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Kobayashi A diff --git a/data/50/B5/4A/50B54A9DF01856E5956A358C9A0EC9E2.xml b/data/50/B5/4A/50B54A9DF01856E5956A358C9A0EC9E2.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..50900075a83 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/50/B5/4A/50B54A9DF01856E5956A358C9A0EC9E2.xml @@ -0,0 +1,813 @@ + + + +Species of the snake eel genus Yirrkala Whitley, 1940 from Taiwan, with descriptions of a new species and two new records (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) + + + +Author + +Hibino, Yusuke +0000-0002-5670-3851 +Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History, Fukuoka 805 - 0071, Japan + + + +Author + +Ho, Hsuan-Ching +0000-0003-1154-601X +Department and Graduate Institute of Aquaculture, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 81157, Taiwan & Australian Museum, Sydney 2010, Australia + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-12-09 + + +1220 + + +45 +62 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1220.130885 +7A7FE0E0-7BAA-4DB2-8061-A51BE183924F + + + + + +Yirrkala nkust + +sp. nov. + + + + +Figs 1 +, +2 +, +3 A +, +Table 1 + + + + +Materials examined. + + + + +Holotype + +• +NMMB-P 38652 +, 496 mm +TL +, ca + +23°40'N +, +119°36.6'E + +, +Chi-kan +, +Bai-sha +, northern +Penghu +, western +Taiwan +, +Taiwan Strait +, ca + +30–50 m +depth + +, + +12 July 2021 + + +. + + +Paratypes + +• +NMMB-P 38645 +, 315 mm +TL +, + +12 July 2021 + +; +NMMB-P 39317 +, 462 mm +TL +, + +16 August 2022 + +; + +KMNH VR +100650 + +, 297 mm +TL +, + +23 July 2024 + +; all collected from near the type locality + +. + + + + + + +Counts and measurements of three + +Yirrkala +species + +newly collected from Taiwan, with type information. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
- + +Y. nkust + +sp. nov. + +Y. kaupii + +Y. omanensis +
HolotypeParatypesPresent materialsHolotypePresent materialHolotype
Total length (mm)496 +297–462 ( +n += 3) + +238–331 ( +n += 3) +342216 +230 +b +
+As % of +TL +
Head length5.96.2–6.47.3–8.4 +6.5 +a +8.1 +7.7 +b +
Preanal length51.947.4–52.647.1–47.3N / A57.9 +58.3 +c +
Tail length48.147.4–52.652.7–52.9N / A42.1 +41.7 +c +
Predorsal length5.15.5–6.112.5–13.5N / A59.8 +ca 59 +d +
Body depth at gill opening1.71.6–1.82.1–2.4 +(1.7) +a +2.3 +(1.8) +c +
Body width at gill opening1.51.5–1.61.4–1.7N / A2.1N / A
Body depth at midanus1.71.3–1.52.4–2.5N / A2.1N / A
Body width at midanus1.61.4–1.61.5–2.1N / A2.0N / A
As % of head length
Snout length15.114.7–16.513.9–14.5 +ca 16 +a +11.4 +ca 11 +b +
Eye diameter4.53.6–4.56.1–6.5 +ca 8 +a +5.7N / A
Upper-jaw length28.028.0–30.922.4–23.4 +ca 25 +a +28.6N / A
Gill-opening length12.711.4–15.78.2–13.4N / A9.7N / A
Interorbital width7.96.6–9.86.5–8.2N / A5.1N / A
Isthmus width5.13.9–5.58.5–15.6N / A6.9N / A
Counts
Predorsal vertebrae87–817–18177876
Preanal vertebrae7272–7564–66657676
Total vertebrae147150–152151–155156141140
+ + + +Body depths in parentheses are possibly the maximum depth. +a +from +Bleeker (1858) +; +b +from +Norman (1939) +; +c +from +McCosker (2022) +; and +d +estimated from +Norman (1939) +. + + + + + +Diagnosis. + + +An elongate species of + +Yirrkala + +with the following combination of characters: body reddish brown without speckles, snout paler; supraorbital pores ( +SO +) 1 + 3; dorsal-fin origin just above gill opening; lateral-line pores before anus 72–78; predorsal vertebrae 7–8, preanal 72–75, and total 147–152; +MVF +8-73 - 150. + + + + +Description. + + +Body elongate, subcylindrical, tip of tail laterally compressed and extremely pointed (Figs +1 A +, +2 A +). Head moderate in size, 15.7–17.0 in +TL +(17.0 in +holotype +); preanal length mostly equal to tail, +0.9–1.1 in +tail length and +1.9–2.1 in +TL +(0.9 and +1.9 in +holotype +). + + + + + + +Fresh condition of + +Yirrkala nkust + +sp. nov. +, holotype, +NMMB-P 38652 +, 496 mm +TL +A +whole body +B +lateral view of head +C +dorsal view of head. +AG +anterior edge of gill opening +AN +anus +DO +dorsal-fin origin. + + + + + + + +Fresh condition (after freezing) of + +Yirrkala nkust + +sp. nov. +, paratype, + +KMNH VR +100650 + +, 297 mm +TL +, photographed