Abstract. Andeimida A, Wiadnya DGR, Hardiyan FZ. 2022. New record of Satyrichthys laticeps (Schlegel, 1852) (Scorpaeniformes: Peristediidae) from Java South Sea (Eastern Indian Ocean). Indo Pac J Ocean Life 6: 74-79. Armored gurnard Satyrichthys laticeps (Schlegel, 1852) was originally described by H. Schlegel in 1852 based on a specimen collected by E. A. Forsten from Ambon. S. laticeps belongs to the family Peristediidae and is known to be the fourth oldest persitediid fish ever described after Peristedion cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758), P. orientale Temminck & Schlegel, 1843, and S. moluccensis (Bleeker, 1850). S. laticeps is known to have a wide distribution in temperate and tropical Indo-Pacific, but its records in Indonesian waters are still very limited. So far, only three recorded specimens of S. laticeps have been collected from Indonesian waters. A single Satyrichthys specimen was collected from a market vendor at Pondokdadap Fishing port in November 2022 and preserved under the PDD 2211-01 (341 mm SL) label. Based on its morphometrical characteristics and measurements, the specimen of Satyrichthys found in Pondokdadap was characterized as S. laticeps by examining the possession of the antrorse spines on the caudal peduncle, four lip barbels, and two chin barbels on each side of the head, asymmetrical parietal bones, and no distinct markings on the dorsal fin. This study provides a new record of S. laticeps existence in the Java South Sea after a single specimen was collected from off the south coast of Java and Bali, Indonesia (BMNH 1987.1.23.73, 291 mm SL) in 1987.
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