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14 April 2020 First record of the rare Wide-mouth flounder Kamoharaia megastoma (Kamohara, 1936) (Pleuronectiformes, Bothidae) from the western Indian Ocean collected during the ATIMO VATAE expedition to Madagascar “Deep South”
Mark W. Lisher, Ofer Gon, Elaine Heemstra, Sarah T. F. L. Viana
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Abstract

Four specimens of Kamoharaia megastoma (Kamohara, 1936) were collected during the Atimo Vatae expedition to the “Deep South” region of Madagascar for the exploration of fauna and flora, representing the first record of this species from the western Indian Ocean. Kamoharaia megastoma has been known to occur exclusively in the southeastern Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. Morphometric and meristic characters of these specimens are congruent with those described for K. megastoma. A description of the morphology and morphometrics are provided along with photographs. These records constitute a considerable range extension for the species.

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Mark W. Lisher, Ofer Gon, Elaine Heemstra, and Sarah T. F. L. Viana "First record of the rare Wide-mouth flounder Kamoharaia megastoma (Kamohara, 1936) (Pleuronectiformes, Bothidae) from the western Indian Ocean collected during the ATIMO VATAE expedition to Madagascar “Deep South”," Zoosystema 42(11), 151-157, (14 April 2020). https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a11
Received: 21 May 2019; Accepted: 29 July 2019; Published: 14 April 2020
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KEYWORDS
Bothidae
Flatfish
Kamoharaia megastoma
new locality
new records
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