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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780275FF8A58DAFB23FE3F75FF" bold="true" box="[151,414,1245,1271]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="592">Gymnothorax indicus</emphasis>
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<figureCitation id="05F28EEF0275FF8A58DAFB01FEA37410" box="[151,258,1279,1304]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 1" captionStart-1="FIGURE 2" captionStart-2="FIGURE 3" captionStartId-0="2.[151,250,1084,1106]" captionStartId-1="2.[151,250,1742,1764]" captionStartId-2="3.[151,250,1687,1709]" captionTargetBox-0="[150,1436,542,1036]" captionTargetBox-1="[150,1436,1213,1702]" captionTargetBox-2="[624,954,535,1635]" captionTargetId-0="figure@2.[150,1437,542,1036]" captionTargetId-1="figure@2.[150,1437,1204,1703]" captionTargetId-2="figure@3.[624,954,535,1635]" captionTargetPageId-0="2" captionTargetPageId-1="2" captionTargetPageId-2="3" captionText-0="FIGURE 1. Gymnothorax indicus sp. nov. (Holotype: 355 mm TL). Pin denotes the origin of the dorsal and anal fins." captionText-1="FIGURE 2. Lateral view of head and head pores of Gymnothorax indicus sp. nov. (AN: Anterior Nostril; SOP: Supra-orbital pores; PN: Posterior nostril; IOP: Inter-orbital Pores; MP: Mandibular Pores; BP: Branchial pores)" captionText-2="FIGURE 3. Dentition on upper jaw and lower jaw of Gymnothorax indicus sp. nov." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/260648/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/260649/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/260650/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="592">Figs. 1−3</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780275FF8A58DAFAB9FE647468" bold="true" box="[151,453,1351,1376]" pageId="1" pageNumber="592">Proposed common name:</emphasis>
Indian unpatterned moray
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780275FF8A588AFA4AFEE774C5" bold="true" box="[199,326,1460,1485]" pageId="1" pageNumber="592">Paratypes.</emphasis>
MARC/ZSI/F4412 (
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), collection details same as for holotype.
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780275FF8A588AFA02FEE0771D" bold="true" box="[199,321,1532,1557]" pageId="1" pageNumber="592">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
This species belongs to the elongate, brown unpatterned group of moray eels which share the following combination of characters: anus at about mid-point of body; snout blunt and short; eyes comparatively large and slightly closer to rictus than to tip of snout; dorsal-fin margin black; 5 mandibular pores; maxillary teeth uniserial, sharply pointed; MVF: 9-79-194.
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780275FF8A588AF972FEF877AD" bold="true" box="[199,345,1676,1701]" pageId="1" pageNumber="592">Description.</emphasis>
Proportions of TL: preanal length 2.0, predorsal length 10.1–10.6, head length 8.0–8.9, depth at gill opening 23.5–23.7, depth at anus 30.5–32.2. In head length: snout 8.1–8.7, horizontal eye diameter 6.9–9.1, upper jaw length 4.2–4.8. Vertebrae: predorsal 9, preanal 79, total 194.
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<paragraph id="9D76926A0275FF89588AF909FCEA71F0" blockId="1.[151,1437,1351,2025]" lastBlockId="2.[151,1437,151,464]" lastPageId="2" lastPageNumber="593" pageId="1" pageNumber="592">Body slender, elongate and tapering, anus at about midpoint. Dorsal and anal fins continuous with caudal fin around tail tip; dorsal-fin origin before gill opening, anal-fin origin immediately behind anus; pectoral and pelvic fins absent. Head long, snout blunt and short, eye relatively large, lower jaw slightly shorter than upper. Anterior nostril tubular and long, nearly reaching the tip of snout. Posterior nostril a simple round pore, situated above and behind anterior margin of eye. Gill opening a small slit on side below mid-line. Branchial pores 3, anterior to gill opening, two of which are before dorsal-fin origin; no lateral-line pores on body. Supraorbital pores 3: first (ethmoidal) near tip of snout just above lip, second above base of anterior nostril, third on snout between anterior and posterior nostrils. Infraorbital pores 4: first just behind base of anterior nostril, second on upper lip about midway between anterior nostril and anterior edge of eye, third below anterior margin of eye, fourth below posterior margin of eye. Mandibular pores 5, all before rictus.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780276FF89588AFE6AFEB470A4" box="[199,277,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="593">Colour</emphasis>
. When fresh, body uniformly pale brown without spots or patterns; margin of dorsal and anal fins dark; eye rim pale. On preservation, colour faded from brown to light brown.
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780276FF8958DAFBC2FEAC7559" bold="true" box="[151,269,1084,1106]" pageId="2" pageNumber="593">FIGURE 1</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780276FF8959B7FBC2FDEB7559" bold="true" box="[506,586,1084,1105]" pageId="2" pageNumber="593">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(Holotype: 355 mm TL). Pin denotes the origin of the dorsal and anal fins.
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780276FF8958DAF930FEAC77EC" bold="true" box="[151,269,1742,1764]" pageId="2" pageNumber="593">FIGURE 2</emphasis>
. Lateral view of head and head pores of
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780276FF895BD9F931FC4777EC" bold="true" box="[916,998,1743,1764]" pageId="2" pageNumber="593">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(AN: Anterior Nostril; SOP: Supra-orbital pores; PN: Posterior nostril; IOP: Inter-orbital Pores; MP: Mandibular Pores; BP: Branchial pores)
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780276FF89588AF8D4FEC1764B" bold="true" box="[199,352,1834,1859]" pageId="2" pageNumber="593">Distribution.</emphasis>
The species is currently known only from the
<collectingRegion id="5F0D5C880276FF895B20F8D5FC5A764B" box="[877,1019,1834,1859]" country="India" name="West Bengal" pageId="2" pageNumber="593">West Bengal</collectingRegion>
coast of
<collectingCountry id="E5DED2FA0276FF895C2FF8D4FB3D764B" box="[1122,1180,1834,1859]" name="India" pageId="2" pageNumber="593">India</collectingCountry>
in the northern Bay of Bengal.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D5D3C1E10276FF89588AF88CFCB676A7" pageId="2" pageNumber="593" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="9D76926A0276FF89588AF88CFCB676A7" blockId="2.[151,1436,1834,1967]" pageId="2" pageNumber="593">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780276FF89588AF88CFEEF7683" bold="true" box="[199,334,1906,1931]" pageId="2" pageNumber="593">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species is named with reference to the country ‘India’, from within the Exclusive Economic Zone of which the specimens were captured by a trawler.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D5D3C1E10277FF8F588AFF69F95D73BB" lastPageId="4" lastPageNumber="595" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="9D76926A0277FF88588AFF69FC1770D8" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,464]" pageId="3" pageNumber="594">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780277FF88588AFF69FEED71B8" bold="true" box="[199,332,151,176]" pageId="3" pageNumber="594">Discussion.</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="F958EF9B0277FF88591BFF69FE5A71B8" author="Bohlke" box="[342,507,151,176]" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" refString="Bohlke, E. B. (1997) Notes on the identity of elongate unpatterned Indo-Pacific morays, with description of a new species (Muraenidae, Subfamily Muraeninae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 147, 89 - 109." type="journal article" year="1997">Böhlke (1997)</bibRefCitation>
reviewed the taxonomy of eight species of elongate unpatterned morays known from the Indo-Pacific region:
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780277FF885A48FF42FD4771F0" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="594">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90277FF885A48FF42FCFD71DC" box="[517,860,188,212]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albimarginatus">Gymnothorax albimarginatus</taxonomicName>
, ‘G’.
