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A medium sized conger eel with dorsal-fin origin above the gill-opening margin and above the 9
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lateral-line pore, comparatively large circular eyes, mouth cleft below middle of eye, no supratemporal pore, lateralline pores 135136. Teeth multiserial, moderately large, blunt and granular. Two pale bands cross dorsal surface of head, the first located at the posterior edge of eyes and second on the supratemporal canal. Teeth unequal in size, bluntly pointed teeth interspersed with granular ones on maxilla and vomer. Vomerine tooth patch extends posteriorly to the level of anterior margin of orbit. Vertebral count, 910 predorsal; 4649 preanal; 146149 total.
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Morphometric measurements in proportion with TL and HL of the
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lateral-line pore and above gill opening margin. Pectoral fin well-developed, tip pointed, with 16 (15) rays, 41.2% (31.9%) HL. Gill opening moderately large, greater than eye diameter. Anterior nostril tubular at tip of upper lip. Posterior nostril elliptical in front of eye at lower level of pupil but not in contact. Eyes relatively large, almost circular, 8.6 (7.3) in HL. Rictus below middle of eye. Snout pointed. Upper jaw 1.2 (1.5) times longer than lower jaw. Head pores small with some slightly enlarged pores. Supraorbital canal with 4 pores; first small ethmoidal pore present at ventral tip of snout, second small pore at immediate above of anterior nostril, third slightly enlarged pore just behind anterior nostril, fourth enlarged pore closer to anterior edge posterior nostril, on level with upper eye. Infraorbital canal with 7 (4+3) pores, first between the nostrils, second just behind posterior nostril, third on mid-eye level, fourth just behind the rictus; three pores present just behind eye. Mandibular pores 9; preopercular pores 3; supratemporal pores absent; predorsal lateral-line pores 9 (
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), preanal lateral-line pores 4649, total lateral-line pores 135136.
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Each series of teeth moderately large, blunt and granular. Maxilla and inter maxillary teeth are continuous (
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). Intermaxillary teeth with 34 rows of teeth mixed with both blunted and granular teeth. Maxilla with 14 rows of teeth mixed with blunt and granular teeth.. Teeth unequal in size; and blunted teeth are variable in size. Vomer with 13 rows in patch that extends posteriorly to mideye with blunt teeth from snout tip to middle of vomerine patch and granular teeth towards posterior end; maxillary and intermaxillary teeth patches continuous (
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), without gap or suture between patches. Myorhabdoi absent. Vertebrae: 910 predorsal; 4649 preanal; 6166 precaudal; 146149 total.
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824A2810CDC23149FD9F3B54" bold="true" box="[199,553,1807,1833]" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">Colouration (in preservative).</emphasis>
Body brown, dorsal and anal fins with thin black margins; eye pupil black; two pale bands cross dorsally on head, the first located at posterior end of orbit and second on the supratemporal region. Pectoral fin pale.
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824A2810CDC2313DFEE93BE8" bold="true" box="[199,351,1915,1941]" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">Distribution.</emphasis>
This species is currently known from the northern part of the Bay of Bengal (
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),
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,
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away from the Deshpran fishing harbor, at a depth of
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(21047.752N, 87052.869E), within the Exclusive Economic Zone of
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CD92378AFEA73D9A" bold="true" box="[151,273,460,487]" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Comparative Morphometric and meristic characters of
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, with most similar species
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,
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CDA0345FFEA83E4F" bold="true" box="[165,286,537,562]" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Characters</emphasis>
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benga- lense
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sp. nov. Holotype Para- type
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CF8B345FFC8E3E4F" bold="true" box="[654,824,537,562]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Ariosoma meeki</emphasis>
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Smith
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(2018)
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F 7146/2 Holotype
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813C941345FFB7B3E2B" bold="true" box="[1092,1229,537,598]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Ariosoma melanospilos</emphasis>
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Kodeeswaran
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(2021)
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813C82D345CFA2C3E06" bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813C82D345CFA5C3E4E" bold="true" box="[1320,1514,538,563]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Ariosoma indicum</emphasis>
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Kodeeswaran
<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813C8C73478FAF43E06" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">et al.</emphasis>
(2022b)
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CB0F345FF90E3E07" bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CB0F345FF9033E4F" bold="true" box="[1546,1717,537,562]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Ariosoma majus</emphasis>
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Smith
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(2018)
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,
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Roy
<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CB393427F9D93E07" bold="true" box="[1596,1647,609,634]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">et al.</emphasis>
(2021)
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CBF1345FF8F23E07" bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CBF1345FF85F3E4F" bold="true" box="[1780,2025,537,562]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Ariosoma maurostigma</emphasis>
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Kodeeswaran
<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CA8B347BF8773E2B" bold="true" box="[1934,1985,573,598]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">et al.</emphasis>
(2022a)
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<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA034EBFECA3E97" box="[165,380,685,746]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">TL (mm)</th>
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CCAA34EBFE683E97" bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">304 (216) n=2</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CF8B34EBFD733E97" bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">232497 n=32</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CE5E34EBFC323E97" bold="true" box="[859,900,685,746]" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">283 n=1</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813C94134EBFBDB3E97" bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">296.5302.3 n=2</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813C82D34EBFAE83E97" bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">223362 n=19</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CB0F34EBF9F63E97" bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">213470 n=25</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF134EBF85F3E97" box="[1780,2025,685,746]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CBF134EBF89F3E97" bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">181.4295.8 n=24</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA034BFF85F3F6F" box="[165,2025,761,786]" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="135" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA034BFFECA3F6F" box="[165,380,761,786]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CDA034BFFF563F6F" bold="true" box="[165,224,761,786]" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">%TL</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA03561F85F3F3D" box="[165,2025,807,832]" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA03561FECA3F3D" box="[165,380,807,832]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Head length</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA3561FDD53F3D" box="[431,611,807,832]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">18.3(16.7)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B3561FC8E3F3D" box="[654,824,807,832]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">16.619.9</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E3561FB963F3D" box="[859,1056,807,832]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">17.49</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC9413561FB463F3D" box="[1092,1264,807,832]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">16.919.7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D3561FA5C3F3D" box="[1320,1514,807,832]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">16.318.1</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F3561F9623F3D" box="[1546,1748,807,832]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">15.918.9</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF13561F85F3F3D" box="[1780,2025,807,832]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">18.020.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA03512F85F3F10" box="[165,2025,852,877]" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA03512FECA3F10" box="[165,380,852,877]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Predorsal length</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA3512FDD53F10" box="[431,611,852,877]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">17.2(16.8)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B3512FC8E3F10" box="[654,824,852,877]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">16.819.9</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E3512FB963F10" box="[859,1056,852,877]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">16.25</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC9413512FB463F10" box="[1092,1264,852,877]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">16.418.1</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D3512FA5C3F10" box="[1320,1514,852,877]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">15.816.8</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F3512F9623F10" box="[1546,1748,852,877]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">14.417.1</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF13512F85F3F10" box="[1780,2025,852,877]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">15.518.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA035C4F85F3FE6" box="[165,2025,898,923]" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA035C4FECA3FE6" box="[165,380,898,923]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Preanal length</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA35C4FDD53FE6" box="[431,611,898,923]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">41.1 (40.7)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B35C4FC8E3FE6" box="[654,824,898,923]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">47.751.5</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E35C4FB963FE6" box="[859,1056,898,923]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">40.99</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC94135C4FB463FE6" box="[1092,1264,898,923]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">49.852.0</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D35C4FA5C3FE6" box="[1320,1514,898,923]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">4243.5</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F35C4F9623FE6" box="[1546,1748,898,923]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">42.447.7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF135C4F85F3FE6" box="[1780,2025,898,923]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">44.048.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA035E9F85F3FB5" box="[165,2025,943,968]" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA035E9FECA3FB5" box="[165,380,943,968]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Tail length</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA35E9FDD53FB5" box="[431,611,943,968]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">64.8 (57.4)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B35E9FC8E3FB5" box="[654,824,943,968]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">48.552.3</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E35E9FB963FB5" box="[859,1056,943,968]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">60.07</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC94135E9FB463FB5" box="[1092,1264,943,968]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">49.852.0</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D35E9FA5C3FB5" box="[1320,1514,943,968]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">56.557.9</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F35E9F9623FB5" box="[1546,1748,943,968]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">52.357.6</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF135E9F85F3FB5" box="[1780,2025,943,968]" gridcol="7" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">47.854.