A new lefteye flounder of the genus Crossorhombus (Teleostei, Bothidae) from Penghu Islands, western Taiwan
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Amaoka, Kunio, Su, Yo, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2026): A new lefteye flounder of the genus Crossorhombus (Teleostei, Bothidae) from Penghu Islands, western Taiwan. ZooKeys 1273: 15-25, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1273.167628
Abstract
A new lefteye flounder, Crossorhombus pescadores sp. nov., is described based on five specimens collected from Penghu Islands. This new species differs from the other four congeners by having a pair of small black spots on the caudal fin, a horizontal triangular bluish-black marking on the blind side of body in male, the front wings of the marking reaching the base of dorsal and anal fins, and a combination of morphometric characters, including a larger head, deeper body, smaller eyes, fewer dorsal- and anal-fin rays and lateral-line scales, and other characters. A key to all five nominal species of Crossorhombus is provided.