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90277FF885BE1FF42FBA871DC" box="[940,1033,188,212]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dorsalis">dorsalis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90277FF885C51FF42FB7971DC" box="[1052,1240,188,212]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="phasmatodes">G. phasmatodes</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90277FF885CA6FF42FAD071DC" box="[1259,1393,188,212]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="prolatus">G. prolatus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90277FF885DC9FF42FEE671F0" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sagmacephalus">G. sagmacephalus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90277FF885919FF1EFE6571F0" box="[340,452,224,248]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="verrilli">G. verrilli</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90277FF88599FFF1EFD4771F0" box="[466,742,224,248]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Pseudechidna" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brummeri">Pseudechidna brummeri</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780277FF885B6CFF1EFC5A71F0" box="[801,1019,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="594">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90277FF885B6CFF1EFC5971F0" box="[801,1016,224,248]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Strophidon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sathete">Strophidon sathete</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="F958EF9B0277FF885C49FF21FA8971F0" author="Bohlke" box="[1028,1320,223,248]" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" refString="Bohlke, E. B. &amp; Randall, J. E. (2000) A review of the moray eels (Angulliformes: Muraenidae) of the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 150, 203 - 278, Pls. I - IX." type="journal article" year="2000">Böhlke &amp; Randall (2000)</bibRefCitation>
described another elongate unpatterned moray,
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780277FF885A74FEFAFC207014" box="[569,897,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="594">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90277FF885A74FEFAFCDC7014" box="[569,893,260,284]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="polyspondylus">Gymnothorax polyspondylus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
from Hawaii based on a single specimen. Later
<bibRefCitation id="F958EF9B0277FF8858DAFED9FEF47048" box="[151,341,295,320]" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" refString="Loh, K. H., Shao K. T. &amp; Chen, H. M. (2011) Gymnothorax melanosomatus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from southeastern Taiwan. Zootaxa, 3134, 43 - 52." type="journal article">
Loh
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780277FF885886FED7FF5D7048" box="[203,252,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="594">et al</emphasis>
. (2011)
</bibRefCitation>
described another species
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780277FF885AC6FED6FC407048" box="[651,993,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="594">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90277FF885AC6FED6FC7C7048" box="[651,989,296,320]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="melanosomatus">Gymnothorax melanosomatus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
with a key for nine species of elongate morays excluding
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90277FF885928FEB2FE70706C" box="[357,465,332,356]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="verrilli">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780277FF885928FEB2FE70706C" box="[357,465,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="594">G. verrilli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<bibRefCitation id="F958EF9B0277FF885992FEB2FD3D706D" box="[479,668,332,357]" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" refString="Loh, K. H., Shao, K. T., Ho, H. C., Lim, P. E. &amp; Chen, H. M. (2015) A new species of moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Taiwan, with comments on related elongate unpatterned species. Zootaxa, 4060 (1), 30 - 40. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4060.1.5" type="journal article">
Loh
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780277FF885A5EFEB3FDEA706C" box="[531,587,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="594">et al.</emphasis>
(2015)
</bibRefCitation>
added another new species,
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780277FF885B97FEB2FADE706C" box="[986,1407,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="594">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90277FF885B97FEB2FADA706C" box="[986,1403,332,356]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pseudomelanosomatus">Gymnothorax pseudomelanosomatus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
to this group. The new species described herein brings the total to twelve species of elongate unpatterned moray eel from the Indo-Pacific region. A comparison of characters of all twelve species is given in
<tableCitation id="D04BA7D10277FF885C9CFE6AFA8970A4" box="[1233,1320,404,429]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="4.[119,202,578,600]" captionTargetBox="[119,1822,770,1585]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="TABLE 2. Comparative characters of elongate un-patterned moray eels of Indo-Pacific region [based on Bohlke (1997), Bohlke &amp; Randall (2000), Loh et al. (2011), Loh et al. 2015) and present study]" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/C9B6C2E20270FF8F583AFDBCFED37370" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" tableUuid="C9B6C2E20270FF8F583AFDBCFED37370">Table 2</tableCitation>
and their comparative meristics of those from Indian waters are given in
<tableCitation id="D04BA7D10277FF885B11FE49FC1070D8" box="[860,945,439,464]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,239,152,175]" captionTargetBox="[159,1386,202,751]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="TABLE 3. Comparative account with other species from the same region." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/C9B6C2E20272FF8D58DAFF66FC0D71A7" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" tableUuid="C9B6C2E20272FF8D58DAFF66FC0D71A7">Table 3</tableCitation>
.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="9D76926A0277FF8858DAF969FC4D77A4" blockId="3.[151,1004,1687,1709]" box="[151,1004,1687,1709]" pageId="3" pageNumber="594">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780277FF8858DAF969FEAC77A4" bold="true" box="[151,269,1687,1709]" pageId="3" pageNumber="594">FIGURE 3</emphasis>
. Dentition on upper jaw and lower jaw of
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90277FF885AF7F969FC3477A4" box="[698,917,1687,1708]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="indicus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780277FF885AF7F969FC3477A4" box="[698,917,1687,1708]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="594">Gymnothorax indicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="B48EF3030277FF885BD6F969FC4D77A4" box="[923,1004,1687,1708]" pageId="3" pageNumber="594" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="C9B6C2E20270FF8F583AFDBCFED37370" ID-Table-UUID="C9B6C2E20270FF8F583AFDBCFED37370" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/C9B6C2E20270FF8F583AFDBCFED37370" pageId="4" pageNumber="595" targetBox="[119,1822,770,1585]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="4">
<paragraph id="9D76926A0270FF8F583AFDBCFED37370" blockId="4.[119,1824,578,632]" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F583AFDBCFF7D7350" bold="true" box="[119,220,578,600]" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">TABLE 2</emphasis>
. Comparative characters of elongate un-patterned moray eels of Indo-Pacific region [based on Bohlke (1997), Bohlke&amp; Randall (2000), Loh
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5E0FFDBDF9D5735F" box="[1602,1652,578,600]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">et al.</emphasis>
(2011), Loh
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5EA3FDBDF881735F" box="[1774,1824,578,600]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">et al.</emphasis>
2015) and present study]
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="9D76926A0270FF8F583AFD60F95D73BB" blockId="4.[119,1788,670,759]" box="[119,1788,670,692]" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F583AFD60F95D73BB" box="[119,1788,670,692]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
Characters
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90270FF8F59E3FD60FD9473BB" box="[430,565,670,691]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="595" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Gymnothorax</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90270FF8F5AD6FD61FCEE73BB" box="[667,847,670,692]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="595" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albimarginatus">G. albimarginatus</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90270FF8F5BC4FD61FB9E73BB" box="[905,1087,670,692]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="595" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="melanosomatus">G. melanosomatus</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90270FF8F5C3AFD61FAB473BB" box="[1143,1301,670,692]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="595" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="phasmatodes">G. phasmatodes</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90270FF8F5D29FD61FA7573BB" box="[1380,1492,670,692]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="595" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="prolatus">G. prolatus</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90270FF8F5E1FFD61F95D73BB" box="[1618,1788,670,692]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="595" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="polyspondylus">G. polyspondylus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D5D3C1E10270FF8C59E3FD41FAFA706C" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="598" pageId="4" pageNumber="595" type="description">
<paragraph id="9D76926A0270FF8F59E3FD41FDE673DD" blockId="4.[119,1788,670,759]" box="[430,583,703,725]" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F59E3FD41FDE673DD" box="[430,583,703,725]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90270FF8F59E3FD41FE5473DC" box="[430,501,703,724]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="595" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="indicus" status="sp. nov.">indicus</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="B48EF3030270FF8F59B6FD3EFDE673DD" box="[507,583,704,725]" pageId="4" pageNumber="595" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9D76926A0270FF8F583AFD1FFF4073FF" blockId="4.[119,1788,670,759]" box="[119,225,737,759]" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F583AFD1FFF4073FF" bold="true" box="[119,225,737,759]" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Vertebrae</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9D76926A0270FF8F583AFCFCF9FC7739" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<table id="EFC960CA02700074583AFCFCF8BF7739" box="[119,1822,770,1585]" gridcols="6" gridrows="25" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFCFCF8BF7210" box="[119,1822,770,792]" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFCFCFDB17210" box="[119,528,770,792]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Predorsal 9</th>
<th id="6028F954027000745AD6FCFCFD507210" box="[667,753,770,792]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
4
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5AE5FCFDFD157210" box="[680,692,771,792]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
7
</th>
<th id="6028F954027000745BC4FCFCFC4A7210" box="[905,1003,770,792]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
4
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5BD8FCFDFC007210" box="[917,929,771,792]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
7
</th>
<th id="6028F954027000745C3BFCFCFB6C7210" box="[1142,1229,770,792]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
5
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5CCEFCFDFB2E7210" box="[1155,1167,771,792]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
7
</th>
<th id="6028F954027000745D29FCFCFA1B7210" box="[1380,1466,770,792]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
6
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5D3DFCFDFADD7210" box="[1392,1404,771,792]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
8
</th>
<th id="6028F954027000745E1CFCFCF8BF7210" box="[1617,1822,770,792]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">4</th>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFCDDF8BF7231" box="[119,1822,803,825]" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFCDDFDB17231" box="[119,528,803,825]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Pre anal 79</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FCDDFD507231" box="[667,753,803,825]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
91
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5AF9FCDAFD617231" box="[692,704,804,825]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
94
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FCDDFC4A7231" box="[905,1003,803,825]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
105
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5BE3FCDAFC1B7231" box="[942,954,804,825]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
109
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFCDDFB6C7231" box="[1142,1229,803,825]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
74
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5CC2FCDAFB3A7231" box="[1167,1179,804,825]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
80
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FCDDFA1B7231" box="[1380,1466,803,825]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
79
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5D30FCDAFA287231" box="[1405,1417,804,825]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
