FIGURE 2 in Pempheris ufuagari sp. nov., a new species in the genus Pempheris (Perciformes, Pempheridae) from the oceanic islands of Japan

FIGURE 2. Illustrations of scales of Pempheris species. a: P. ufuagari (URM-P 46323) which has weakly ctenoid, deciduous, thin, semicircular in shape, far wider than long scales; b: P. japonica (URM-P 45422) which has strongly ctenoid, adherent, divided into basal and distal halves scales. 1: scales from dorsal side; 2: scale from ventral side; 3: pored lateral-line scales. Each scale bar indicates 1 mm.