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA0359AF85F3F88" box="[165,2025,988,1013]" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA0359AFECA3F88" box="[165,380,988,1013]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Trunk length</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA359AFDD53F88" box="[431,611,988,1013]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">23.6 (24.2)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B359AFC8E3F88" box="[654,824,988,1013]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">28.932.8</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E359AFB963F88" box="[859,1056,988,1013]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">22.26</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC941359AFB463F88" box="[1092,1264,988,1013]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">29.729.2</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D359AFA5C3F88" box="[1320,1514,988,1013]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">24.625.7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F359AF9623F88" box="[1546,1748,988,1013]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">24.929.7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF1359AF85F3F88" box="[1780,2025,988,1013]" gridcol="7" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">23.530.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA0324CF85F385E" box="[165,2025,1034,1059]" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA0324CFECA385E" box="[165,380,1034,1059]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Depth at gill opening</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA324CFDD5385E" box="[431,611,1034,1059]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">9.2 (7.6)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B324CFC8E385E" box="[654,824,1034,1059]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">5.59.2</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E324CFB96385E" box="[859,1056,1034,1059]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">6.89</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC941324CFB46385E" box="[1092,1264,1034,1059]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">5.27.7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D324CFA5C385E" box="[1320,1514,1034,1059]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">6.06.7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F324CF962385E" box="[1546,1748,1034,1059]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">4.57.2</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF1324CF85F385E" box="[1780,2025,1034,1059]" gridcol="7" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">5.18.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA03271F85F382D" box="[165,2025,1079,1104]" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA03271FECA382D" box="[165,380,1079,1104]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Depth at anus</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA3271FDD5382D" box="[431,611,1079,1104]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">7.4 (7.2)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B3271FC8E382D" box="[654,824,1079,1104]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">4.68.3</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E3271FB96382D" box="[859,1056,1079,1104]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">5.30</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC9413271FB46382D" box="[1092,1264,1079,1104]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">5.56.6</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D3271FA5C382D" box="[1320,1514,1079,1104]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">5.76.1</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F3271F962382D" box="[1546,1748,1079,1104]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">4.36.4</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF13271F85F382D" box="[1780,2025,1079,1104]" gridcol="7" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">5.37.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA03225F85F3803" box="[165,2025,1123,1150]" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA03225FECA3803" box="[165,380,1123,1150]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Body width at anus</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA3225FDD53803" box="[431,611,1123,1150]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">3.9 (4.6)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B3225FC8E3803" box="[654,824,1123,1150]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="135"></td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E3225FB963803" box="[859,1056,1123,1150]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">3.8</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC9413225FB463803" box="[1092,1264,1123,1150]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">5.2</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D3225FA5C3803" box="[1320,1514,1123,1150]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">44.5</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F3225F9623803" box="[1546,1748,1123,1150]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">3.74.1*</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF13225F85F3803" box="[1780,2025,1123,1150]" gridcol="7" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">3.85.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA032D6F85F388A" box="[165,2025,1168,1271]" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="135" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA032D6FECA388A" box="[165,380,1168,1271]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
Body width at gill opening
<emphasis id="B9752D4182492813CDA03298FF55388A" bold="true" box="[165,227,1246,1271]" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">%HL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA32D6FDD5388A" box="[431,611,1168,1271]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">5.3 (5.2)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B32D6FC8E388A" box="[654,824,1168,1271]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="135"></td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E32D6FB96388A" box="[859,1056,1168,1271]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">5.3</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC94132D6FB46388A" box="[1092,1264,1168,1271]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="135"></td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F32D6F962388A" box="[1546,1748,1168,1271]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">3.64.2*</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF132D6F85F388A" box="[1780,2025,1168,1271]" gridcol="7" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="135"></td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA0334DF85F3959" box="[165,2025,1291,1316]" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA0334DFECA3959" box="[165,380,1291,1316]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Eye diameter</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA334DFDD53959" box="[431,611,1291,1316]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">13.7 (11.7)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B334DFC8E3959" box="[654,824,1291,1316]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">18.222.9</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E334DFB963959" box="[859,1056,1291,1316]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">19.19</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC941334DFB463959" box="[1092,1264,1291,1316]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">20.619.8</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D334DFA5C3959" box="[1320,1514,1291,1316]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">15.317.6</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F334DF9623959" box="[1546,1748,1291,1316]" gridcol="6" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">17.120.3</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF1334DF85F3959" box="[1780,2025,1291,1316]" gridcol="7" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">15.321.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA0337FF85F392F" box="[165,2025,1337,1362]" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA0337FFECA392F" box="[165,380,1337,1362]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Interorbital space</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA337FFDD5392F" box="[431,611,1337,1362]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">9.8 (7.5)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B337FFC8E392F" box="[654,824,1337,1362]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">13.719.0</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E337FFB96392F" box="[859,1056,1337,1362]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">18.18</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC941337FFB46392F" box="[1092,1264,1337,1362]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">10.312.9</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D337FFA5C392F" box="[1320,1514,1337,1362]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">12.113.7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F337FF962392F" box="[1546,1748,1337,1362]" gridcol="6" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">12.718.2</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF1337FF85F392F" box="[1780,2025,1337,1362]" gridcol="7" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">5.919.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA03320F85F3902" box="[165,2025,1382,1407]" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA03320FECA3902" box="[165,380,1382,1407]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Snout length</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA3320FDD53902" box="[431,611,1382,1407]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">23.6 (18.8)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B3320FC8E3902" box="[654,824,1382,1407]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">17.221.5</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E3320FB963902" box="[859,1056,1382,1407]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">19.19</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC9413320FB463902" box="[1092,1264,1382,1407]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">20.020.1</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D3320FA5C3902" box="[1320,1514,1382,1407]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">18.320.5</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F3320F9623902" box="[1546,1748,1382,1407]" gridcol="6" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">20.925.2</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF13320F85F3902" box="[1780,2025,1382,1407]" gridcol="7" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">19.624.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA033D2F85F39D0" box="[165,2025,1428,1453]" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA033D2FECA39D0" box="[165,380,1428,1453]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Upper jaw</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA33D2FDD539D0" box="[431,611,1428,1453]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">32.2 (26.1)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B33D2FC8E39D0" box="[654,824,1428,1453]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">24.430.7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E33D2FB9639D0" box="[859,1056,1428,1453]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">28.28</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC94133D2FB4639D0" box="[1092,1264,1428,1453]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">28.128.2</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D33D2FA5C39D0" box="[1320,1514,1428,1453]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">25.829.4</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F33D2F96239D0" box="[1546,1748,1428,1453]" gridcol="6" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">27.531.5</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF133D2F85F39D0" box="[1780,2025,1428,1453]" gridcol="7" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">26.234.3</td>
