First Northern Hemisphere Record of a Poorly Known Armored Searobin Peristedion richardsi (Actinopterygii: Teleostei: Peristediidae) from Taiwan

Abstract

A single female specimen (197.2 mm standard length) of the armored searobin Peristedion richardsi Kawai, 2016, previously recorded only from Indonesian waters, but recently collected from Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, represents the largest example known and first Northern Hemisphere record of the species. A detailed description of the specimen is given, with notes on intraspecific variation in P. richardsi.