Cheilopogon formosus pseudospilopterus subsp. nov.

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(Figs. 2–7; Tables 1–7)

? Cypsilurus spilopterus (non Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes). Weber & de Beaufort 1922: 187–188 (in part; description, Indonesia).

Cheilopogon spilopterus (non Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes). Parin 1996: 305 (in part: seas of South-East Asia).

Cypselurus hexazona (non Bleeker). Parin 2000: 600 (in part; South China Sea). Parin & Bogorodsky 2011: 683–686 [658–660 in English translation] (in part; description, distribution).

Representatives of this subspecies were previously identified as C. hexazona only at the juvenile stage. However, adults were identified as Cheilopogon spilopterus in all collections studied, because spots on pectoral fins make Ch. spilopterus and Ch. formosus pseudospilopterus difficult to distinguish. This prompted us to study an additional sample of Ch. spilopterus to find diagnostic characters.

Material examined. Eighty-four specimens 23.5–163 mm SL of Ch. formosus pseudospilopterus and 22 specimens 109–227 mm SL of Ch. spilopterus .