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<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA03387F85F39A7" box="[165,2025,1473,1498]" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA03387FECA39A7" box="[165,380,1473,1498]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Lower jaw</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA3387FDD539A7" box="[431,611,1473,1498]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">21.1 (22.2)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B3387FC8E39A7" box="[654,824,1473,1498]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="135"></td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E3387FB9639A7" box="[859,1056,1473,1498]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">20.02</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC9413387FB4639A7" box="[1092,1264,1473,1498]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="135"></td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D3387FA5C39A7" box="[1320,1514,1473,1498]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">23.125.9</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F3387F96239A7" box="[1546,1748,1473,1498]" gridcol="6" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">25.623.6</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF13387F85F39A7" box="[1780,2025,1473,1498]" gridcol="7" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="135"></td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA033A8F85F3A7A" box="[165,2025,1518,1543]" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA033A8FECA3A7A" box="[165,380,1518,1543]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Gill opening width</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA33A8FDD53A7A" box="[431,611,1518,1543]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">14.7 (15.2)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B33A8FC8E3A7A" box="[654,824,1518,1543]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">15.119.2</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E33A8FB963A7A" box="[859,1056,1518,1543]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">18.18</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC94133A8FB463A7A" box="[1092,1264,1518,1543]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">22.016.1</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D33A8FA5C3A7A" box="[1320,1514,1518,1543]" gridcol="5" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">16.320.6</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F33A8F9623A7A" box="[1546,1748,1518,1543]" gridcol="6" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">11.317.7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF133A8F85F3A7A" box="[1780,2025,1518,1543]" gridcol="7" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">11.023.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA0305AF85F3A48" box="[165,2025,1564,1589]" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA0305AFECA3A48" box="[165,380,1564,1589]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Interbranchial width</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA305AFDD53A48" box="[431,611,1564,1589]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">13.7 (13.9)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B305AFC8E3A48" box="[654,824,1564,1589]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">14.321.7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E305AFB963A48" box="[859,1056,1564,1589]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">12.12</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC941305AFB463A48" box="[1092,1264,1564,1589]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">25.030.3</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D305AFA5C3A48" box="[1320,1514,1564,1589]" gridcol="5" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">10.212.5</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F305AF9623A48" box="[1546,1748,1564,1589]" gridcol="6" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">13.019.4</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF1305AF85F3A48" box="[1780,2025,1564,1589]" gridcol="7" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">7.214.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118249D7EECDA0300FF85F3A1F" box="[165,2025,1609,1634]" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<th id="76E09A6D8249D7EECDA0300FFECA3A1F" box="[165,380,1609,1634]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Pectoral fin length</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECCAA300FFDD53A1F" box="[431,611,1609,1634]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">41.2 (31.9)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECF8B300FFC8E3A1F" box="[654,824,1609,1634]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">33.137.2</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECE5E300FFB963A1F" box="[859,1056,1609,1634]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">42.42</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC941300FFB463A1F" box="[1092,1264,1609,1634]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">34.334.1</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EEC82D300FFA5C3A1F" box="[1320,1514,1609,1634]" gridcol="5" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">38.446.7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECB0F300FF9623A1F" box="[1546,1748,1609,1634]" gridcol="6" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">27.436.3</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8249D7EECBF1300FF85F3A1F" box="[1780,2025,1609,1634]" gridcol="7" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">27.639.8</td>
</tr>
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</paragraph>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBEF15382482812CD92340FF89B39A4" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CD92340FFEA63E1F" bold="true" box="[151,272,585,610]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Characters</emphasis>
</th>
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CCA4340FFE793EB3" bold="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CCA4340FFE603EFB" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<taxonomicName id="4C018AD082482812CCA4340FFDB03E1F" authorityName="Swainson" authorityYear="1838" box="[417,518,585,610]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="136" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Ariosoma</taxonomicName>
benga- lense
</emphasis>
sp. nov. Holotype Para- type
</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECF85340FFC9C3EB3" box="[640,810,585,718]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<taxonomicName id="4C018AD082482812CF85340FFD753ED7" authority="Smith et al. (2018)" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="2018" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="136" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="meeki">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CF85340FFD753ED7" bold="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CF85340FFC9C3E1F" bold="true" box="[640,810,585,610]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Ariosoma meeki</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA282482812CF85342BFD753ED7" author="Smith, D. G. &amp; Ho, H. - C. &amp; Huang, J. F. &amp; Chang, Y. H." pageId="3" pageNumber="136" pagination="84 - 106" refId="ref6392" refString="Smith, D. G., Ho, H. - C., Huang, J. F. &amp; Chang, Y. H. (2018) The congrid eel genus Ariosoma in Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Congridae), with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 4454 (1), 84 - 106. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4454.1.10" type="journal article" year="2018">
Smith
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CFC2342BFD4C3EFB" bold="true" box="[711,762,621,646]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">et al.</emphasis>
(2018)
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</emphasis>
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</th>
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CE48340FFBA73ED7" bold="true" box="[845,1041,585,682]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<taxonomicName id="4C018AD082482812CE48340FFC753EFB" authorityName="Talwar &amp; Mukherjee" authorityYear="1977" box="[845,963,585,646]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="136" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gnanadossi">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CE48340FFC753EFB" bold="true" box="[845,963,585,646]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Ariosoma gnanadossi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
F 7146/2 Holotype
</emphasis>
</th>
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<taxonomicName id="4C018AD082482812C933340FFB2C3EB3" authority="Kodeeswaran et al. (2021)" authorityName="Kodeeswaran" authorityYear="2021" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="136" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="melanospilos">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812C933340FFB2C3EB3" bold="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812C933340FFB093EFB" bold="true" box="[1078,1215,585,646]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Ariosoma melanospilos</emphasis>
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Kodeeswaran
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812C9D534D7FBE63EB3" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">et al.</emphasis>
(2021)
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</th>
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<taxonomicName id="4C018AD082482812C81F340FFA3A3ED7" authority="Kodeeswaran et al. (2022 b)" authorityName="Kodeeswaran" authorityYear="2022" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="136" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="indicum">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812C81F340FFA3A3ED7" bold="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812C81F340FFA6A3E1F" bold="true" box="[1306,1500,585,610]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Ariosoma indicum</emphasis>
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Kodeeswaran
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812C8B1342BFA823ED7" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">et al.</emphasis>
(2022b)
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</emphasis>
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</th>
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812C8F9340FF91C3ED7" bold="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<taxonomicName id="4C018AD082482812C8F9340FF9763EFB" authority="Smith et al. (2018)" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="2018" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="136" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="majus">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812C8F9340FF9103E1F" bold="true" box="[1532,1702,585,610]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Ariosoma majus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA282482812C8F9342BF9763EFB" author="Smith, D. G. &amp; Ho, H. - C. &amp; Huang, J. F. &amp; Chang, Y. H." box="[1532,1728,621,646]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136" pagination="84 - 106" refId="ref6392" refString="Smith, D. G., Ho, H. - C., Huang, J. F. &amp; Chang, Y. H. (2018) The congrid eel genus Ariosoma in Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Congridae), with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 4454 (1), 84 - 106. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4454.1.10" type="journal article" year="2018">
Smith
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CB46342BF9C33EFB" bold="true" box="[1603,1653,621,646]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">et al.</emphasis>
(2018)
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,
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Roy
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CB2B34D7F9D63ED7" bold="true" box="[1582,1632,657,682]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">et al.</emphasis>
(2021)
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</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CBAF34C9F9073EE0" bold="true" box="[1706,1713,655,669]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">*</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CBE0340FF8833ED7" bold="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CBE0340FF86D3E1F" bold="true" box="[1765,2011,585,610]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Ariosoma maurostigma</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA282482812CBE0342BF8833ED7" author="Kodeeswaran, P. &amp; Mohapatra, A. &amp; Dhinakaran, A. &amp; Ajith Kumar, T. T. &amp; Lal, K. K." pageId="3" pageNumber="136" pagination="775 - 782" refId="ref5741" refString="Kodeeswaran, P., Mohapatra, A., Dhinakaran, A., Ajith Kumar, T. T. &amp; Lal, K. K. (2022 a) A new species of the congrid eel genus Ariosoma (Anguilliformes: Congridae) from the south-west coast of India. Journal of Fish Biology, 100 (3), 775 - 782. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / jfb. 14994" type="journal article" year="2022">
Kodeeswaran
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CA7A342BF8043EFB" bold="true" box="[1919,1970,621,646]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">et al.</emphasis>
(2022a)
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</th>
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<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECD92349BFEDC3E8B" box="[151,362,733,758]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CD92349BFE823E8B" bold="true" box="[151,308,733,758]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Meristic count</emphasis>
</th>
