- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- ANGUILLIFORMES
- CHLOPSIDAE
- Chlopsis
- sagmacollaris
Chlopsis sagmacollaris Pogonoski & Tighe 2015
Holotype of Chlopsis sagmacollaris, NMV A 29730-023, 228 mm TL, from near Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea. Source: Pogonoski & Tighe (2015) Zootaxa 4060(1): 20, Fig. 1. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A tan false moray with a distinctive dark saddle-shaped marking on the nape, and a paler underside. The species is known only from the holotype from the Australian territory of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island in the Timor Sea.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2020, Chlopsis sagmacollaris in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5233
Chlopsis sagmacollaris Pogonoski & Tighe 2015
More Info
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Distribution |
Indian Ocean near Ashmore and Cartier Islands in the Timor Sea off north Western Australia, depth 397-405 m. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 385; Anal fin 357; Dorsal-fin rays anterior to anal fin origin 93; Total vertebrae 142; Predorsal vertebrae 12; Preanal vertebrae 42; Precaudal vertebrae 58. |
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Colour |
In preservative: tan above, distinctly paler below; ventral pale area strongly demarcated from darker dorsum of the snout, from in front of unpigmented anterior nostril, continuing back above posterior nostril to margin of eye; posterior to eye, dorsal edge of ventral pale area becomes more irregular, but extends back to a distinctly darker, saddle-shaped pigment patch dorsal to gill opening; ventral pale area then tapers to base of anal fin slightly behind anus, but continues along base of anal fin for approximately 2/3 of body length; anal fin remains unpigmented to near tip of tail. |
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Similar Species |
Differs from other species in the genus Chlopsis in having a high vertebral count (total vertebrae 142) and a distinctive dark saddle-shaped patch on the nape of the neck. |
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Etymology |
The specific name sagmacollaris is from the Latin sagma (= saddle) and collaris (= necked) in reference to the distinctive dark pigment patch on the nape of the neck. |
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Species Citation |
Chlopsis sagmacollaris Pogonoski & Tighe 2015, Zootaxa 4060(1): 20, Figs. 1-3. Type locality: Station 189, Ashmore L30 transect, Australia, 12°28'53"S, 123°25'04"E to 12°29'58"S, 123°25'00"E, depth 397-405 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Resources |
Chlopsis sagmacollaris Pogonoski & Tighe 2015
References
Pogonoski, J.J. & Tighe, K.A. 2015. Chlopsis sagmacollaris sp. nov. pp. 20-22 in Tighe, K.A., Pogonoski, J.J., Hibino, Y., Ho, H.-C. & Nguyen, Q.V. Three new species of the genus Chlopsis (Anguilliformes:Chlopsidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Zootaxa 4060(1): 19-29. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.4