83
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFCDDF8BF7231" box="[1617,1822,803,825]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">89</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFCBDF8BF7251" box="[119,1822,835,857]" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFCBDFDB17251" box="[119,528,835,857]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Total 194</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FCBDFD507251" box="[667,753,835,857]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
184
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5A8DFCBAFD6D7251" box="[704,716,836,857]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
195
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FCBDFC4A7251" box="[905,1003,835,857]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
201
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5BE3FCBAFC1B7251" box="[942,954,836,857]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
211
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFCBDFB6C7251" box="[1142,1229,835,857]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
160
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5CD1FCBAFB097251" box="[1180,1192,836,857]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
174
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FCBDFA1B7251" box="[1380,1466,835,857]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
182
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5DC4FCBAFA347251" box="[1417,1429,836,857]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
187
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFCBDF8BF7251" box="[1617,1822,835,857]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">233</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFC98F8BF7274" box="[119,1822,870,892]" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="595" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFC98FDB17274" box="[119,528,870,892]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F583AFC98FE8D7274" bold="true" box="[119,300,870,892]" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Proportion in TL</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFC78F8BF7294" box="[119,1822,902,924]" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFC78FDB17294" box="[119,528,902,924]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Preanal length 2.0</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FC78FD507294" box="[667,753,902,924]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
1.7
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5AF7FC79FD677294" box="[698,710,903,924]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
1.8
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FC78FC4A7294" box="[905,1003,902,924]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
1.6
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5BE5FC79FC157294" box="[936,948,903,924]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
1.8
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFC78FB6C7294" box="[1142,1229,902,924]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
1.7
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5CD8FC79FB007294" box="[1173,1185,903,924]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
2.0
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FC78FA1B7294" box="[1380,1466,902,924]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
1.9
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5DCEFC79FA2E7294" box="[1411,1423,903,924]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
2.0
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFC78F8BF7294" box="[1617,1822,902,924]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">2.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFC59F8BF72B5" box="[119,1822,935,957]" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFC59FDB172B5" box="[119,528,935,957]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
Head length 8.0
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5980FC56FE7872B5" box="[461,473,936,957]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
8.9
</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FC59FD5072B5" box="[667,753,935,957]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
6.9
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5AF7FC56FD6772B5" box="[698,710,936,957]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
9.1
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FC59FC4A72B5" box="[905,1003,935,957]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
9.5
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5BE5FC56FC1572B5" box="[936,948,936,957]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
10.6
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFC59FB6C72B5" box="[1142,1229,935,957]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
9.2
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5CD8FC56FB0072B5" box="[1173,1185,936,957]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
11
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FC59FA1B72B5" box="[1380,1466,935,957]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
10
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5D30FC56FA2872B5" box="[1405,1417,936,957]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
11
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFC59F8BF72B5" box="[1617,1822,935,957]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">10.75</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFC36F8BF72D6" box="[119,1822,968,990]" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFC36FDB172D6" box="[119,528,968,990]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
Depth at gill opening 23.5
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5994FC37FE4472D6" box="[473,485,969,990]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
23.7
</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FC36FD5072D6" box="[667,753,968,990]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
11
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5AF9FC37FD6172D6" box="[692,704,969,990]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
25
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FC36FC4A72D6" box="[905,1003,968,990]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
27.1
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5BF9FC37FC6172D6" box="[948,960,969,990]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
44.8
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFC36FB6C72D6" box="[1142,1229,968,990]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
27
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5CC2FC37FB3A72D6" box="[1167,1179,969,990]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
31
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FC36FA1B72D6" box="[1380,1466,968,990]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
29
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5D30FC37FA2872D6" box="[1405,1417,969,990]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
29
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFC36F8BF72D6" box="[1617,1822,968,990]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">25</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFC17F8BF72F7" box="[119,1822,1001,1023]" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFC17FDB172F7" box="[119,528,1001,1023]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
Depth at anus 30.5
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5994FC14FE4472F7" box="[473,485,1002,1023]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
32.2
</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FC17FD5072F7" box="[667,753,1001,1023]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
18
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5AF9FC14FD6172F7" box="[692,704,1002,1023]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
32
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FC17FC4A72F7" box="[905,1003,1001,1023]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
35.9
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5BF9FC14FC6172F7" box="[948,960,1002,1023]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
50.1
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFC17FB6C72F7" box="[1142,1229,1001,1023]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
35
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5CC2FC14FB3A72F7" box="[1167,1179,1002,1023]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
48
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FC17FA1B72F7" box="[1380,1466,1001,1023]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
28
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5D30FC14FA2872F7" box="[1405,1417,1002,1023]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
32
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFC17F8BF72F7" box="[1617,1822,1001,1023]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">27.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFBF5F8BF7529" box="[119,1822,1035,1057]" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="595" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFBF5FDB17529" box="[119,528,1035,1057]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F583AFBF5FE8F7529" bold="true" box="[119,302,1035,1057]" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Proportion in HL</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFBD2F8BF754A" box="[119,1822,1068,1090]" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFBD2FDB1754A" box="[119,528,1068,1090]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
Upper jaw length 4.2
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5980FBD3FE78754A" box="[461,473,1069,1090]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
4.8
</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FBD2FD50754A" box="[667,753,1068,1090]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
2.7
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5AF7FBD3FD67754A" box="[698,710,1069,1090]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
3.2
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FBD2FC4A754A" box="[905,1003,1068,1090]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
2.4
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5BE5FBD3FC15754A" box="[936,948,1069,1090]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
3.1
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFBD2FB6C754A" box="[1142,1229,1068,1090]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
3.0
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5CD8FBD3FB00754A" box="[1173,1185,1069,1090]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
3.5
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FBD2FA1B754A" box="[1380,1466,1068,1090]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
2.4
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5DCEFBD3FA2E754A" box="[1411,1423,1069,1090]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
2.9
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFBD2F8BF754A" box="[1617,1822,1068,1090]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">2.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFBB3F8BF756B" box="[119,1822,1101,1123]" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFBB3FDB1756B" box="[119,528,1101,1123]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
Snout length 8.1
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5980FBB0FE78756B" box="[461,473,1102,1123]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
8.7
</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FBB3FD50756B" box="[667,753,1101,1123]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
5.6
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5AF7FBB0FD67756B" box="[698,710,1102,1123]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
6.8
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FBB3FC4A756B" box="[905,1003,1101,1123]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
4.9
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5BE5FBB0FC15756B" box="[936,948,1102,1123]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
6.7
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFBB3FB6C756B" box="[1142,1229,1101,1123]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
5.2
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5CD8FBB0FB00756B" box="[1173,1185,1102,1123]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
6.9
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FBB3FA1B756B" box="[1380,1466,1101,1123]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
4.2
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5DCEFBB0FA2E756B" box="[1411,1423,1102,1123]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
5.0
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFBB3F8BF756B" box="[1617,1822,1101,1123]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">4.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFB90F8BF758C" box="[119,1822,1134,1156]" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFB90FDB1758C" box="[119,528,1134,1156]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
Eye diameter 6.9
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5980FB91FE78758C" box="[461,473,1135,1156]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
9.1
</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FB90FD50758C" box="[667,753,1134,1156]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
9.2
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5AF7FB91FD67758C" box="[698,710,1135,1156]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
13
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FB90FC4A758C" box="[905,1003,1134,1156]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
8.6
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5BE5FB91FC15758C" box="[936,948,1135,1156]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
12.1
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFB90FB6C758C" box="[1142,1229,1134,1156]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
7.5
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5CD8FB91FB00758C" box="[1173,1185,1135,1156]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
12.0
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FB90FA1B758C" box="[1380,1466,1134,1156]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