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<tr id="3531F3118248D7EECD92354DF86D3F59" box="[151,2011,779,804]" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECD92354DFEDC3F59" box="[151,362,779,804]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Predorsal vertebrae</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECCA4354DFDE93F59" box="[417,607,779,804]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">910</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECF85354DFC9C3F59" box="[640,810,779,804]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">712</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECE48354DFBA73F59" box="[845,1041,779,804]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">8</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC933354DFB4E3F59" box="[1078,1272,779,804]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">87</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC81F354DFA6A3F59" box="[1306,1500,779,804]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">910</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC8F9354DF9703F59" box="[1532,1734,779,804]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">69</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECBE0354DF86D3F59" box="[1765,2011,779,804]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">78</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118248D7EECD92357EF86D3F2C" box="[151,2011,824,849]" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECD92357EFEDC3F2C" box="[151,362,824,849]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Preanal vertebrae</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECCA4357EFDE93F2C" box="[417,607,824,849]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">4649</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECF85357EFC9C3F2C" box="[640,810,824,849]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">5466</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECE48357EFBA73F2C" box="[845,1041,824,849]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">47</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC933357EFB4E3F2C" box="[1078,1272,824,849]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">5655</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC81F357EFA6A3F2C" box="[1306,1500,824,849]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">4951</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC8F9357EF9703F2C" box="[1532,1734,824,849]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">5155</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECBE0357EF86D3F2C" box="[1765,2011,824,849]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">4751</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118248D7EECD923520F86D3F02" box="[151,2011,870,895]" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECD923520FEDC3F02" box="[151,362,870,895]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Precaudal vertebrae</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECCA43520FDE93F02" box="[417,607,870,895]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">6166</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECF853520FC9C3F02" box="[640,810,870,895]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">7689</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECE483520FBA73F02" box="[845,1041,870,895]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Unclear</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC9333520FB4E3F02" box="[1078,1272,870,895]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">6260</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC81F3520FA6A3F02" box="[1306,1500,870,895]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="136"></td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC8F93520F9703F02" box="[1532,1734,870,895]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">6873</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECBE03520F86D3F02" box="[1765,2011,870,895]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">5457</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118248D7EECD9235D5F86D3FD1" box="[151,2011,915,940]" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECD9235D5FEDC3FD1" box="[151,362,915,940]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Total vertebrae</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECCA435D5FDE93FD1" box="[417,607,915,940]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">146149</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECF8535D5FC9C3FD1" box="[640,810,915,940]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">144155</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECE4835D5FBA73FD1" box="[845,1041,915,940]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">146</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC93335D5FB4E3FD1" box="[1078,1272,915,940]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">144153</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC81F35D5FA6A3FD1" box="[1306,1500,915,940]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">141145</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC8F935D5F9703FD1" box="[1532,1734,915,940]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">140149</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECBE035D5F86D3FD1" box="[1765,2011,915,940]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">136142</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118248D7EECD923587F86D3FA7" box="[151,2011,961,986]" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECD923587FEDC3FA7" box="[151,362,961,986]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Predorsal LL pores</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECCA43587FDE93FA7" box="[417,607,961,986]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">9</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECF853587FC9C3FA7" box="[640,810,961,986]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">710</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECE483587FBA73FA7" box="[845,1041,961,986]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">10</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC9333587FB4E3FA7" box="[1078,1272,961,986]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC81F3587FA6A3FA7" box="[1306,1500,961,986]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">810</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC8F93587F9703FA7" box="[1532,1734,961,986]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">48</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECBE03587F86D3FA7" box="[1765,2011,961,986]" gridcol="7" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">58</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118248D7EECD9235A8F86D387A" box="[151,2011,1006,1031]" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECD9235A8FEDC387A" box="[151,362,1006,1031]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Preanal LL pores</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECCA435A8FDE9387A" box="[417,607,1006,1031]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">4649</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECF8535A8FC9C387A" box="[640,810,1006,1031]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">5164</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECE4835A8FBA7387A" box="[845,1041,1006,1031]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">44</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC93335A8FB4E387A" box="[1078,1272,1006,1031]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">5457</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC81F35A8FA6A387A" box="[1306,1500,1006,1031]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">44-47</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC8F935A8F970387A" box="[1532,1734,1006,1031]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">5055</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECBE035A8F86D387A" box="[1765,2011,1006,1031]" gridcol="7" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">4751</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118248D7EECD92325DF86D3849" box="[151,2011,1051,1076]" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECD92325DFEDC3849" box="[151,362,1051,1076]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Total LL pores</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECCA4325DFDE93849" box="[417,607,1051,1076]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">135136</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECF85325DFC9C3849" box="[640,810,1051,1076]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">134148</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECE48325DFBA73849" box="[845,1041,1051,1076]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">147</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC933325DFB4E3849" box="[1078,1272,1051,1076]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">136141</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC81F325DFA6A3849" box="[1306,1500,1051,1076]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">135137</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC8F9325DF9703849" box="[1532,1734,1051,1076]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">132147</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECBE0325DF86D3849" box="[1765,2011,1051,1076]" gridcol="7" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">129134</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118248D7EECD923201F86D381F" box="[151,2011,1095,1122]" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECD923201FEDC381F" box="[151,362,1095,1122]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Supratemporal pores</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECCA43201FDE9381F" box="[417,607,1095,1122]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">0</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECF853201FC9C381F" box="[640,810,1095,1122]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">0</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECE483201FBA7381F" box="[845,1041,1095,1122]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">0</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC9333201FB4E381F" box="[1078,1272,1095,1122]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">3</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC81F3201FA6A381F" box="[1306,1500,1095,1122]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">3</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC8F93201F970381F" box="[1532,1734,1095,1122]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
3
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CB0D3201F9B93828" bold="true" box="[1544,1551,1095,1109]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">*</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECBE03201F86D381F" box="[1765,2011,1095,1122]" gridcol="7" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118248D7EECD923232F86D38F2" box="[151,2011,1140,1167]" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECD923232FEDC38F2" box="[151,362,1140,1167]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Infraorbital pores</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECCA43232FDE938F2" box="[417,607,1140,1167]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">4+3</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECF853232FC9C38F2" box="[640,810,1140,1167]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">5 or 6</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECE483232FBA738F2" box="[845,1041,1140,1167]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">4+3</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC9333232FB4E38F2" box="[1078,1272,1140,1167]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">4+4</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC81F3232FA6A38F2" box="[1306,1500,1140,1167]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">4+4</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC8F93232F97038F2" box="[1532,1734,1140,1167]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
4+3
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CB263232F99C38FF" bold="true" box="[1571,1578,1140,1154]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">*</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECBE03232F86D38F2" box="[1765,2011,1140,1167]" gridcol="7" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">4+4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118248D7EECD9232E4F86D38C1" box="[151,2011,1186,1212]" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECD9232E4FEDC38C1" box="[151,362,1186,1212]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Preopercular pores</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECCA432E4FDE938C1" box="[417,607,1186,1212]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">3</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECF8532E4FC9C38C1" box="[640,810,1186,1212]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">3</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECE4832E4FBA738C1" box="[845,1041,1186,1212]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">3</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC93332E4FB4E38C1" box="[1078,1272,1186,1212]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">3</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC81F32E4FA6A38C1" box="[1306,1500,1186,1212]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">3</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC8F932E4F97038C1" box="[1532,1734,1186,1212]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
3
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CB0D32E4F9B938CD" bold="true" box="[1544,1551,1186,1200]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">*</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECBE032E4F86D38C1" box="[1765,2011,1186,1212]" gridcol="7" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118248D7EECD923289F86D3897" box="[151,2011,1231,1258]" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECD923289FEDC3897" box="[151,362,1231,1258]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Mandibular pores</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECCA43289FDE93897" box="[417,607,1231,1258]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">9</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECF853289FC9C3897" box="[640,810,1231,1258]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECE483289FBA73897" box="[845,1041,1231,1258]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC9333289FB4E3897" box="[1078,1272,1231,1258]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC81F3289FA6A3897" box="[1306,1500,1231,1258]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">7</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC8F93289F9703897" box="[1532,1734,1231,1258]" gridcol="6" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
6