by Y. - C. Hsu +A +whole body +B +lateral view of head +C +dorsal view of head +D +ventral view of head. +AG +anterior edge of gill opening +AN +anus +DO +dorsal-fin origin. + + + +Snout relatively longer, 3.4–3.7 times eye diameter ( +3.7 in +holotype +), its tip pointed; distinct median groove ventrally on snout, its anterior tip reaching to midpoint of anterior-nostril-tube base; slope of dorsal surface of snout smooth, without notch or distinct hump. Anterior nostril tubular, short, tube length about equal to pupil diameter; posterior nostril oval in shape with an inner valve, located on anteroventral margin of eye, opening ventrally, covered by a flap extending slightly below edge of mouth gape. Eye small, covered by a transparent skin; center of eye anterior to mid-jaw (Figs +1 B +, +2 B +). Interorbital region wide, weakly convex (Figs +1 C +, +2 C +). Mouth inferior, distance from tip of snout to anterior tip of lower jaw 3.0–3.3 times eye diameter ( +3.3 in +holotype +); lower jaw short, its tip relatively pointed, not reaching anterior-nostril tube (Figs +1 B +, +2 B, D +); rictus short, posterior end of gape slightly behind a vertical through posterior margin of eye; lips smooth with a fold along upper lip, extending from second infraorbital pore to postorbital pore or rictus. Gill openings positioned ventrolaterally of breast, relatively close each side; shape of opening slightly curved, diameter more than twice eye diameter. + + +Sensory pores on head developed, arrangement of those pores as follows (Fig. +3 A +): 1 (ethmoid) + 3 on supraorbital, 3 + 3 on infraorbital, 4 on lower jaw, 2 on preopercle, and 5 on supratemporal, one of those on mid-temporal; a single median interorbital pore. + + + + + + +Line drawing of lateral head +A + +Yirrkala nkust + +sp. nov. +, holotype, +NMMB-P 38652 +, 496 mm +TL +B + +Yirrkala kaupii + +, +NMMB-P 38424 +, 328 mm +TL +C + +Yirrkala omanensis +, + +KMNH VR +100616 + + +, 216 mm +TL +. Arrows indicate ethmoid = 1 +st +supraorbital (lefts), interorbital (middles) and mid-temporal (rights) pores. + + + +Lateral-line pores small but obvious. Lateral line almost complete except for near tip of tail, nine anterior to a vertical through gill opening, seven or eight (eight in +holotype +) anterior to dorsal-fin origin, 72–78 (77) anterior to mid anus, and total 149–152 (151). + +Teeth pointed, slightly recurved posteriorly; 12–15 teeth on maxilla and 12–13 dentary uniserial; 10–12 vomerine teeth biserial anteriorly and uniserial posteriorly; intermaxillary with four teeth arranged in two rows. +Median fins low but obvious; origin of dorsal fin slightly behind a vertical through anterior edge of gill opening but not behind posterior edge, ending anterior to tip of tail about 1 eye diameter; origin of anal fin slightly behind anus, ending same as dorsal fin; caudal and pectoral fins absent. + + +Coloration +. + +Just after captured (Fig. +1 +), body greenish brown anteriorly, reddish brown posteriorly; lateral-line pore not margined; head generally greenish brown, postorbital region pinkish; snout with extremely pale brown transverse band dorsally in +holotype +, +paratype +also paler but tip of snout not darker; fins similar color of body. After preservation, body color faded, changed to brown to pale brown, trunk weakly bicolored, melanophores remaining dorsally. + + + + +Etymology. + + +The scientific name + +nkust + +is the acronym of the National +Kaohsiung +University of Science and Technology, +Kaohsiung +, +Taiwan +, which supports our research work. Used as a noun. + + + + +Distribution. + + +Known from the northern regions of +Penghu +Islands, an archipelago in the +Taiwan +Strait off western +Taiwan +. The type series was collected from bycatches of the Silver-stripe round herring ( + +Spratelloides gracilis + +) at depths about + +30– +50 m. + + + + + +Remarks. + + +The position of the dorsal-fin origin compared to that of gill opening is an important character for diagnosing + +Yirrkala +species. + +Based on the morphological information of several species (i. e. + +Yirrkala ori +McCosker, 2011 + +and + +Y. misolensis + +), the origin of dorsal fin quite