7.1
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5DCEFB91FA2E758C" box="[1411,1423,1135,1156]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
11
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFB90F8BF758C" box="[1617,1822,1134,1156]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">9.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFB6EF8BF75AE" box="[119,1822,1168,1190]" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="595" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFB6EFDB175AE" box="[119,528,1168,1190]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F583AFB6EFF1275AE" bold="true" box="[119,179,1168,1190]" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Teeth</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFB4FF8BF75CF" box="[119,1822,1201,1223]" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFB4FFDB175CF" box="[119,528,1201,1223]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
Intermaxillary 6
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F59F7FB4CFE6775CF" box="[442,454,1202,1223]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
7
</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FB4FFD5075CF" box="[667,753,1201,1223]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">6</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FB4FFC4A75CF" box="[905,1003,1201,1223]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
6
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5BD8FB4CFC0075CF" box="[917,929,1202,1223]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
8
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFB4FFB6C75CF" box="[1142,1229,1201,1223]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
6
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5CCEFB4CFB2E75CF" box="[1155,1167,1202,1223]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
7
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FB4FFA1B75CF" box="[1380,1466,1201,1223]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">6</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFB4FF8BF75CF" box="[1617,1822,1201,1223]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFB2CF8BF75E0" box="[119,1822,1234,1256]" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFB2CFDB175E0" box="[119,528,1234,1256]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Median 0</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FB2CFD5075E0" box="[667,753,1234,1256]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">3</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FB2CFC4A75E0" box="[905,1003,1234,1256]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
0
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5BD8FB2DFC0075E0" box="[917,929,1235,1256]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
3
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFB2CFB6C75E0" box="[1142,1229,1234,1256]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">3</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FB2CFA1B75E0" box="[1380,1466,1234,1256]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
1
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5D3DFB2DFADD75E0" box="[1392,1404,1235,1256]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
3
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFB2CF8BF75E0" box="[1617,1822,1234,1256]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFB0CF8BF7400" box="[119,1822,1266,1288]" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFB0CFDB17400" box="[119,528,1266,1288]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Maxillary inner 0</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FB0CFD507400" box="[667,753,1266,1288]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">0</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FB0CFC4A7400" box="[905,1003,1266,1288]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
6
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5BD8FB0DFC007400" box="[917,929,1267,1288]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
8
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFB0CFB6C7400" box="[1142,1229,1266,1288]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">0</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FB0CFA1B7400" box="[1380,1466,1266,1288]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
4
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5D3DFB0DFADD7400" box="[1392,1404,1267,1288]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
8
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFB0CF8BF7400" box="[1617,1822,1266,1288]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFAEDF8BF7421" box="[119,1822,1299,1321]" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFAEDFDB17421" box="[119,528,1299,1321]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
Maxillary outer 14
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F598BFAEAFE737421" box="[454,466,1300,1321]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
16
</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FAEDFD507421" box="[667,753,1299,1321]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
7
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5AE5FAEAFD157421" box="[680,692,1300,1321]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
11
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FAEDFC4A7421" box="[905,1003,1299,1321]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
4
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7
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7
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12
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<td id="6028F954027000745D29FAEDFA1B7421" box="[1380,1466,1299,1321]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">16-24</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFAEDF8BF7421" box="[1617,1822,1299,1321]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">11</td>
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<th id="6028F95402700074583AFACAFDB17442" box="[119,528,1332,1354]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Vomerine 8</th>
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3
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5AE5FACBFD157442" box="[680,692,1333,1354]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
5
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FACAFC4A7442" box="[905,1003,1332,1354]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
0
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7
</td>
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5
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10
</td>
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3
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5D3DFACBFADD7442" box="[1392,1404,1333,1354]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
5
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<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFACAF8BF7442" box="[1617,1822,1332,1354]" gridcol="5" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">3</td>
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<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFAABF8BF7463" box="[119,1822,1365,1387]" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFAABFDB17463" box="[119,528,1365,1387]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Dentary inner 0</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FAABFD507463" box="[667,753,1365,1387]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">0</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FAABFC4A7463" box="[905,1003,1365,1387]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">0</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFAABFB6C7463" box="[1142,1229,1365,1387]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">4</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FAABFA1B7463" box="[1380,1466,1365,1387]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">4</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFAABF8BF7463" box="[1617,1822,1365,1387]" gridcol="5" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">0</td>
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<th id="6028F95402700074583AFA88FDB17484" box="[119,528,1398,1420]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
Dentary outer 19
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20
</th>
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10
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5AF9FA89FD617484" box="[692,704,1399,1420]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
17
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FA88FC4A7484" box="[905,1003,1398,1420]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
10
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5BECFA89FC0C7484" box="[929,941,1399,1420]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
12
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFA88FB6C7484" box="[1142,1229,1398,1420]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
9
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5CCEFA89FB2E7484" box="[1155,1167,1399,1420]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
18
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FA88FA1B7484" box="[1380,1466,1398,1420]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
15
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5D30FA89FA287484" box="[1405,1417,1399,1420]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
19
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFA88F8BF7484" box="[1617,1822,1398,1420]" gridcol="5" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
11
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5E27FA89F9D77484" box="[1642,1654,1399,1420]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">―</emphasis>
12
</td>
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<th id="6028F95402700074583AFA66FDB174A6" box="[119,528,1432,1454]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F583AFA66FEAB74A6" bold="true" box="[119,266,1432,1454]" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Cephalic pore</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFA47F8BF74C7" box="[119,1822,1465,1487]" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFA47FDB174C7" box="[119,528,1465,1487]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Branchial 3</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FA47FD5074C7" box="[667,753,1465,1487]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">2</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FA47FC4A74C7" box="[905,1003,1465,1487]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">2</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFA47FB6C74C7" box="[1142,1229,1465,1487]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">2-3</td>
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2
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3
</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFA47F8BF74C7" box="[1617,1822,1465,1487]" gridcol="5" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">2</td>
</tr>
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<th id="6028F95402700074583AFA27FDB174E7" box="[119,528,1497,1519]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Supraorbital 1+2</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FA27FD5074E7" box="[667,753,1497,1519]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">1+2</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FA27FC4A74E7" box="[905,1003,1497,1519]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">1+2</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFA27FB6C74E7" box="[1142,1229,1497,1519]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">1+2</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FA27FA1B74E7" box="[1380,1466,1497,1519]" gridcol="4" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">1+2</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFA27F8BF74E7" box="[1617,1822,1497,1519]" gridcol="5" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">1+2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F9902802700074583AFA04F8BF7718" box="[119,1822,1530,1552]" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">
<th id="6028F95402700074583AFA04FDB17718" box="[119,528,1530,1552]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Infraorbital 4</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6FA04FD507718" box="[667,753,1530,1552]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">4</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4FA04FC4A7718" box="[905,1003,1530,1552]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">4</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BFA04FB6C7718" box="[1142,1229,1530,1552]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">4</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29FA04FA1B7718" box="[1380,1466,1530,1552]" gridcol="4" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">4</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CFA04F8BF7718" box="[1617,1822,1530,1552]" gridcol="5" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">4</td>
</tr>
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<th id="6028F95402700074583AF9E5FDB17739" box="[119,528,1563,1585]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">Mandibular 5</th>
<td id="6028F954027000745AD6F9E5FD507739" box="[667,753,1563,1585]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">6</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745BC4F9E5FC4A7739" box="[905,1003,1563,1585]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">6</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745C3BF9E5FB6C7739" box="[1142,1229,1563,1585]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">6-7</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745D29F9E5FA1B7739" box="[1380,1466,1563,1585]" gridcol="4" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">6-7</td>
<td id="6028F954027000745E1CF9E5F8BF7739" box="[1617,1822,1563,1585]" gridcol="5" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">6</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780270FF8F5DA6F9C0F8BF775B" box="[1515,1822,1598,1619]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="595">……continued on the next page</emphasis>
Continued.
