Pseudogobiopsis, Larson & Hadiaty & Hubert, 2017

Larson, Helen K., Hadiaty, Renny K. & Hubert, Nicolas, 2017, A new species of the gobiid fish g enus Pseudogobiopsis (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobionellinae) from Indonesia, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 65, pp. 175-180 : 179-180

PSEUDOGOBIOPSIS

1. Preopercular pores absent, pores on top of head present or absent .......................................................................................4

– Preopercular pores present, pores on top of head always present......................................................................................2

2. Dorsal-fin rays I,7, and anal-fin rays I,6–7; 15–16 pectoralfin rays; body with 12-13 narrow vertical blackish lines; no elongate first dorsal fin spines .................................................. ................... P. tigrellus (Nichols, 1951) ( Papua New Guinea)

– Dorsal and anal fin rays modally I,6; 16–19 pectoral-fin rays; first dorsal-fin spine usually elongate in males......................3

3. Body pale, scattered with small orange spots when alive; lips pale with dusky grey to black blotch on chin; first dorsal fin with row of black bars (forming broken stripe) on membranes near margin; black blotch on upper part of pectoral-fin base; snout rounded over anterior part of upper lip (inflated in males)..... .................................................... P. lumbantobing ( Indonesia)

– Body with internal dusky grey blotches when live; lips plain gey without distinct black blotch on chin; first dorsal fin with two dusky sgrey tripes and may have blackish spot posteriorly; pectoral fin base dusky grey but without distinct blotch; snout pointed and flat in males.............. P. oligactis (Bleeker, 1875) ( Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia)

4. Headpores present; pectoral-fin rays 17–19; cheeks, preorbital and upper lip crossed with rows of irregular, oblique, distinct black lines....................... P. festivus Larson, 2009 ( Malaysia) .

– Head pores absent; pectoral-fin rays 13–16; side of head with dark spots and blotches, forming two broad bars, one across preorbital and one to end of jaws............................................. .................. P. paludosus (Herre, 1940) ( Malaysia, Indonesia)