consistent, showing less intraspecific variation. + + +The new species has the dorsal-fin origin situated above gill opening (verticals between anterior and posterior edges of the opening). The character is shared by + +Y. ori + +only, as other 13 species, including + +Y. chaselingi + +, + +Y. lumbricoides + +, + +Yirrkala moorei +McCosker, 2006 + +, + +Yirrkala tenuis +( +Günther, 1870 +) + +before; + +Yirrkala calyptra +McCosker, 2011 + +, + +Y. gjellerupi + +, + +Yirrkala insolitus +McCosker, 1999 + +, + +Y. kaupii + +, + +Yirrkala macrodon +( +Bleeker, 1863 +) + +, + +Yirrkala maculata +(Klausewitz, 1964) + +, + +Y. misolensis + +, + +Yirrkala omanensis +( +Norman, 1939 +) + +, + +Yirrkala philippinensis +(Herre, 1936) + +, have their fin origins clearly behind the gill opening ( +Bleeker 1863 +; +Whitley 1940 +; +McCosker 1999 +, +2006 +; +McCosker et al. 2007 +; +McCosker 2011 +; +Chiu et al. 2022 +; this study). + + + +Yirrkala nkust + +sp. nov. +differs from + +Y. ori + +in having 1 + 3 supraorbital pores (vs 1 + 4), and the position of the lower-jaw tip (not reaching base of the anterior-nostril tube vs beyond posterior edge of the base). The new species has similar vertebral counts of + +Y. lumbricoides + +but not overlapped in the count of the predorsal vertebrae (7 or 8 vs +5 in + +Y. lumbricoides + +), and the total vertebrae (147–152 vs 150–159) is available ( +McCosker 2022 +; this study). + + +In addition, although + +Muraena fusca +Zuiwe, 1793 + +was regarded as a valid species of + +Yirrkala + +by +Fricke et al. (2018) +, this name should be treated as a +nomen dubium +. Its original description is insufficient which lacks direct evidence to identify it to any ophichthid and whereabouts of its +holotype +is unknown. + +Sphagebranchus brevirostris +Peters, 1855 + +, which has been regarded as conspecific with + +M. fusca +( +Fricke et al. 2018 +) + +, should be treated in a future work. + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/5F/E3/D0/5FE3D06FC08D5749B35B4BF09A9C8A55.xml b/data/5F/E3/D0/5FE3D06FC08D5749B35B4BF09A9C8A55.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..1a76054d308 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/5F/E3/D0/5FE3D06FC08D5749B35B4BF09A9C8A55.xml @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ + + + +Species of the snake eel genus Yirrkala Whitley, 1940 from Taiwan, with descriptions of a new species and two new records (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) + + + +Author + +Hibino, Yusuke +0000-0002-5670-3851 +Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History, Fukuoka 805 - 0071, Japan + + + +Author + +Ho, Hsuan-Ching +0000-0003-1154-601X +Department and Graduate Institute of Aquaculture, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 81157, Taiwan & Australian Museum, Sydney 2010, Australia + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-12-09 + + +1220 + + +45 +62 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1220.130885 +7A7FE0E0-7BAA-4DB2-8061-A51BE183924F + + + + +Genus + +Yirrkala +Whitley, 1940 + + + + + + + + +Yirrkala + +Whitley, 1940: 410 +(type species: + +Yirrkala chaselingi + +Whitley, 1940 + + +, by original designation). + + + + + + + + +Distinguishing features. + + +Body elongate, cylindrical; tail length generally equal or less than half of total length; all fins low but visible, dorsal-fin origin generally above or behind gill openings; no pectoral fins; snout subconical; anterior nostrils tubular and extremely short; teeth conical, mostly uniserial; gill openings ventral; and two preopercular pores ( +McCosker et al. 2007 +; +McCosker 2022 +; this study). + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/97/FD/EB/97FDEBB46C8C531E9B1D47FDB09E671F.xml b/data/97/FD/EB/97FDEBB46C8C531E9B1D47FDB09E671F.xml index 61040c09601..f29e4839356 100644 --- a/data/97/FD/EB/97FDEBB46C8C531E9B1D47FDB09E671F.xml +++ b/data/97/FD/EB/97FDEBB46C8C531E9B1D47FDB09E671F.xml @@ -1,48 +1,48 @@ - - - -Species of the snake eel genus Yirrkala Whitley, 1940 from Taiwan, with descriptions of a new species and two new records (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) + + + +Species of the