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Characters G.pseudo-
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<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90271FF8E5E2DFD41F96073FC" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Pseudechidna" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="596" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="melanosomatus" subSpecies="brummeri">Pseudechidna melanosomatus brummeri</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5830FCFFFF49721F" bold="true" box="[125,232,769,791]" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">Vertebrae</emphasis>
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Predorsal 5–7 6
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7 5
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8
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9 8
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5D30FCD5FA287248" box="[1405,1417,811,832]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
11
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4
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7 anal 89 74
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78 71
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5BE1FCB2FC197269" box="[940,952,844,865]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
77 62
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65 73
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82 89
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98
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Total 202–206 170
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176 170
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5BF5FC92FC657289" box="[952,964,876,897]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
171 154
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5CEAFC92FB127289" box="[1191,1203,876,897]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
163 186
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5DDBFC92FA037289" box="[1430,1442,876,897]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
208 201
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5EC8FC92F9307289" box="[1669,1681,876,897]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
214
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5830FC7DFE927291" bold="true" box="[125,307,899,921]" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">Proportion in TL</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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Preanal length 2.01
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2.02 1.9
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2.0 2.0
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2.0 2.3
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5CECFC5AFB0C72B1" box="[1185,1197,932,953]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
2.4 2.3
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5DDDFC5AFA3D72B1" box="[1424,1436,932,953]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
2.9 2.0
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2.3
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Head length 11.2
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11.4 8.7
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10.3 9.4
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11 8.4
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9.3 8.5
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<date id="E977B4AA0271FF8E5DD1FC3AF93F72D2" box="[1436,1694,964,986]" pageId="5" pageNumber="596" value="1916-11-14">
14 11
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16
</date>
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D588AFCD0FE78724E" box="[199,473,814,838]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Pseudechidna brummeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has an extremely elongate and slender body with body depth at gill opening about 40 or more in total length, comparable only to
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5A34FCADFCE87263" box="[633,841,851,875]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Strophidon sathete</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5B32FCADFB6C7263" box="[895,1229,851,875]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Gymnothorax melanosomatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Following
<bibRefCitation id="F958EF9B0272FF8D5D19FCACFEA97287" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" refString="Loh, K. H., Shao, K. T., Ho, H. C., Lim, P. E. &amp; Chen, H. M. (2015) A new species of moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Taiwan, with comments on related elongate unpatterned species. Zootaxa, 4060 (1), 30 - 40. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4060.1.5" type="journal article">
Loh
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5DC5FCADFF0C7286" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">et al</emphasis>
. (2015)
</bibRefCitation>
, here we consider
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D599AFC89FDC77286" box="[471,614,886,910]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
‘G’.
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5A41FC88FDC77286" box="[524,614,886,910]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Strophidon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dorsalis">dorsalis</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
as
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5AC6FC88FCCF7286" box="[651,878,886,910]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5AC6FC88FCCB7286" box="[651,874,886,910]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Strophidon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dorsalis">Strophidon dorsalis</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
since the species has the anus located well before mid-body and the eye closer to the tip of the snout than to the rictus. In all other Indo-Pacific elongate, unpatterned eels of the genus
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D592AFC40FDA072DE" box="[359,513,958,982]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Gymnothorax</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the preanal length lies within the range of
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total length. Further, eye diameter in
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<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5961FC1DFDB372F3" box="[300,530,995,1019]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Strophidon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dorsalis">Strophidon dorsalis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5A68FC1DFD3672F3" box="[549,663,995,1019]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Strophidon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sathete">S. sathete</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5A90FC1DFC5672F3" box="[733,1015,995,1019]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Pseudechidna brummeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is smaller in comparison to other
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D58DAFBF8FE907516" box="[151,305,1030,1054]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Gymnothorax</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species of this group, at
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head length. The new species,
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5C42FBF8FAA37516" box="[1039,1282,1030,1054]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="indicus">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5C42FBF8FAA37516" box="[1039,1282,1030,1054]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Gymnothorax indicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, with preanal length 2.0 in TL, body depth at gill opening
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TL and eye diameter
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head length, is well differentiated from the other three species in the group.
</paragraph>
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Depth at gill opening 27.7
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E59ACFC1BFE4C72F2" box="[481,493,997,1018]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
29.4
</th>
<th id="6028F954027100745AE9FC1AFCA672F2" box="[676,775,996,1018]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
26.3
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5A82FC1BFD7A72F2" box="[719,731,997,1018]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
34.5
</th>
<th id="6028F954027100745BDEFC1AFC7C72F2" box="[915,989,996,1018]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
22
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5BE1FC1AFC1972F1" box="[940,952,996,1017]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
31
</th>
<th id="6028F954027100745CCFFC1AFB6D72F2" box="[1154,1228,996,1018]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
24
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5CD6FC1AFB0672F1" box="[1179,1191,996,1017]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
27
</th>
<th id="6028F954027100745D3CFC1AFA1A72F2" box="[1393,1467,996,1018]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
25
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5DC7FC1AFA3772F1" box="[1418,1430,996,1017]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
49
</th>
<th id="6028F954027100745E2DFC1AF94B72F2" box="[1632,1770,996,1018]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
39
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5E34FC1AF92472F1" box="[1657,1669,996,1017]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
56
</th>
</tr>
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Depth at anus 41.6
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E59ACFBFBFE4C7512" box="[481,493,1029,1050]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
43.5
</th>
<td id="6028F954027100745AE9FBFAFCA67512" box="[676,775,1028,1050]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
27.8
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5A82FBFBFD7A7512" box="[719,731,1029,1050]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
45.5
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745BDEFBFAFC7C7512" box="[915,989,1028,1050]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
30
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5BE1FBFBFC197512" box="[940,952,1029,1050]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
40
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745CCFFBFAFB6D7512" box="[1154,1228,1028,1050]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
24
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5CD6FBFBFB067512" box="[1179,1191,1029,1050]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
31
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745D3CFBFAFA1A7512" box="[1393,1467,1028,1050]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
30
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5DC7FBFBFA377512" box="[1418,1430,1029,1050]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
59
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745E2DFBFAF94B7512" box="[1632,1770,1028,1050]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
43
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5E34FBFBF9247512" box="[1657,1669,1029,1050]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
75
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F99028027100745830FBD8F94B7534" box="[125,1770,1062,1084]" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="596" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="6028F954027100745830FBD8FDB97534" box="[125,536,1062,1084]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5830FBD8FE947534" bold="true" box="[125,309,1062,1084]" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">Proportion in HL</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
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<th id="6028F954027100745830FBB8FDB97554" box="[125,536,1094,1116]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
Upper jaw length 2.4
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5999FBB9FE417554" box="[468,480,1095,1116]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
2.7
</th>
<td id="6028F954027100745AE9FBB8FCA67554" box="[676,775,1094,1116]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
2.2
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5A8EFBB9FD6E7554" box="[707,719,1095,1116]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
2.9
</td>
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2.8
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5BFFFBB9FC1F7554" box="[946,958,1095,1116]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
3.1
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745CCFFBB8FB6D7554" box="[1154,1228,1094,1116]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
2.7
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5CECFBB9FB0C7554" box="[1185,1197,1095,1116]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
3.3
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745D3CFBB8FA1A7554" box="[1393,1467,1094,1116]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
2.8
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5DDDFBB9FA3D7554" box="[1424,1436,1095,1116]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
3.7
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745E2DFBB8F94B7554" box="[1632,1770,1094,1116]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
3.4
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5E32FBB9F92A7554" box="[1663,1675,1095,1116]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
4.2
</td>
</tr>
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Snout length 4.7
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5999FB99FE417574" box="[468,480,1127,1148]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
5.2
</th>
