Gibberichthys Parr, 1933

Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Su, Yo, Leung, Nok-Sum & Lin, Tzu-Yung, 2023, New records of a rare gibberfish, Gibberichthys latifrons (Stephanoberyciformes, Gibberichthyidae), from the South China Sea, with comments on morphological characters, ZooKeys 1172, pp. 47-59 : 47

Gibberichthys Parr, 1933

Gibberichthys Parr, 1933: 5 (type species: Gibberichthys pumilus Parr, 1933; by monotypy); de Sylva and Eschmeyer 1977: 228; Kotlyar 1991: 26; Kotlyar 1996: 256; Okiyama et al. 2007: 45.

Kasidoron Robins & de Sylva, 1965: 190 (type species: Kasidoron edom Robins & de Sylva, 1965 [synonym of G. pumilus ], by original designation and monotypy).

Diagnosis.

Body moderately long, body depth 3-4 times in SL; head large, its length c. 2.5 in SL, fine spiny ridges on head associated with skull ridges; dorsal and anal fins with anterior spines firmly attached to supporting bones; soft-ray portions of dorsal and anal fins distinctly taller than spinous portions; thin tube-like lateral-line canal with c. 32-36 vertical bars, each bearing 6-8 papillae; scales deciduous, covered by skin; pectoral fin small, its base low in position; pelvic fin small, its origin behind pectoral-fin base; anus situated at mid-point of pelvic fins, well in front of anal-fin origin; caudal fin small, forked; total dorsal-fin elements 14-17, anal-fin elements 11-14; total gill rakers 18-23; pyloric caeca 9-13; total vertebrae 28-32. Coloration dark red to black.