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CB0D3289F9B938A0" bold="true" box="[1544,1551,1231,1245]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">*</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECBE03289F86D3897" box="[1765,2011,1231,1258]" gridcol="7" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118248D7EECD9232BBF86D396A" box="[151,2011,1277,1303]" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECD9232BBFEDC396A" box="[151,362,1277,1303]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Supraorbital pores</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECCA432BBFDE9396A" box="[417,607,1277,1303]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">4</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECF8532BBFC9C396A" box="[640,810,1277,1303]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">4</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECE4832BBFBA7396A" box="[845,1041,1277,1303]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">4</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC93332BBFB4E396A" box="[1078,1272,1277,1303]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">5</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC81F32BBFA6A396A" box="[1306,1500,1277,1303]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">4 or 5</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC8F932BBF970396A" box="[1532,1734,1277,1303]" gridcol="6" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
7
<emphasis id="B9752D4182482812CB0D32BBF9B93976" bold="true" box="[1544,1551,1277,1291]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">*</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECBE032BBF86D396A" box="[1765,2011,1277,1303]" gridcol="7" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118248D7EECD92336DF86D39F1" box="[151,2011,1323,1420]" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECD92336DFEDC39F1" box="[151,362,1323,1420]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Dorsal-fin origin</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECCA4336DFDE939F1" box="[417,607,1323,1420]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Directly above gill opening margin</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECF85336DFC9C39F1" box="[640,810,1323,1420]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Just behind pec- toral-fin base*</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECE48336DFBA739F1" box="[845,1041,1323,1420]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Slightly advance of gill opening</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC933336DFB4E39F1" box="[1078,1272,1323,1420]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Just above the pec- toral- fin base</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC81F336DFA6A39F1" box="[1306,1500,1323,1420]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Before the level of the pectoral-fin base</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC8F9336DF97039F1" box="[1532,1734,1323,1420]" gridcol="6" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Well before gill opening</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECBE0336DF86D39F1" box="[1765,2011,1323,1420]" gridcol="7" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Before the pectoral-fin base</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3531F3118248D7EECD923386F86D3A5C" box="[151,2011,1472,1569]" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76E09A6D8248D7EECD923386FEDC3A5C" box="[151,362,1472,1569]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Two Black spots on mid-dorsal temporal region</th>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECCA43386FDE93A5C" box="[417,607,1472,1569]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Absent</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECF853386FC9C3A5C" box="[640,810,1472,1569]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Absent</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECE483386FBA73A5C" box="[845,1041,1472,1569]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Absent</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC9333386FB4E3A5C" box="[1078,1272,1472,1569]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Present</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC81F3386FA6A3A5C" box="[1306,1500,1472,1569]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Absent</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EEC8F93386F9703A5C" box="[1532,1734,1472,1569]" gridcol="6" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Absent</td>
<td id="76E09A6D8248D7EECBE03386F86D3A5C" box="[1765,2011,1472,1569]" gridcol="7" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Absent</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBEF15382482812CBA03013F86A3A13" blockId="3.[1701,2012,1621,1646]" box="[1701,2012,1621,1646]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
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benga- lense
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sp. nov. Holotype Para- type
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824F2815CF8234FBFC873EAB" bold="true" box="[647,817,701,726]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Ariosoma meeki</emphasis>
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Smith
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(2018)
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</taxonomicName>
F 7146/2 Holotype
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824F2815C93834FBFB703E87" bold="true" box="[1085,1222,701,762]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Ariosoma melanospilos</emphasis>
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Kodeeswaran
<emphasis id="B9752D41824F2815C9D23543FBE13F3F" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">et al.</emphasis>
(2021)
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<taxonomicName id="4C018AD0824F2815C82434FBFA253F63" authority="Kodeeswaran et al. (2022 b)" authorityName="Kodeeswaran" authorityYear="2022" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="137" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="indicum">
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824F2815C82434FBFA553EAB" bold="true" box="[1313,1507,701,726]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Ariosoma indicum</emphasis>
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Kodeeswaran
<emphasis id="B9752D41824F2815C8BE34A7FA8D3F63" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">et al.</emphasis>
(2022b)
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824F2815CB0634FBF9073F63" bold="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">
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Smith
<emphasis id="B9752D41824F2815CB4F34A7F9CB3E87" bold="true" box="[1610,1661,737,762]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">et al.</emphasis>
(2018)
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,
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Roy
<emphasis id="B9752D41824F2815CB303543F9DE3F63" bold="true" box="[1589,1640,773,798]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">et al.</emphasis>
(2021)
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824F2815CBE834FBF88B3F63" bold="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">
<emphasis id="B9752D41824F2815CBE834FBF8543EAB" bold="true" box="[1773,2018,701,726]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Ariosoma maurostigma</emphasis>
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Kodeeswaran
<emphasis id="B9752D41824F2815CA8234A7F80C3E87" bold="true" box="[1927,1978,737,762]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">et al.</emphasis>
(2022a)
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</th>
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<th id="76E09A6D824FD7EECD9B3514FE993F86" box="[158,303,850,1019]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Maxillary</th>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECCAD3514FDDD3F86" box="[424,619,850,1019]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">14 rows</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECF823514FC873F86" box="[647,817,850,1019]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">13 rows irregu- larly arranged</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECE513514FBA83F86" box="[852,1054,850,1019]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">irregularly arranged 4 rows anteriorly, regular 2 to 3 ones posteriorly</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EEC9383514FB583F86" box="[1085,1262,850,1019]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">23 rows</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EEC8243514FA523F86" box="[1313,1508,850,1019]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">anterior part wider with three or four rows, middle portion with two irregular rows</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECB063514F97B3F86" box="[1539,1741,850,1019]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">56 rows</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECBE83514F8543F86" box="[1773,2018,850,1019]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">anterior part with five or six rows, middle por- tion with two rows</td>
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<th id="76E09A6D824FD7EECD9B3268FE9938CE" box="[158,303,1070,1203]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Intermaxillary</th>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECCAD3268FDDD38CE" box="[424,619,1070,1203]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">34 rows (teeth are continuous multi- serial, both blunted and granular)</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECF823268FC8738CE" box="[647,817,1070,1203]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">No distinct rows irregularly ar- ranged</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECE513268FBA838CE" box="[852,1054,1070,1203]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">4 rows</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EEC9383268FB5838CE" box="[1085,1262,1070,1203]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">34 transverse rows slightly up- turned at anterior end</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EEC8243268FA5238CE" box="[1313,1508,1070,1203]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">four transverse rows</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECB063268F97B38CE" box="[1539,1741,1070,1203]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">anteriorly, 2 rows at posterior end innermost row of maxillary blunt</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECBE83268F85438CE" box="[1773,2018,1070,1203]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">curved with 45 transverse rows</td>
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<tr id="3531F311824FD7EECD9B32A0F854393A" box="[158,2018,1254,1351]" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">
<th id="76E09A6D824FD7EECD9B32A0FE99393A" box="[158,303,1254,1351]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Mandibular</th>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECCAD32A0FDDD393A" box="[424,619,1254,1351]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">15 rows</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECF8232A0FC87393A" box="[647,817,1254,1351]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="137"></td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECE5132A0FBA8393A" box="[852,1054,1254,1351]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">5 irregular rows anteriorly etc and 2 rows posteriorly</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EEC93832A0FB58393A" box="[1085,1262,1254,1351]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">2 rows, wider an- teriorly, narrower posteriorly</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EEC82432A0FA52393A" box="[1313,1508,1254,1351]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">14 irregular rows.</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECB0632A0F97B393A" box="[1539,1741,1254,1351]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">14 irregular rows</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECBE832A0F854393A" box="[1773,2018,1254,1351]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">anterior part with 56 rows, middle portion with 2 rows</td>
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<th id="76E09A6D824FD7EECD9B333DFE9939A1" box="[158,303,1403,1500]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Vomerine</th>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECCAD333DFDDD39A1" box="[424,619,1403,1500]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">13 rows; patch extends just in front up to eye.</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECF82333DFC8739A1" box="[647,817,1403,1500]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">No distinct rows irregularly ar- ranged</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECE51333DFBA839A1" box="[852,1054,1403,1500]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">24 rows</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EEC938333DFB5839A1" box="[1085,1262,1403,1500]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">short 2 rows</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EEC824333DFA5239A1" box="[1313,1508,1403,1500]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">34 rows anteri- orly</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECB06333DF97B39A1" box="[1539,1741,1403,1500]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">34 rows; sharp anteriorly</td>
<td id="76E09A6D824FD7EECBE8333DF85439A1" box="[1773,2018,1403,1500]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">13 rows</td>
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Note: The upper jaw measurement of
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(
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)
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,
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(Non types) and
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(from Indian waters) were done by authors.
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CD923493FEA53E90" bold="true" box="[151,275,725,749]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
Holotype of
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CC9C3490FDC23E93" box="[409,628,726,750]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Ariosoma bengalense</emphasis>
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EBRC/ZSI/F12898, 304 mmTL.
