Review of the genus Syacium (Paralichthyidae) with the description of a new species from Ecuador and Columbia

Resumen

Some two hundred and sixty male, female and juvenile specimens of the genus Syacium from the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of tropical America, and the Atlantic coast of Africa were examined externally.In addition, some osteological observations were made for clarification of specific and generic characters.Results were as follows: 1) eight species of Syacium, including one new species from Ecuador and Columbia, were recognized and described, and a key was provided: S. guineensis (Bleeker) from the eastern Atlantic, S. gunteri Ginsburg, S. micrurum Ranzani and S. papillosum (Linnaeus) from the western Atlantic, and S. longidorsale sp.nov., S. ovale (Giinther), S. maculiferum (Garman) and S