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A taxonomic review of Japanese species of the creediid genusLimnichthys recognised the following:L. fasciatus, L. nitidus (a senior synonym ofL. donaldsoni) andL. orientalis sp. nov.L. fasciatus has an antitropical distribution.L. orientalis sp. nov. differs from its most similar congener,L. nitidus, in having fewer scales above and below the lateral line (2 vs. 3) and the fifth pelvic fin ray shorter or absent, and in the shape of cirri on the lower jaw.
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Yoshino, T., Kon, T. & Obake, S. Review of the genusLimnichthys (Perciformes: Creediidae) from Japan, with description of a new species. Ichthyological Research 46, 73–83 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02674950
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