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CD923393FEA53990" bold="true" box="[151,275,1493,1517]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Head pores of
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CCAB3393FD3F3990" box="[430,649,1493,1517]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Ariosoma bengalense</emphasis>
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(Holotype)
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CDC2305DFEF83A48" bold="true" box="[199,334,1563,1589]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Etymology.</emphasis>
The new species is named after the
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locality (Bay of Bengal).
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CDC23079FED43A24" bold="true" box="[199,354,1599,1625]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Comparison.</emphasis>
Among all the 35 species reported worldwide, seven
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CEC33006FB853A27" box="[966,1075,1600,1626]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Ariosoma</emphasis>
species
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are reported from
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to date:
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CDF33022FEE83A00" box="[246,350,1636,1662]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">A. anago</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CC6A3022FD853A00" box="[367,563,1635,1662]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">A. dolichopterum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CF413022FD503A00" box="[580,742,1635,1662]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">A. gnanadossi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CFF33022FC513A00" box="[758,999,1635,1662]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C018AD0824E2814CFF33022FCC23A00" box="[758,884,1635,1662]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="indicum">A. indicum</taxonomicName>
,
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</emphasis>
,
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CEF23022FB1A3A00" box="[1015,1196,1636,1662]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">A. maurostigma</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814C9E23022FA2A3A00" box="[1255,1436,1635,1662]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">A. melanospilos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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Kodeeswaran
<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CC4730CEFECA3ADC" box="[322,380,1671,1697]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">et al.</emphasis>
2021
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;
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Roy
<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CF0030CEFDF63ADC" box="[517,576,1671,1697]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">et al.</emphasis>
2021
</bibRefCitation>
;
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Kodeeswaran
<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CE3630CEFCDB3ADC" box="[819,877,1671,1697]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">et al.</emphasis>
2022a
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, b). However, records of
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814C9E630CEFAFC3ADC" box="[1251,1354,1672,1698]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">A. anago</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814C88130CEFE8C3AB8" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">A. dolichopterum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
need to be revisited as the identity of both the species from Indian waters is doubtful. The new species differs significantly from the remaining five species. The new species possesses significantly less preanal vertebrae counts than
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CC6E30B2FE663B70" box="[363,464,1780,1806]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">A. anago</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(4649
<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CF2B30B2FDFA3B70" box="[558,588,1780,1805]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">vs.</emphasis>
5456) (
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Smith
<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CFF830B2FC803B70" box="[765,822,1779,1805]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">et al.</emphasis>
2018
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). The new species differs from
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814C9DF30B2FA2A3B70" box="[1242,1436,1779,1806]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">A. dolichopterum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by substantially higher total vertebrae count (146149
<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CE0C315EFC9E3B4C" box="[777,808,1816,1841]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">vs.</emphasis>
127134) (
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). In the new species the snout length is longer than eye diameter, but in
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CFAA317AFCFB3B28" box="[687,845,1851,1878]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">A. gnanadossi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the snout length is almost equal to the eye diameter (11.713.7%
<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CC2A3126FEFB3B04" box="[303,333,1888,1913]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">vs.</emphasis>
18.823.6 HL). In addition, in the new species the interorbital space is lesser than
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814C9F93126FA2B3B04" box="[1276,1437,1887,1914]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">A. gnanadossi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(7.59.8%
<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CC1031C2FE853BE0" box="[277,307,1924,1949]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">vs.</emphasis>
18.2% HL) and the trunk length is longer than
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CE5231C2FC4E3BE0" box="[855,1016,1923,1950]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">A. gnanadossi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(23.624.2%
<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814C99F31C2FB073BE0" box="[1178,1201,1924,1949]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">vs</emphasis>
. 22.3% TL) (
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,
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Kodeeswaran
<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CF1A31EEFDEE3BBC" box="[543,600,1959,1985]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">et al.</emphasis>
2021
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). The new species differs from
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814C90131EEFBC83BBC" box="[1028,1150,1959,1986]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">A. indicum</emphasis>
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by the absence of supratemporal pores (
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814CC89318AFDBF3B98" box="[396,521,1995,2022]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">A. indicum</emphasis>
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) also the new species has comparatively smaller eye diameter than
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824E2814C825318AFA2A3B98" box="[1312,1436,1995,2022]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">A. indicum</emphasis>
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(11.713.7%
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. 15.317.6% in HL in
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CF5636D1FD783CCC" box="[595,718,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. indicum</emphasis>
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) (
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Kodeeswaran
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CE8E36D1FC733CCC" box="[907,965,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">et al.</emphasis>
2022b
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). The new species differs from
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C88136D1FF6C3CA9" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. majus</emphasis>
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by the absence of supratemporal pores (
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), dorsal-fin origin (dorsal-fin origin above the gill opening in the new species
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CCC23699FE533C85" box="[455,485,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">vs.</emphasis>
well before gill opening in
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CE133699FCC13C85" box="[790,887,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. majus</emphasis>
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) and fewer preanal vertebrae (4649
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CD923745FF4F3D61" box="[151,249,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. majus</emphasis>
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) (
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Smith
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CC583745FE233D60" box="[349,405,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">et al.</emphasis>
2018
</bibRefCitation>
,
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Roy
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CF123745FDF83D60" box="[535,590,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">et al.</emphasis>
2021
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). The new species differs from
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CEE93745FB473D61" box="[1004,1265,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Ariosoma maurostigma</emphasis>
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by less preanal length in comparison to percentage of total length 40.741.1%
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CE673761FC363D3D" box="[866,896,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">vs.</emphasis>
44.048.8% in TL (
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Kodeeswaran
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2022a
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). The new species lacks black coloration near eye and mid dorsal temporal region, whereas
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C991370DFA2A3D18" box="[1172,1436,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Ariosoma melanospilos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has two black patches at the posterior margin of the eye and two black spots on each side of mid-dorsal temporal region, for which the new spcies can be easily differentiated from
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CE8537D5FB853DD0" box="[896,1075,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. melanospilos</emphasis>
(
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Kodeeswaran
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C9E637D5FAAA3DD0" box="[1251,1308,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">et al.</emphasis>
2021
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)
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. Additionally, the preanal vertebrae are fewer in the new species in comparison to
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C90B37F1FB743DAC" box="[1038,1218,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. melanospilos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(4649
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C82537F1FA813DAD" box="[1312,1335,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">vs</emphasis>
. 5556). From remaining 28 species of world seven species:
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CFDF379DFCCF3D88" box="[730,889,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. balearicum</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C957379DFB763D89" box="[1106,1216,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. emmae</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CD9237B9FEBF3E64" box="[151,265,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. gilberti</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CCC037B9FDE63E64" box="[453,592,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. megalops</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CE0D37B9FCE93E64" box="[776,863,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. obud</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CEF937B9FBC03E64" box="[1020,1142,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. scheelei</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C88137B9FEAD3E40" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. sokotranum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
have significantly fewer vertebrae than the new species (114141
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C9F23465FAB83E41" box="[1271,1294,547,572]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">vs</emphasis>
.