<td id="6028F954027100745AE9FB98FCA67574" box="[676,775,1126,1148]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
5.0
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5A8EFB99FD6E7574" box="[707,719,1127,1148]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
6.5
</td>
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4.9
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5BFFFB99FC1F7574" box="[946,958,1127,1148]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
5.7
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745CCFFB98FB6D7574" box="[1154,1228,1126,1148]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
6.7
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5CECFB99FB0C7574" box="[1185,1197,1127,1148]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
8.3
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745D3CFB98FA1A7574" box="[1393,1467,1126,1148]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
7.1
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5DDDFB99FA3D7574" box="[1424,1436,1127,1148]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
12
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745E2DFB98F94B7574" box="[1632,1770,1126,1148]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
6.4
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5E32FB99F92A7574" box="[1663,1675,1127,1148]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
9.0
</td>
</tr>
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Eye diameter 9.1
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5999FB79FE417594" box="[468,480,1159,1180]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
10.9
</th>
<td id="6028F954027100745AE9FB78FCA67595" box="[676,775,1158,1181]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
8.5
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5A8EFB79FD6E7594" box="[707,719,1159,1180]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
10.9
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745BDEFB78FC7C7595" box="[915,989,1158,1181]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
8
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5BD2FB79FC0A7594" box="[927,939,1159,1180]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
14
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745CCFFB78FB6D7595" box="[1154,1228,1158,1181]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
12
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5CD6FB79FB067594" box="[1179,1191,1159,1180]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
20
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745D3CFB78FA1A7595" box="[1393,1467,1158,1181]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
12
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5DC7FB79FA377594" box="[1418,1430,1159,1180]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
24
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745E2DFB78F94B7595" box="[1632,1770,1158,1181]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
12
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5E34FB79F9247594" box="[1657,1669,1159,1180]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
22
</td>
</tr>
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<th id="6028F954027100745830FB56FDB975B6" box="[125,536,1192,1214]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5830FB56FF1875B6" bold="true" box="[125,185,1192,1214]" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">Teeth</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="23F99028027100745830FB36F94B75D6" box="[125,1770,1224,1246]" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
<th id="6028F954027100745830FB36FDB975D6" box="[125,536,1224,1246]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">Intermaxillary 6</th>
<td id="6028F954027100745AE9FB36FCA675D6" box="[676,775,1224,1246]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
5
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5AFDFB37FD1D75D6" box="[688,700,1225,1246]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
7
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745BDEFB36FC7C75D6" box="[915,989,1224,1246]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">6</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745CCFFB36FB6D75D6" box="[1154,1228,1224,1246]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">6</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745D3CFB36FA1A75D6" box="[1393,1467,1224,1246]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">6</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745E2DFB36F94B75D6" box="[1632,1770,1224,1246]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
4
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5E21FB37F9D975D6" box="[1644,1656,1225,1246]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
6
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F99028027100745830FB16F94B75F7" box="[125,1770,1256,1279]" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
<th id="6028F954027100745830FB16FDB975F7" box="[125,536,1256,1279]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
Median 1
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E598FFB17FE6F75F6" box="[450,462,1257,1278]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
4
</th>
<td id="6028F954027100745AE9FB16FCA675F7" box="[676,775,1256,1279]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
0
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5AFDFB17FD1D75F6" box="[688,700,1257,1278]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
3
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745BDEFB16FC7C75F7" box="[915,989,1256,1279]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
0
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5BD2FB17FC0A75F6" box="[927,939,1257,1278]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
4
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745CCFFB16FB6D75F7" box="[1154,1228,1256,1279]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
2
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5CC2FB17FB3A75F6" box="[1167,1179,1257,1278]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
3
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745D3CFB16FA1A75F7" box="[1393,1467,1256,1279]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">4</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745E2DFB16F94B75F7" box="[1632,1770,1256,1279]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
0
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5E21FB17F9D975F6" box="[1644,1656,1257,1278]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
3
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F99028027100745830FAF7F94B7417" box="[125,1770,1289,1311]" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
<th id="6028F954027100745830FAF7FDB97417" box="[125,536,1289,1311]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">Maxillary inner 0</th>
<td id="6028F954027100745AE9FAF7FCA67417" box="[676,775,1289,1311]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">0</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745BDEFAF7FC7C7417" box="[915,989,1289,1311]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">0</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745CCFFAF7FB6D7417" box="[1154,1228,1289,1311]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
2
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5CC2FAF7FB3A7416" box="[1167,1179,1289,1310]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
5
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745D3CFAF7FA1A7417" box="[1393,1467,1289,1311]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
6
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5D30FAF7FA287416" box="[1405,1417,1289,1310]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
15
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745E2DFAF7F94B7417" box="[1632,1770,1289,1311]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
0
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5E21FAF7F9D97416" box="[1644,1656,1289,1310]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
11
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F99028027100745830FAD7F94B7437" box="[125,1770,1321,1343]" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
<th id="6028F954027100745830FAD7FDB97437" box="[125,536,1321,1343]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
Maxillary outer 8
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E598FFAD4FE6F7437" box="[450,462,1322,1343]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
10
</th>
<td id="6028F954027100745AE9FAD7FCA67437" box="[676,775,1321,1343]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
6
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5AFDFAD4FD1D7437" box="[688,700,1322,1343]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
10
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745BDEFAD7FC7C7437" box="[915,989,1321,1343]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
6
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5BD2FAD4FC0A7437" box="[927,939,1322,1343]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
11
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745CCFFAD7FB6D7437" box="[1154,1228,1321,1343]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
15
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5CD6FAD4FB067437" box="[1179,1191,1322,1343]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
21
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745D3CFAD7FA1A7437" box="[1393,1467,1321,1343]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
18
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5DC7FAD4FA377437" box="[1418,1430,1322,1343]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
30
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745E2DFAD7F94B7437" box="[1632,1770,1321,1343]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
4
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5E21FAD4F9D97437" box="[1644,1656,1322,1343]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
16
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F99028027100745830FAB7F94B7457" box="[125,1770,1353,1375]" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
<th id="6028F954027100745830FAB7FDB97457" box="[125,536,1353,1375]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
Vomerine 5
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E598FFAB4FE6F7457" box="[450,462,1354,1375]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
6
</th>
<td id="6028F954027100745AE9FAB7FCA67457" box="[676,775,1353,1375]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
3
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5AFDFAB4FD1D7457" box="[688,700,1354,1375]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
8
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745BDEFAB7FC7C7457" box="[915,989,1353,1375]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
3
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5BD2FAB4FC0A7457" box="[927,939,1354,1375]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
5
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745CCFFAB7FB6D7457" box="[1154,1228,1353,1375]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
3
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5CC2FAB4FB3A7457" box="[1167,1179,1354,1375]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
11
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745D3CFAB7FA1A7457" box="[1393,1467,1353,1375]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
3
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5D30FAB4FA287457" box="[1405,1417,1354,1375]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
9
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745E2DFAB7F94B7457" box="[1632,1770,1353,1375]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
1
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5E21FAB4F9D97457" box="[1644,1656,1354,1375]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
8
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F99028027100745830FA97F94B7477" box="[125,1770,1385,1407]" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
<th id="6028F954027100745830FA97FDB97477" box="[125,536,1385,1407]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">Dentary inner 0</th>
<td id="6028F954027100745AE9FA97FCA67477" box="[676,775,1385,1407]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">0</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745BDEFA97FC7C7477" box="[915,989,1385,1407]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">0</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745CCFFA97FB6D7477" box="[1154,1228,1385,1407]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">4</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745D3CFA97FA1A7477" box="[1393,1467,1385,1407]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
2
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5D30FA94FA287477" box="[1405,1417,1386,1407]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
9
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745E2DFA97F94B7477" box="[1632,1770,1385,1407]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
0
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5E21FA94F9D97477" box="[1644,1656,1386,1407]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
7
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F99028027100745830FA74F94B74A8" box="[125,1770,1418,1440]" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
<th id="6028F954027100745830FA74FDB974A8" box="[125,536,1418,1440]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
Dentary outer 14
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5983FA75FE7B74A8" box="[462,474,1419,1440]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
15
</th>
<td id="6028F954027100745AE9FA74FCA674A8" box="[676,775,1418,1440]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
9
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5AFDFA75FD1D74A8" box="[688,700,1419,1440]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
18
