (2015)

Section

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