A new species of freshwater pipefish (Teleostei : Syngnahtidae : Coelonotus) from Papua New Guinea

Haÿ, V., Mennesson, I.M., Keith, P. & Lord, C. 2021. A new species of freshwater pipefish (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Coelonotus) from Papua New Guinea. Cybium. 45(4) : 275-282. https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2021-454-003.

A new species of Coelonotus, a freshwater pipefish, is described on the basis of six specimens from the Gavuvu river of West new Britain Island (Papua New Guinea). It differs from other Coelonotus species by a combination of morphomeristic values including: number of dorsal fin rays (45-47), number of subdorsal (4-5) and tail rings (35-37). the Folmer dna barcode fragment of the COI mitochondrial gene shows that this new species is indeed a different genetic lineage from other Coelonotus species of this area.

BOREA contact: Vincent Haÿ, vincent.hay@etu.sorbonne-universite.fr