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745BDEFA74FC7C74A8" box="[915,989,1418,1440]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
11
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5BE1FA75FC1974A8" box="[940,952,1419,1440]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
18
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745CCFFA74FB6D74A8" box="[1154,1228,1418,1440]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
17
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5CD6FA75FB0674A8" box="[1179,1191,1419,1440]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
24
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745D3CFA74FA1A74A8" box="[1393,1467,1418,1440]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
22
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5DC7FA75FA3774A8" box="[1418,1430,1419,1440]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
37
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745E2DFA74F94B74A8" box="[1632,1770,1418,1440]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
9
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5E21FA75F9D974A8" box="[1644,1656,1419,1440]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
24
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F99028027100745830FA55F94B74C9" box="[125,1770,1451,1473]" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="596" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="6028F954027100745830FA55FDB974C9" box="[125,536,1451,1473]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5830FA55FEB174C9" bold="true" box="[125,272,1451,1473]" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">Cephalic pore</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="23F99028027100745830FA35F94B74EA" box="[125,1770,1483,1506]" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
<th id="6028F954027100745830FA35FDB974EA" box="[125,536,1483,1506]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
Branchial 2
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E598FFA32FE6F74E9" box="[450,462,1484,1505]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
3
</th>
<td id="6028F954027100745AE9FA35FCA674EA" box="[676,775,1483,1506]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">2</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745BDEFA35FC7C74EA" box="[915,989,1483,1506]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">2-3</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745CCFFA35FB6D74EA" box="[1154,1228,1483,1506]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">2-3</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745D3CFA35FA1A74EA" box="[1393,1467,1483,1506]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">3-7</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745E2DFA35F94B74EA" box="[1632,1770,1483,1506]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F99028027100745830FA12F94B770A" box="[125,1770,1516,1538]" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
<th id="6028F954027100745830FA12FDB9770A" box="[125,536,1516,1538]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">Supraorbital 3</th>
<td id="6028F954027100745AE9FA12FCA6770A" box="[676,775,1516,1538]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">1+2</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745BDEFA12FC7C770A" box="[915,989,1516,1538]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">1+2</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745CCFFA12FB6D770A" box="[1154,1228,1516,1538]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">1+2</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745D3CFA12FA1A770A" box="[1393,1467,1516,1538]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">1+2</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745E2DFA12F94B770A" box="[1632,1770,1516,1538]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">1+2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F99028027100745830F9F2F94B772A" box="[125,1770,1548,1570]" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
<th id="6028F954027100745830F9F2FDB9772A" box="[125,536,1548,1570]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">Infraorbital 4</th>
<td id="6028F954027100745AE9F9F2FCA6772A" box="[676,775,1548,1570]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">4</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745BDEF9F2FC7C772A" box="[915,989,1548,1570]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">4</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745CCFF9F2FB6D772A" box="[1154,1228,1548,1570]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">3</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745D3CF9F2FA1A772A" box="[1393,1467,1548,1570]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">3-4</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745E2DF9F2F94B772A" box="[1632,1770,1548,1570]" gridcol="5" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F99028027100745830F9D2F94B774A" box="[125,1770,1580,1602]" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
<th id="6028F954027100745830F9D2FDB9774A" box="[125,536,1580,1602]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">Mandibular 6</th>
<td id="6028F954027100745AE9F9D2FCA6774A" box="[676,775,1580,1602]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">6</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745BDEF9D2FC7C774A" box="[915,989,1580,1602]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">6</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745CCFF9D2FB6D774A" box="[1154,1228,1580,1602]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">6</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745D3CF9D2FA1A774A" box="[1393,1467,1580,1602]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">
6
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780271FF8E5D30F9D3FA28774A" box="[1405,1417,1581,1602]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">―</emphasis>
7
</td>
<td id="6028F954027100745E2DF9D2F94B774A" box="[1632,1770,1580,1602]" gridcol="5" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="596">6</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<caption id="C9B6C2E20272FF8D58DAFF66FC0D71A7" ID-Table-UUID="C9B6C2E20272FF8D58DAFF66FC0D71A7" box="[151,940,152,175]" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/C9B6C2E20272FF8D58DAFF66FC0D71A7" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" targetBox="[159,1386,202,751]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="6">
<paragraph id="9D76926A0272FF8D58DAFF66FC0D71A7" blockId="6.[151,940,152,175]" box="[151,940,152,175]" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D58DAFF66FEA871A7" bold="true" box="[151,265,152,175]" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">TABLE 3.</emphasis>
Comparative account with other species from the same region.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="9D76926A0272FF8D58D2FF34FB1B73E7" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<table id="EFC960CA0272007458D2FF34FACB73E7" box="[159,1386,202,751]" gridcols="4" gridrows="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<tr id="23F990280272007458D2FF34FACB7020" box="[159,1386,202,296]" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<th id="6028F9540272007458D2FF34FE017020" box="[159,416,202,296]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Character TL in mm</th>
<th id="6028F9540272007459BFFF34FCFF7020" box="[498,862,202,296]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D59BFFF35FDF671E8" box="[498,599,203,224]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="indicus">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D59BFFF35FDF671E8" box="[498,599,203,224]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">G. indicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5A10FF35FDDD71E8" bold="true" box="[605,636,203,224]" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">sp.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5AD3FF35FCAF71E8" box="[670,782,203,224]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="prolatus">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5AD3FF35FCAF71E8" box="[670,782,203,224]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">G. prolatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(n = 4)
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D59BFFF17FDBF71F6" bold="true" box="[498,542,233,254]" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">nov.</emphasis>
MARC/ZSI/F3707 305–355 303–366
</th>
<th id="6028F954027200745BD1FF34FBC37020" box="[924,1122,202,296]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5BD1FF35FBA671E8" box="[924,1031,203,224]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Strophidon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dorsalis">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5BD1FF35FBA671E8" box="[924,1031,203,224]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">S. dorsalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(n = 4) MARC/ZSI/ F3663 460–490
</th>
<th id="6028F954027200745CD7FF34FACB7020" box="[1178,1386,202,296]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5CD7FF35FB5A71E8" box="[1178,1275,203,224]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Strophidon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sathete">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5CD7FF35FB5A71E8" box="[1178,1275,203,224]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">S. sathete</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(n = 1) (MARC/ZSI/F1947) 962 mm
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="23F990280272007458D2FEC2FACB70AC" box="[159,1386,316,420]" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<th id="6028F9540272007458D2FEC2FE0170AC" box="[159,416,316,420]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Preanal length in TL Head length in TL Body depth at GO in TL</th>
<td id="6028F9540272007459BFFEC2FCFF70AC" box="[498,862,316,420]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">1.95–2.0 1.9–2.0 8.0–8.9 10.0–10.4 23.4–23.7 29.1–30.1</td>
<td id="6028F954027200745BD1FEC2FBC370AC" box="[924,1122,316,420]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">2.3–2.4 8.9–9.0 27.1–27.2</td>
<td id="6028F954027200745CD7FEC2FACB70AC" box="[1178,1386,316,420]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">2.7 12.3 37.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="23F990280272007458D2FE46FACB7328" box="[159,1386,440,544]" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<th id="6028F9540272007458D2FE46FE017328" box="[159,416,440,544]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Body depth at anus in TL Upper jaw length in HL Snout length in HL</th>
<td id="6028F9540272007459BFFE46FCFF7328" box="[498,862,440,544]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">30.5–32.2 28.0–28.7 4.2–4.8 2.55–2.64 8.1–8.7 5.0–5.3</td>
<td id="6028F954027200745BD1FE46FBC37328" box="[924,1122,440,544]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">30.2–30.7 3.09–2.23 7.8–7.9</td>
<td id="6028F954027200745CD7FE46FACB7328" box="[1178,1386,440,544]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">44.5 3.4 9.8</td>
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<tr id="23F990280272007458D2FDCAFACB7394" box="[159,1386,564,668]" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<th id="6028F9540272007458D2FDCAFE017394" box="[159,416,564,668]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Eye diameter in HL Predorsal vertebrae Preanal vertebrae</th>
<td id="6028F9540272007459BFFDCAFCFF7394" box="[498,862,564,668]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">6.9–9.1 7.5–7.9 9 8 79 82</td>
<td id="6028F954027200745BD1FDCAFBC37394" box="[924,1122,564,668]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">12.2–12.8 9 62</td>
<td id="6028F954027200745CD7FDCAFACB7394" box="[1178,1386,564,668]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">19.2 10 81</td>
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<th id="6028F9540272007458D2FD4EFE0173E7" box="[159,416,688,751]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Total vertebrae Predorsal % of TL</th>
<td id="6028F9540272007459BFFD4EFCFF73E7" box="[498,862,688,751]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">194 184 7.2–7.7 8.3–8.8</td>
<td id="6028F954027200745BD1FD4EFBC373E7" box="[924,1122,688,751]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">159 7.4–8.4</td>
<td id="6028F954027200745CD7FD4EFACB73E7" box="[1178,1386,688,751]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">206 6.5</td>
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D588AFB8DFE197583" box="[199,440,1139,1163]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Gymnothorax indicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from all other of elongate unpatterned species in having 5 mandibular pores (cf. 6 or 7 pores). Further, the presence of 14–16 maxillary teeth and 19–20 dentary teeth in the new species differentiates it from all other
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D591EFB45FE4C75DB" box="[339,493,1211,1235]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Gymnothorax</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species in the elongate unpatterned moray group except for
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5CD0FB45FA8175DB" box="[1181,1312,1211,1235]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5CD0FB45FABD75DB" box="[1181,1308,1211,1235]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="prolatus">G. prolatus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
which can be distinguished in having biserial teeth (vs uniserial in
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5B49FB21FCCF75FE" box="[772,878,1246,1270]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">G. i n d i c u s</emphasis>
), shorter head, longer snout and longer upper jaw (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9D76926A0272FF8D588AFAD8FDF3771E" blockId="6.[151,1436,814,2027]" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
