new species of the clingfish genus Kopua (Gobiesociformes: Gobiesocidae) from Japan

A new clingfish, Kopua vermiculata, is described on the basis of a single specimen collected from ca. 100 m depth off the Pacific coast of Honshu Island, Japan. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by having the following characters: dorsal fin rays 7; anal fin rays 6; segmented cauda...

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