Liomera rugata (H. Milne-Edwards, 1834)

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Liomera rugata (H. Milne-Edwards, 1834) ( Fig. 17B )

Liomera rugata Ng et al. 2008: 200 ; Ng et al. 2017: 91 (for complete record from Taiwan).

Liomera (Liomera) rugata Serène 1984: 62 , fig. 22, pl. VI B (for complete synonymy).

Material examined: 1 ò, NMNS 8772-50, 8.7 × 5.3, Wanlitong, Pingtung County, 13 May 2009.

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific ( Serène 1984).

Remarks: Previous records of Liomera rugata (H. Milne-Edwards, 1834) ( Fig. 17B ) in Taiwanese waters were limited to the Penghu Islands, located off western Taiwan ( Ho et al. 2000; Shy et al. 2010). This report documents the species’ presence in southern Taiwan.

Figures

Fig. 17. Liomera bella (Dana, 1852) (male, CW 5.7 mm; NMNS 8772-49), A; Liomera rugata (H. Milne-Edwards, 1834) (male, CW 8.7 mm; NMNS 8772-50), B; Leptodius sanguineus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1834) (female, CW 11.2 mm; NMNS 8772-52), C; Lioxanthodes alcocki Calman, 1909, female (CW 4.8 mm; NMNS 8772-56(1)); male (CW 3.2 mm; NMNS 8772-55(1)), D, E; Macromedaeus crassimanus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867) (female, CW 6.2 mm; NMNS 8772-57), F; Macromedaeus quinquedentatus (Krauss, 1843) (female, CW 5.8 mm; NMNS 8772-58), G; Paraxanthias notatus (Dana, 1852) (male, CW 9.8 mm; NMNS 8772-61), H: A–D, F–H, habitus, dorsal view; E, G1, right, external view. Scale bars: A, D = 1.0 mm; B, C, F–H = 2.0 mm; E = 0.2 mm.