記臺灣海域產之新紀錄魚類──玫瑰擬鮗（鱸形目：准雀鯛科）

A new record of a dottyback fish Pseudoplesiops rosae (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae) from Taiwan

本研究係描述臺灣沿岸魚類調查計畫，所採獲之海水准雀鯛科的新紀錄魚類－－玫瑰擬鮗Pseudoplesiops rosae Schultz, 1943。本新紀錄魚種，可經由以下外觀特徵與同屬物種區別：背鰭I, 22,臀鰭I, 13,側線鱗數27-28，缺下頷外突皮摺，眼後方具黑色素等主要特徵。本種採自屏東及臺東縣海域。臺灣產標本之相關重要形態描述如：計數及測量形質與色斑特徵等，都一併在本文論述。

In the present study, the dottyback fish of the pseudoplesiopinae genus Pseudoplesiops is reported as a newly recorded fish in Taiwan waters. The fish can be identified as Pseudoplesiops rosae Schultz, 1943 by following characteristics including dorsal n ray I, 22, anal fin ray I, 13, lateral scale 27-28 , no intermandibular flap, and having black pigment behind the orbit. All specimens were collected from Pingtung and Taitung Counties, Taiwan, and the redescription of their meristic, morphometry, and coloration is reported herein.