snake eel genus Yirrkala Whitley, 1940 from Taiwan, with descriptions of a new species and two new records (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) - - -Author + + +Author -Hibino, Yusuke -0000-0002-5670-3851 -Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History, Fukuoka 805 - 0071, Japan +Hibino, Yusuke +0000-0002-5670-3851 +Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History, Fukuoka 805 - 0071, Japan - - -Author + + +Author -Ho, Hsuan-Ching -0000-0003-1154-601X -Department and Graduate Institute of Aquaculture, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 81157, Taiwan & Australian Museum, Sydney 2010, Australia +Ho, Hsuan-Ching +0000-0003-1154-601X +Department and Graduate Institute of Aquaculture, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 81157, Taiwan & Australian Museum, Sydney 2010, Australia -text - - -ZooKeys +text + + +ZooKeys - -2024 - -2024-12-09 + +2024 + +2024-12-09 - -1220 + +1220 - -45 -62 + +45 +62 -journal article -10.3897/zookeys.1220.130885 -7A7FE0E0-7BAA-4DB2-8061-A51BE183924F +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1220.130885 +7A7FE0E0-7BAA-4DB2-8061-A51BE183924F - + @@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ Sphagebranchus kaupii Bleeker, 1858: 3 -( -type -locality: Manado, +(type locality: Manado, Sulawesi , Indonesia @@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ locality: Manado, - Ophichthys kaupi @@ -101,12 +98,10 @@ locality: Manado, Celebes ). - - Sphagebranchus kaupi @@ -119,14 +114,12 @@ locality: Manado, Celebes ). - ? - Yirrkala kaupi @@ -134,7 +127,6 @@ locality: Manado, McCosker 1977: 16 - (listed; specimen collected from Philippines ); @@ -147,7 +139,6 @@ locality: Manado, - Yirrkala kaupii @@ -176,7 +167,6 @@ locality: Manado, Indonesia ). - @@ -186,21 +176,18 @@ locality: Manado, • - -NMMB-P -36108, 239 mm + +NMMB-P 36108 +, 239 mm TL , ca -23 ° 56.2 ' N +23°56.2'N , -121 ° 36.5 ' E +121°36.5'E -, jointed mouth of -Mu-Gua River -and -Hualien -River +, +jointed mouth of Mu-Gua River and Hualien River , Hualien , eastern @@ -219,19 +206,19 @@ and • - -NMMB-P -38424, 328 mm + +NMMB-P 38424 +, 328 mm TL , -NMMB-P -38425, 331 mm +NMMB-P 38425 +, 331 mm TL , ca -23 ° 27.9 ' N +23°27.9'N , -121 ° 29.7 ' E +121°29.7'E , Jin-pu village @@ -239,9 +226,12 @@ and Fengbin township , Taitung -, 26 -May -, 2023, collected after preserving in wine for several years +, + +26 May +, 2023 + +, collected after preserving in wine for several years . @@ -288,7 +278,9 @@ Preserved specimen of Yirrkala kaupii -, NMMB-P 36108, 239 mm +, +NMMB-P 36108 +, 239 mm TL A whole body (dorsal view) @@ -310,8 +302,11 @@ Snout relatively longer, more than twice eye diameter, its tip pointed; distinct ); rictus short, posterior end of gape slightly behind a vertical through posterior margin of eye; lips smooth with folds, the fold along upper lip extending from second infraorbital pore to posterior rictus, but absent in one specimen ( + NMMB-P -38425); the fold along lower lip extending from position between first and second mandibular pores to anterior of first preopercular pore. Gill openings positioned ventrolaterally of breast, not close each side; shape of opening curved, diameter more than twice eye diameter. +38425 + +); the fold along lower lip extending from position between first and second mandibular pores to anterior of first preopercular pore. Gill openings positioned ventrolaterally of breast, not close each side; shape of opening curved, diameter more than twice eye diameter. Sensory pores on head developed, arrangement of those pores as follows (Fig. @@ -321,8 +316,11 @@ Sensory pores on head developed, arrangement of those pores as follows (Fig. Lateral-line pores small but obvious. Lateral line almost complete except for near tip of tail, eight or nine anterior to a vertical through gill opening, 16–18 anterior to dorsal-fin origin, 63–65 anterior to mid anus, and total 116–138. Teeth pointed, slightly recurved posteriorly; teeth on maxilla, vomer and dentary uniserial; maxilla comprising 19 (right) / 25 (left) teeth and mandible comprising 21 / 23 teeth in + NMMB-P -36108; intermaxillary with four or five teeth arranged in two rows or a chevron shape. +36108 + +; intermaxillary with four or five teeth arranged in two rows or a chevron shape. Median fins low but obvious; origin of dorsal fin behind gill opening, ending anterior to tip of tail about 1 eye diameter; origin of anal fin slightly behind anus, ending same as dorsal fin; caudal and pectoral fins absent. diff --git a/data/C0/B7/70/C0B770A11C2D5D46AD1BA629C127C644.xml b/data/C0/B7/70/C0B770A11C2D5D46AD1BA629C127C644.