SUNFISHES – MOLIDAE Reef Fishes of the East Indies, Appendix I, Date of Publication: March, 2012 APPENDIX I NEW SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS 1101 descriptions of twenty-five new species of reef fishes from the east Indian region IntroductIon The following section includes descriptions of new taxa, just posterior to the gill opening; snout length is measured collected during recent investigations in the East Indian from the anterior end of the upper lip to the anterior edge region. Fourteen of these were taken at the Bird’s Head of the eye; eye diameter is the horizontal fleshy diameter, Peninsula of West Papua, Indonesia in connection with and interorbital width the least fleshy width unless stated Conservation International-sponsored faunal surveys. The otherwise; upper jaw length is taken from the front of the various new taxa are presented in phylogenetic order by family upper lip to the posterior end of the maxilla; caudal peduncle and in alphabetical order within families. depth is the least depth, and caudal peduncle length is the horizontal distance between verticals at the rear base of the Species (family) Page anal fin and the caudal fin base; lengths of fin spines and rays Scorpaenodes bathycolus (Scorpaenidae) 1104 are measured to their extreme bases (i.e., not from the point Pseudanthias mica (Serranidae) 1106 where the ray or spine emerges from a basal scaly sheath if Pseudochromis tigrinus (Pseudochromidae) 1110 present); caudal fin length is the horizontal length from the Ostorhinchus tricinctus (Apogonidae) 1114 posterior edge of the hypural plate to a vertical at the tip of Pentapodus komodoensis (Nemipteridae) 1118 the longest ray; caudal concavity is the horizontal distance Forcipiger wanai (Chaetodontidae) 1122 between verticals at the tips of the shortest and longest rays; Amblyglyphidodon flavopurpureus (Pomacentridae) 1126 pectoral fin length is the length of the longest ray; pelvic fin Amblyglyphidodon silolona (Pomacentridae) 1130 length is measured from the base of the pelvic spine to the Neoglyphidodon mitratus (Pomacentridae) 1136 filamentous tip of the longest soft ray; pectoral ray counts Cirrhilabrus humanni (Labridae) 1138 include the small splint-like uppermost rudimentary ray; for Iniistius naevus (Labridae) 1142 some non-gobioid fishes only the tube-bearing anterior lateral- Pseudocoris petila (Labridae) 1146 line scales are counted; a separate count is given for the deeply Parapercis bimacula (Pinguipedidae) 1150 pitted scales occurring in a continuous series midlaterally on Parapercis sagma (Pinguipedidae) 1154 the caudal peduncle; the decimal figure “.5” appearing in the Pteropsaron longipinnis (Trichonotidae) 1158 scale row count above and below the lateral line refers to a Aspasmichthys alorensis (Gobiesocidae) 1162 small truncated scale at the respective bases of the dorsal and Lepadichthys akiko (Gobiesocidae) 1164 anal fins; gill raker counts include all rudiments unless stated Acentrogobius cenderawasih (Gobiidae) 1166 otherwise and are presented as separate counts for the upper Grallenia baliensis (Gobiidae) 1170 and lower limbs as well as a combined count; the last fin ray Tomiyamichthys gomezi (Gobiidae) 1174 element of the dorsal and anal fins is often branched near the Tomiyamichthys nudus (Gobiidae) 1178 base and is counted as a single ray. Tryssogobius sarah (Gobiidae) 1182 Vanderhorstia wayag (Gobiidae) 1186 Counts and proportions appearing in parentheses apply to Ptereleotris caeruleomarginata (Ptereleotridae) 1190 the range for the paratypes if different from the holotype Ptereleotris rubristigma (Ptereleotridae) 1194 unless stated otherwise (e.g. gobiesocids). Type specimens are deposited at the following institutions: Bernice P. Bishop MaterIals and Methods Museum, Honolulu, (BPBM), Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Cibinong, Java, Indonesia (MZB); National Reference to specialised papers dealing with methodology Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. (USNM); and for some species is provided in the individual descriptions. Western Australian Museum, Perth (WAM). General terminology and methodology applicable to most of the new species follows below. acknowledgeMents Lengths of specimens are given as standard length (SL) Most importantly, we thank the Paine Family Foundation measured from the anterior end of the upper lip to the base for their sponsorship of the book project that has directed of the caudal fin (posterior edge of the hypural plate); head the survey work leading to the discovery of the new species length (HL) is measured from the same anterior point to the described herein. Dexter and Susan Paine, and their children posterior edge of the opercle flap; body depth is the maximum Mercy, Honor, and Samuel have been a joy to work with, depth taken vertically