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the new species) (
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,
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,
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,
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Smith
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C9153401FBFF3E1C" box="[1040,1097,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">et al.</emphasis>
2018
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). Seven species, namely
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CD92342DFEA83EF9" box="[151,286,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. coquettei</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
,
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<taxonomicName id="4C018AD0824D2817CF52342DFD513EF8" baseAuthorityName="Gunther" baseAuthorityYear="1872" box="[599,743,619,645]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fasciatum">A. fasciatum</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CFF7342DFC623EF8" box="[754,980,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. multivertebratum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C9C8342DFACB3EF9" box="[1229,1405,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">
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,
</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C881342DFF623ED5" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. sereti</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CCC734C9FDE93ED4" box="[450,607,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. shiroanago</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CE3F34C9FC093ED4" box="[826,959,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. selenops,</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824D2817CEC334C9FBF53ED4" author="Reid, E. D." box="[966,1091,655,681]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" pagination="1 - 11" refId="ref6225" refString="Reid, E. D. (1934) Two new congrid eels and a new flatfish. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 91 (15), 1 - 11, pl. 1." type="journal article" year="1934">Reid, 1934</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, have significantly more vertebrae than the new species (154172
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CF2D34F5FDF03EB1" box="[552,582,691,716]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">vs.</emphasis>
146149) (
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Smith
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CE0A34F5FCF13EB0" box="[783,839,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">et al.</emphasis>
2018
</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824D2817CE9434F5FB1D3EB0" author="Smith, D. G. &amp; Kanazawa, R. H." box="[913,1195,691,717]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" pagination="530 - 543" refId="ref6334" refString="Smith, D. G. &amp; Kanazawa, R. H. (1977) Eight new species and a new genus of congrid eels from the western north Atlantic with redescriptions of Ariosoma analis, Hildebrandia guppyi, and Rhechias vicinalis. Bulletin of Marine Science, 27 (3), 530 - 543." type="journal article" year="1977">Smith &amp; Kanazawa 1977</bibRefCitation>
,
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,
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824D2817CD923491FE9E3E8C" author="Castle, P. H. J." box="[151,296,727,753]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" pagination="685 - 726" refId="ref4792" refString="Castle, P. H. J. (1968) The congrid eels of the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Ichthyological Bulletin, 33, 685 - 726." type="journal article" year="1968">Castle, 1968</bibRefCitation>
). Two species of
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CCEF3491FDE13E8C" box="[490,599,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Ariosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, namely
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CFC53491FCAB3E8C" box="[704,797,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. anale</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824D2817CE293491FC1A3E8C" author="Poey, F." box="[812,940,727,753]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" pagination="97 - 336" refId="ref6133" refString="Poey, F. (1860) Memorias sobra la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompanadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Frances. Tomo 2. Impr. de Barcina, La Habana, pp. 97 - 336. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 2485" type="book chapter" year="1860">Poey, 1860</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CEBE3491FBAA3E8C" box="[955,1052,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. meeki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824D2817C92E3491FA833E8C" author="Jordan, D. S. &amp; Snyder, J. O." box="[1067,1333,727,753]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" pagination="335 - 380" refId="ref5297" refString="Jordan, D. S. &amp; Snyder, J. O. (1900) A list of fishes collected in Japan by Keinosuke Otaki, and by the United States steamer Albatross, with descriptions of fourteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 23 (1213), 335 - 380, pls. 9 - 20. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 00963801.23 - 1213.335" type="journal article" year="1900">
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&amp; Snyder, 1900
</bibRefCitation>
), possess significantly more preanal vertebrae than the new species (5266
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CE9434BDFC1E3F69" box="[913,936,763,788]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">vs</emphasis>
.
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the new species), (
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824D2817C9FA34BDFF643F44" author="Karmovskaya, E. S." pageId="6" pageNumber="139" pagination="455 - 472" refId="ref5557" refString="Karmovskaya, E. S. (2018) On the species composition of eels of the genus Ariosoma (Anguilliformes: Congridae) from Nha Trang and Van Phong Bays (South China Sea, Central Vietnam). Journal of Ichthyology, 58 (4), 455 - 472. https: // doi. org / 10.1134 / S 0032945218040070" type="journal article" year="2018">Karmovskaya 2018</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824D2817CDD83559FE153F44" author="Smith, D. G. &amp; Ho, H. - C. &amp; Huang, J. F. &amp; Chang, Y. H." box="[221,419,799,825]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" pagination="84 - 106" refId="ref6392" refString="Smith, D. G., Ho, H. - C., Huang, J. F. &amp; Chang, Y. H. (2018) The congrid eel genus Ariosoma in Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Congridae), with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 4454 (1), 84 - 106. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4454.1.10" type="journal article" year="2018">
Smith
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CC223559FEE93F44" box="[295,351,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">et al.</emphasis>
2018
</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CD92315AFEA53B49" bold="true" box="[151,275,1820,1844]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
A. Upper jaw of
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CCC6315AFD283B49" box="[451,670,1820,1844]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Ariosoma bengalense</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CFA1315AFD433B49" bold="true" box="[676,757,1820,1844]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A246903A824D2817CFA1315AFD433B49" box="[676,757,1820,1844]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and B. Lower jaw of
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CED6315AFB183B49" box="[979,1198,1820,1844]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Ariosoma bengalense</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A246903A824D2817C9B1315AFAB23B49" box="[1204,1284,1820,1844]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
</caption>
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Among the remaining 12 species, six species:
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CFEC3125FCC93B01" box="[745,895,1890,1917]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. anagoides</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824D2817CE943124FB803B00" author="Bleeker, P." box="[913,1078,1890,1917]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" pagination="1 - 76" refId="ref4699" refString="Bleeker, P. (1853) Bijdrage tot de kennis der Muraenoiden en Symbranchoiden van den Indischen Archipel. Verhandlingen van het Bataaviasch Genootschapvan Kunsten en Wetenschappen, 25, 1 - 76" type="journal article" year="1853">Bleeker, 1853</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C94B3125FB503B01" box="[1102,1254,1890,1917]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. bauchotae</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824D2817C9FD3124FA393B01" author="Karrer, C." box="[1272,1423,1890,1916]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" pagination="1 - 116" refId="ref5621" refString="Karrer, C. (1983) Anguilliformes du Canal de Mozambique (Pisces, Teleostei). Faune Tropicale, 23, 1 - 116." type="journal article" year="1983">Karrer, 1983</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C018AD0824D2817CD9231C1FDD93BDD" authority="(McCulloch &amp; Waite, 1916)" baseAuthorityName="McCulloch &amp; Waite" baseAuthorityYear="1916" box="[151,623,1926,1953]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="howensis">
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CD9231C1FE963BDD" box="[151,288,1926,1953]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. howensis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824D2817CC3731C0FDD03BDD" author="McCulloch, A. R. &amp; Waite, E. R." box="[306,614,1926,1952]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" pagination="437 - 451" refId="ref5917" refString="McCulloch, A. R. &amp; Waite, E. R. (1916) Additions to the fish fauna of Lord Howe Island No. 5. Transactions of the Royal Society South Australia, 40, 437 - 451." type="journal article" year="1916">McCulloch &amp; Waite, 1916</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4C018AD0824D2817CF7C31C1FC203BDD" authority="(Castle, 1990)" baseAuthorityName="Castle" baseAuthorityYear="1990" box="[633,918,1926,1953]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kapala">
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CF7C31C1FD513BDD" box="[633,743,1926,1953]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. kapala</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824D2817CFFC31C0FC383BDD" author="Castle, P. H. J." box="[761,910,1926,1952]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" pagination="119 - 126" refId="ref4825" refString="Castle, P. H. J. (1990) Two new species of the previously monotypic congrid eel genera Poeciloconger and Macrocephenchelys from eastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, 42 (2), 119 - 126. https: // doi. org / 10.3853 / j. 0067 - 1975.42.1990.109" type="journal article" year="1990">Castle, 1990</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C018AD0824D2817CEA131C1FAFE3BDD" authority="(Pappenheim, 1914)" baseAuthorityName="Pappenheim" baseAuthorityYear="1914" box="[932,1352,1926,1953]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mauritianum">
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CEA131C1FBEE3BDD" box="[932,1112,1927,1953]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. mauritianum</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824D2817C96C31C0FA893BDD" author="Pappenheim, P." box="[1129,1343,1926,1952]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" pagination="161 - 200" refId="ref6086" refString="Pappenheim, P. (1914) II. Die Tiefseefische. In: Die Fische der deutschen Sudpolar-Expedition 1901 - 1903. Deutsche SudpolarExpedition 1901 - 1903, 15 (Zoologie 7), pp. 161 - 200, pls. 9 - 10." type="journal article" year="1914">Pappenheim, 1914</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C88131C1FF4F3BB9" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. sazonovi</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824D2817CC0531ECFE573BB9" author="Karmovskaya, E. S." box="[256,481,1962,1988]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" pagination="1 - 32" refId="ref5432" refString="Karmovskaya, E. S. (2004) Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the western tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species. Journal of Ichthyology, 44 (Supplement 1), 1 - 32. [S 1 - S 32]" type="journal article" year="2004">Karmovskaya, 2004</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, have an overlapping vertebral count with new species.