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a58a6258aba --- /dev/null +++ b/data/C0/B7/70/C0B770A11C2D5D46AD1BA629C127C644.xml @@ -0,0 +1,288 @@ + + + +Species of the snake eel genus Yirrkala Whitley, 1940 from Taiwan, with descriptions of a new species and two new records (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) + + + +Author + +Hibino, Yusuke +0000-0002-5670-3851 +Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History, Fukuoka 805 - 0071, Japan + + + +Author + +Ho, Hsuan-Ching +0000-0003-1154-601X +Department and Graduate Institute of Aquaculture, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 81157, Taiwan & Australian Museum, Sydney 2010, Australia + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-12-09 + + +1220 + + +45 +62 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1220.130885 +7A7FE0E0-7BAA-4DB2-8061-A51BE183924F + + + + + +Yirrkala misolensis +( +Günther, 1872 +) + + + + + + + + +Ophichthys misolensis + +Günther, 1872: 426 +(type locality: Misool [Misol] +Island +, +Irian Jaya +, +Indonesia +). + + + + + + + + +Dalophis misolensis + + +: + + +Jordan +and Seale 1906: 194 + + +(Misol). + + + + + + +Yirrkala misolensis + + +: + +McCosker 1977: 69 + +(listed); + +Smith and McCosker 1999: 1669 + +(listed); + +McCosker et al. 2006: 277 + +(listed, +Queensland +, +Australia +); + +Menes et al. 2010: 98 + +(Bago River, Negros and Panay, +Philippines +); + +McCosker 2014: 339 + +(listed, +Philippines +); + +Ho et al. 2015: 177 + +( +Taiwan +, listed as a new record); + +Motomura et al. 2017: 35 + +(Panay, +Philippines +); + +Hibino 2019: 154 + +(Dong-gang, Taiwan); + +Hibino et al. 2021: 21 + +( +Okinawa +, +Japan +); + +Chiu et al. 2022: 117 + +( +Taiwan +, redescription); + +McCosker 2022: 136 + +( +Maldives +, but photographed specimen collected from Taiwan). + + + + + + +Diagnosis. + + +An elongate species of + +Yirrkala + +with the following combination of characters: body pale to dark brown with mottled patterns from snout to anterior trunk; +SO +1 + 3; dorsal-fin origin behind gill opening; lateral-line pores before anus 76–85; total vertebrae 165–180, +MVF +10-77 - 173 ( +Hibino et al. 2021 +; +Chiu et al. 2022 +). + + + + +Distribution. + + +Indo-Pacific from +India +to +Fiji +, including +Indonesia +( +holotype +), north to Ryukyu Islands, +Japan +; specimens collected from Dong-gang, Ke-tzu-liao, southwestern part of +Taiwan +( +Chiu et al. 2022 +). + + + + +Remarks. + + +Ho et al. (2015) +first listed this species from +Taiwan +with voucher specimens. +Chiu et al. (2022) +provided a detailed redescription and the results of DNA barcoding. It is notable that +McCosker (2022) +provided the +MVF +12-75 - 168 and total vertebrae 166–169 which is slightly different from our observation. It is likely that the + +Y. misolensis + +from +Taiwan +may include different populations. Without an explanation, +McCosker (2022) +regarded + +Caecula maculata +Klausewitz, 1964 + +(type locality: +Nicobar Islands +) as a junior synonym of + +Y. misolensis + +. However, we cannot make any judgment about this synonymy without examining specimens from the type locality of + +C. maculata + +. The correct catalog number of the +holotype +of + +Ophichthys misolensis + +is + +BMNH + +1870.8. 31.112 ( +https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea/resource/05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb/record/3103514 +), although +Hibino et al. (2021) +and +Chiu et al. (2022) +erred and gave the wrong catalogue number (Fig. +6 +). + + + + + + +Holotype of + +Ophichthys misolensis +, +BMNH + +1870.8. 31.112, 280 mm +TL +A +whole body +B +head and breast. + + + + + \ No newline at end of file