A new species of dactylopteridae (pisces)from the philippines and australia, with a brief synopsis of the family

摘要

A new species of helmet gurnard, Dactyloptena tiltoni, is described from the Philippines (type locality) and western Australia. It differs from the other species of the family by having a more pointed snout and multiple transverse ridges on its scales on the upper sides (rather than one strong transverse ridge). The family is represented in the Atlantic Ocean by Dac- tylopterus volitans, and in the Indo-Pacific by six species in the genus Dactyloptena.