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C95431EDFA8E3BB9" box="[1105,1336,1962,1989]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Ariosoma anagoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C018AD0824D2817C84331EDFF793B95" baseAuthorityName="McCulloch &amp; Waite" baseAuthorityYear="1916" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="howensis">
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C84331EDFF793B95" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. howensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817CC0D3189FE3C3B95" box="[264,394,1999,2025]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">A. sazonovi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differ from new species in having three supratemporal pores (
<emphasis id="B9752D41824D2817C94B3189FBDA3B95" box="[1102,1132,1999,2024]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">vs.</emphasis>
absent in the new species) (
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824C2816CD9A36D1FEC93CCC" author="Karmovskaya, E. S." box="[159,383,151,177]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140" pagination="1 - 32" refId="ref5432" refString="Karmovskaya, E. S. (2004) Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the western tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species. Journal of Ichthyology, 44 (Supplement 1), 1 - 32. [S 1 - S 32]" type="journal article" year="2004">Karmovskaya 2004</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824C2816CC8E36D1FDDD3CCC" author="Karmovskaya, E. S." box="[395,619,151,177]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140" pagination="455 - 472" refId="ref5557" refString="Karmovskaya, E. S. (2018) On the species composition of eels of the genus Ariosoma (Anguilliformes: Congridae) from Nha Trang and Van Phong Bays (South China Sea, Central Vietnam). Journal of Ichthyology, 58 (4), 455 - 472. https: // doi. org / 10.1134 / S 0032945218040070" type="journal article" year="2018">Karmovskaya 2018</bibRefCitation>
).
<taxonomicName id="4C018AD0824C2816CF7A36D1FCD03CCC" baseAuthorityName="Bleeker" baseAuthorityYear="1853" box="[639,870,151,177]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="140" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anagoides">
<emphasis id="B9752D41824C2816CF7A36D1FCD03CCC" box="[639,870,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Ariosoma anagoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
possesses more preanal lateral line pores than the new species (54
<emphasis id="B9752D41824C2816CC5036FDFEC53CA9" box="[341,371,187,212]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">vs.</emphasis>
4649).
<taxonomicName id="4C018AD0824C2816CCDF36FDFD723CA8" baseAuthorityName="Karrer" baseAuthorityYear="1983" box="[474,708,187,213]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="140" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bauchotae">
<emphasis id="B9752D41824C2816CCDF36FDFD723CA8" box="[474,708,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Ariosoma bauchotae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from the new species in having larger eyes (17.018.6%
<emphasis id="B9752D41824C2816CD923699FF183C85" box="[151,174,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">vs</emphasis>
. 11.713.7% HL) (
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA2824C2816CC823699FDA03C84" author="Karrer, C." box="[391,534,223,249]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140" pagination="1 - 116" refId="ref5621" refString="Karrer, C. (1983) Anguilliformes du Canal de Mozambique (Pisces, Teleostei). Faune Tropicale, 23, 1 - 116." type="journal article" year="1983">Karrer 1983</bibRefCitation>
).
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has a lower lateral-line pore count (139) than the new species (135136), higher precaudal vertebrae count 74
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new species and has supratemporal pores (absent in the new species) (
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).
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824C2816CD923062FEA13A41" bold="true" box="[151,279,1572,1596]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
A. Upper jaw and B. Lower jaw of the holotype of
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The new species also differs significantly from the remaining eight species.
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(
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)
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can be distinguished by having a larger eye diameter (4.0
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.
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HL), more preanal length (1.25
<emphasis id="B9752D41824C2816C80C30F5FA963AB1" box="[1289,1312,1715,1740]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">vs</emphasis>
.
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TL), small and sharp teeth (
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)
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conical and granular teeth in the new species.
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(
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possesses significantly fewer lateral-line pores (116
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.
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new species) and more preanal lateral-line pores (51
<emphasis id="B9752D41824C2816CC813159FE2D3B45" box="[388,411,1823,1848]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">vs</emphasis>
. 4649) (
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).
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824C2816CF9F3158FCDF3B45" box="[666,873,1822,1848]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Ariosoma mellissii</emphasis>
(
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)
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has a short snout compared to eye diameter, equal in length to the eye, but in the new species, snout length is 1.422.02 longer than the eye diameter. In addition, the eye diameter of
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824C2816CF053120FD643BFD" box="[512,722,1894,1920]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Ariosoma mellissii</emphasis>
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is 0.2 times of head
<emphasis id="B9752D41824C2816CEB83121FC6A3BFD" box="[957,988,1895,1920]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">vs.</emphasis>
0.120.13 times in the new species and
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has villiform teeth on jaws
<emphasis id="B9752D41824C2816CF4D31CDFDE93BD9" box="[584,607,1931,1956]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">vs</emphasis>
. blunt and granular teeth in new species (
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).
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<emphasis id="B9752D41824C2816C9E531CCFE973BB5" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus</emphasis>
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has more preanal lateral-line pores (5457) than the new species (4649); teeth arranged in 78 rows on both jaws (
<emphasis id="B9752D41824C2816CF2C3195FDF63B91" box="[553,576,2003,2028]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">vs</emphasis>
. 14 rows on jaws) and 67 rows of vomerine teeth (
<emphasis id="B9752D41824C2816C9903195FB1A3B91" box="[1173,1196,2003,2028]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">vs</emphasis>
. 13 rows in the new species) (
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA282432819CC0736D1FE523CCC" author="Karmovskaya, E. S." box="[258,484,151,177]" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" pagination="1 - 8" refId="ref5376" refString="Karmovskaya, E. S. (1991) New species of conger eel (Congridae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Voprosy Ikhtiologii, 3 (6), 891 - 897. [in Russian. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology, 32 (3) 1992, 1 - 8]" type="journal article" year="1991">Karmovskaya 1991</bibRefCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182432819CCFC36D1FC873CCC" box="[505,817,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="141">Ariosoma opistophthalmum</emphasis>
(
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differs from new species in having a dark brown pectoral fin with black edge (
<emphasis id="B9752D4182432819CF6636FDFDCC3CA9" box="[611,634,187,212]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="141">vs</emphasis>
. pale pectoral fin without black edge) (
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).
<taxonomicName id="4C018AD082432819C9E436FDFA2B3CA9" baseAuthorityName="D'Ancona" baseAuthorityYear="1928" box="[1249,1437,187,213]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Ariosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sanzoi">
<emphasis id="B9752D4182432819C9E436FDFA2B3CA9" box="[1249,1437,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="141">Ariosoma sanzoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is described from leptocephali with myomere count of 123 (
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA282432819CE3C3699FC453C84" author="D'Ancona, U." box="[825,1011,223,249]" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" pagination="1 - 146" refId="ref4882" refString="D'Ancona, U. (1928) Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. &quot; Ammiraglio Magnaghi &quot; 1923 - 24. Memoire, Real Comitato Talassografico Italiano, 1928, 1 - 146." type="journal article" year="1928">DAncona 1928</bibRefCitation>
), far fewer than 146149 vertebrae of the new species.
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182432819CC503745FD853D61" box="[341,563,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="141">Ariosoma vomerina</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA282432819CF3F3745FC9D3D60" author="Myers, G. S. &amp; Wade, C. B." box="[570,811,259,285]" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" pagination="65 - 111" refId="ref5960" refString="Myers, G. S. &amp; Wade, C. B. (1941) Four new genera and ten new species of eels from the Pacific coast of tropical America. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932 - 40, Los Angeles, 9 (4), 65 - 111, pls. 7 - 16." type="journal article" year="1941">Myers &amp; Wade, 1941</bibRefCitation>
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differs from the new species in having a very small vomerine tooth patch and the maxillary teeth having similar shape and size to mandibular teeth
<emphasis id="B9752D4182432819C99B3761FB0B3D3D" box="[1182,1213,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="141">vs.</emphasis>
comparatively long vomerine tooth patch and larger maxillary teeth than mandibular teeth (
<bibRefCitation id="EF908CA282432819CEB3370DFB123D18" author="Myers, G. S. &amp; Wade, C. B." box="[950,1188,331,357]" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" pagination="65 - 111" refId="ref5960" refString="Myers, G. S. &amp; Wade, C. B. (1941) Four new genera and ten new species of eels from the Pacific coast of tropical America. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932 - 40, Los Angeles, 9 (4), 65 - 111, pls. 7 - 16." type="journal article" year="1941">Myers &amp; Wade 1941</bibRefCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B9752D4182432819CDC23728FE783DF5" bold="true" box="[199,462,366,392]" pageId="8" pageNumber="141">Comparative material</emphasis>
:
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