There are more predorsal vertebrae (9) in the new species compared to other species of elongate unpatterned
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D58DAFAB5FE90746B" box="[151,305,1355,1379]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Gymnothorax</emphasis>
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(4–8) and
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D59FCFAB5FDEF746B" box="[433,590,1355,1379]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Pseudechidna</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(4–7). Although the number of predorsal vertebrae is within the range of
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D58DAFA90FEB3748E" box="[151,274,1390,1414]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Strophidon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species, the total vertebrae and the preanal vertebra are higher in comparison to
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5CE1FA91FA82748E" box="[1196,1315,1390,1414]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">S. dorsalis</emphasis>
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and, apart from the other differences stated earlier,
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5A11FA6DFD6674A3" box="[604,711,1427,1451]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">S. sathete</emphasis>
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has biserial teeth in the jaws and more teeth in the maxillary and outer dentary. Further, four infraorbital pores in the new species differentiates it from
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5CEEFA49FA8074C6" box="[1187,1313,1462,1486]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">G. dorsalis</emphasis>
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. Uniserial maxillary teeth differentiate the new species from
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5A86FA25FB8374FB" box="[715,1058,1499,1523]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Gymnothorax melanostomatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5C7DFA25FB0A74FB" box="[1072,1195,1499,1523]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">G. prolatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5CF4FA25FEA3771E" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5CF4FA25FA3974FB" box="[1209,1432,1499,1523]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Strophidon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dorsalis">Strophidon dorsalis</taxonomicName>
,
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</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5975FA00FDF3771E" box="[312,594,1534,1558]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5975FA00FDEF771E" box="[312,590,1534,1558]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Pseudechidna" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brummeri">Pseudechidna brummeri</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9D76926A0272FF8D588AF9DCFE5F77E7" blockId="6.[151,1436,814,2027]" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
Total vertebrae in
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5989F9DDFAFD7733" box="[452,1372,1571,1595]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5989F9DDFC877733" box="[452,806,1571,1595]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="melanosomatus">Gymnothorax melanosomatus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5B0FF9DDFBB57733" box="[834,1044,1571,1595]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="polyspondylus">G. polyspondylus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5C7DF9DDFAFD7733" box="[1072,1372,1571,1595]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pseudomelanosomatus">G. pseudomelanosomatus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D58DAF9B8FE0A7756" box="[151,427,1606,1630]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Pseudechidna brummeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are always more than 200, while in
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5B15F9B9FACB7756" box="[856,1386,1606,1630]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5B15F9B9FBAF7756" box="[856,1038,1606,1630]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="phasmatodes">G. phasmatodes</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5C51F9B9FB4D7756" box="[1052,1260,1606,1630]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sagmacephalus">G. sagmacephalus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5CB6F9B9FACB7756" box="[1275,1386,1606,1630]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="verrilli">G. verrilli</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D58DAF995FED2778B" box="[151,371,1643,1667]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Strophidon dorsalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
they are considerably fewer.
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5AF3F995FC62778B" box="[702,963,1643,1667]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Gymnothorax prolatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has slightly fewer total vertebrae than the new species,
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5960F971FE3B77AE" box="[301,410,1678,1702]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">G. i n d i c u s</emphasis>
, and this character is overlapped only in
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5B3FF971FB9A77AE" box="[882,1083,1678,1702]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albimarginatus">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5B3FF971FB9A77AE" box="[882,1083,1678,1702]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">G. albimarginatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5C3EF970FAED77AE" box="[1139,1356,1678,1702]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5C3EF970FAE977AE" box="[1139,1352,1678,1702]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Strophidon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sathete">Strophidon sathete</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
But
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5DC9F971FEE077C3" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">G. albimarginatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from the new species in having fewer predorsal vertebrae, more preanal vertebrae and greater preanal length (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9D76926A0272FF8D588AF904FCC97677" blockId="6.[151,1436,814,2027]" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
The new species resembles
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5A61F905FD49761B" box="[556,744,1787,1811]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">G. phasmatodes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a similar number of preanal vertebrae and proportionately similar preanal length, but the latter species has nostril and head pores with prominent white spots (white spots absent in
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D59D9F8BDFDA57653" box="[404,516,1859,1883]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">G. indicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), margin of dorsal fin whitish (dark in
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5BF0F8BDFB8B7652" box="[957,1066,1859,1883]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">G. i n d i cu s</emphasis>
) and fewer vertebrae. Further, it has a shorter head, longer upper jaw and longer snout (
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).
</paragraph>
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Among the long unpatterned moray eels, distribution of
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5B2CF875FC7376AB" box="[865,978,1931,1955]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">G. verrilli</emphasis>
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is confined to
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, between
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and
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.
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recently described species,
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5C01F851FA8B76CE" box="[1100,1322,1966,1990]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">G. melanosomatus</emphasis>
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and
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5DC9F851FE3A76E3" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5DC9F851FE3676E3" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pseudomelanosomatus">G. pseudomelanosomatus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
are known from
<collectingCountry id="E5DED2FA0272FF8D5A2BF82CFD1976E3" box="[614,696,2002,2027]" name="Taiwan" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">Taiwan</collectingCountry>
and
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5AB9F82DFC1776E3" box="[756,950,2003,2027]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="polyspondylus">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5AB9F82DFC1776E3" box="[756,950,2003,2027]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">G. polyspondylus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Hawaii, whereas,
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90272FF8D5C83F82DFA3D76E3" box="[1230,1436,2003,2027]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="597" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sagmacephalus">
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780272FF8D5C83F82DFA3D76E3" box="[1230,1436,2003,2027]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="597">G. sagmacephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
occurred
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.
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species,
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780273FF8C5AAAFF66FC1B71B8" box="[743,954,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="598">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90273FF8C5AAAFF66FC1771B8" box="[743,950,152,176]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="598" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albimarginatus">G. albimarginatus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
is known to have a wider distribution in Western and
<location id="9816C4B10273FF8C596AFF42FE6971DD" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:1560237C0275FF8C58DAFB23FAFA706C:9816C4B10273FF8C596AFF42FE6971DD" box="[295,456,188,213]" country="Taiwan" county="western Pacific. The" municipality="northern Bay of Bengal" name="central Pacific" pageId="7" pageNumber="598">central Pacific</location>
only. Only three species, i.e.,
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780273FF8C5B5BFF43FBB671DC" box="[790,1047,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="598">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90273FF8C5B5BFF43FC0371DC" box="[790,930,188,212]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Pseudechidna" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="598" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brummeri">P. brummeri</taxonomicName>
,
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</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780273FF8C5C00FF42FAA571DC" box="[1101,1284,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="598">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90273FF8C5C00FF42FAA171DC" box="[1101,1280,188,212]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="598" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="phasmatodes">G. phasmatodes</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
are known to have much wider distribution in the
<location id="9816C4B10273FF8C5A64FF21FC9E71F0" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:1560237C0275FF8C58DAFB23FAFA706C:9816C4B10273FF8C5A64FF21FC9E71F0" box="[553,831,223,248]" country="Taiwan" county="western Pacific. The" municipality="northern Bay of Bengal" name="Indo-west Pacific region" pageId="7" pageNumber="598">Indo-west Pacific region</location>
. Occurrence of
<emphasis id="AFBD4E780273FF8C5BA0FF1EFBCE71F0" box="[1005,1135,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="598">
<taxonomicName id="5AC9E9E90273FF8C5BA0FF1EFBCA71F0" box="[1005,1131,224,248]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="598" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="prolatus">G. prolatus</taxonomicName>
,
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apart from its
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locality
<collectingCountry id="E5DED2FA0273FF8C58DAFEFAFF4D7015" box="[151,236,260,285]" name="Taiwan" pageId="7" pageNumber="598">Taiwan</collectingCountry>
, was recorded very recently from
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(Mohapatra et al., 2015) and
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780273FF8C5CF6FEFAFA937014" box="[1211,1330,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="598">S. dorsalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
recorded from
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(Ray &amp; Mohapatra, 2015) extending its known range westward from
<collectingCounty id="7417EAE60273FF8C5CA4FED6FF62706D" pageId="7" pageNumber="598">western Pacific. The</collectingCounty>
new species,
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780273FF8C5913FEB2FDF1706C" box="[350,592,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="598">Gymnothorax indicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="AFBD4E780273FF8C5A1AFEB2FD10706B" bold="true" box="[599,689,332,357]" pageId="7" pageNumber="598">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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, forms the sixth long unpatterned moray from Indian Ocean.
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</treatment>
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