between the belly and base of the and we have particularly enjoyed our annual cruises with the M.Y. Silolona dorsal spines, except gobies where it is taken at the pelvic fin family aboard the luxurious live-aboard vessel . origin and anal fin origin; body width is the maximum width Likewise, we are forever grateful to the irrepressible Patti 1102 Reef Fishes of the East Indies, Appendix I, 2012 Gerald R. Allen & Mark V. Erdmann Seery and her exceedingly polished and hard-working crew Nusa Tara, Raja Explorer and Putri Papua), Edi Frommenwiler on the M.Y. Silolona; without them this project would have (Pindito liveaboard), Warwick Alliston (Helena liveaboard), never materialised. and Ken and Josephine Wiedenhoeft (PutiRaja liveaboard). In addition, Christine Huffard, Burt Jones, Maurine Shimlock, We also thank Conservation International-Indonesia (CI- and Graham Abbott rendered valuable assistance during our I) for sponsoring and organising much of the Indonesian fieldwork in West Papua. field work involved in collection and photography of these new species, especially Ketut Sarjana Putra, Christine We also gratefully acknowledge the financial support of a Huffard, Muhammad Erdi Lazuardi, Chris Rotinsulu, Defy wide range of donors for sponsoring much of the fieldwork in Pada, Yasser Fauzan, Rudy Dimara, Ismu Hidayat, Ronald Indonesia leading to these new species discoveries, including Mambrasar, Kris Thebu, Hengky Dimalouw, Timore Kristiani, the Walton Family Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Laurentia Citra, Debbie Jacobs, Rosdiana Sinaga, Laure Katz, Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the and Made Jaya Ratha. Likewise, the following staff members United States Agency for International Development and its of WWF-Indonesia were very helpful in helping organise Coral Triangle Support Program (CTSP), Nancy Ritter, Alan work in Teluk Cendrawasih: Creusa “Tetha” Hitipeuw, Benny Dynner, Dan Cohen, Wolcott Henry, Martha Davis, Rick Noor, Jan Manuputty, Kartika Sumolang, Herman Orisu, and Yoder, Rodney and Nancy Chiamulon, Richard Sneider and Veda Santiadji. Fabien Oberfeld, the Siebel Family Charitable Foundation, and Sally-Christine and Randy Repass. We are very grateful for the long-term and continuing support of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), particularly We likewise extend sincere thanks to The Asian Conservation the former Director of Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Company (particularly Leigh Talmage-Perez) and El Nido Oseanologi, Prof. Suharsono, as well as other marine scientists Foundation (especially Irma Rose Marcelo) for hosting in P2O LIPI that have played an important role in these several visits to the El Nido area of Palawan, Philippines. Our new species descriptions, including Muhammad Adrim, work and logistics in El Nido were graciously facilitated by Malikusworo Hutomo, M. Kasim Moosa, and Rianta Pratiwi. the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) of the El We would like to equally thank colleagues in Pusat Penelitian Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area, the Palawan Biologi, especially Renny Hadiaty, Prof. Rosichon Ubaidillah, Council for Sustainable Development, the Department of and Pak Memet. Environment and Natural Resources, the Municipal and Barangay governments of El Nido, Ten Knots Development We thank the Indonesian Department of Nature Conservation Corporation, and the El Nido Foundation. We are especially (PHKA) for their sponsorship of our Indonesian fieldwork, grateful to the staff of Miniloc, Lagen, and Apulit Island particularly Ibu Cherryta Yunia and the past and current resorts for their excellent hospitality. heads of the Papua BBKSDA (Frans Moga, T. Danisworo and Suyatno Sukandar), as well as the following directors We thank the following for assistance in the field, curatorial and staff of the Cendrawasih National Park Authority: Djati help, taxonomic advice, and the exchange of ideas: Paul Barber, Witjakosono Hadi, Kemal Amas, Gunung Nababan, John Jeff Clayton, Lyndon DeVantier, Joshua Drew, Thomas Fraser, Sroyer, Christine Matakupan and the late Titus Wemiyaupea. Anthony Gill, Helen Larson, Glenn Moore, Sue Morrison, We also thank the following researchers from the State Daniel Polhemus, Richard Pyle, John Randall, Elizabeth University of Papua for their assistance in fieldwork in Jones Sbrocco, Arnold Suzumoto, Emre Turak, and Marina Teluk Cendrawasih: Hamid Toha, Paulus Boli, Emmanuel Winterbottom. Manangkalangi, Ricky Tapilatu, and Roni Bawole. Also from the Indonesian government, we’d like to especially thank the We also especially thank Ngurah Mahardika and Paul Barber following government officials for inviting and supporting for assigning a number of their brightest young researchers at survey work in their regions: West Papua Governor