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species.
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7D7FC56DBF440B8B" box="[305,555,380,403]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Pezichthys amplispinus</emphasis>
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(by original designation)
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7CD9C5D3BC730BC4" bold="true" box="[151,284,450,476]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Definition.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7D6BC5D3BCCD0BC3" box="[293,418,450,475]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Pezichthys</emphasis>
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is unique among brachionichthyids in having the following combination of features: body depth relatively deep, 3248% SL at second dorsal-fin origin; head variably compressed and large, length 4955% SL; caudal peduncle short to long, 411% SL; illicium short and stout to very slender and long (
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head length), 19 times length of esca; skin surface very rough, almost completely covered with small spiny scales; spinules mainly bifurcate, upright, originating near middle of scale bases; scale bases stellate or subcircular, and embedded but spinules divided well above skin surface; dermal appendages present or absent (usually confined to arm of pectoral-fin); lacking wart-like protuberances; sensory scales variably demarcated; body coloration simple, with fine markings or with a floral pattern; pectoral-fin rays 7; anal-fin rays 79 (mainly 8); vertebrae 2022.
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7C8BC70FBC3A0920" bold="true" box="[197,341,798,824]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Etymology.</emphasis>
A combination of the Greek
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(walking) and
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(fish) in allusion to the ability of these fishes to walk on the sea floor using their hand-like pelvic fins and arm-like pectoral fins.
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7C8BC77ABC42099D" bold="true" box="[197,301,875,901]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Species.</emphasis>
A variable group needing further resolution and presently consisting of five new species:
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7CD9C783BCC309B3" box="[151,428,914,939]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Pezichthys amplispinus</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7E6CC783BFA709B3" box="[546,712,914,939]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">P. compressus</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="48A557AFFFC1FFBC7E9EC783BE4109B4" box="[720,814,914,940]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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,
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7F71C783BED909B3" box="[831,950,914,939]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">P. eltanini</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7863C783B9B209B3" box="[1069,1245,914,939]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">P. macropinnis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="48A557AFFFC1FFBC78ABC783B82B09B4" box="[1253,1348,914,940]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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, and
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC79C8C783BC7009CA" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">P. nigrocilium</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7C8BC371BC390D60" bold="true" box="[197,342,1888,1912]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">FIGURE 14.</emphasis>
Collection localities for: A.
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7EDEC371BEE20D6F" box="[656,909,1888,1911]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Pezichthys amplispinus</emphasis>
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,
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() and
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(
<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7976C34DB83F0D61" bold="true" box="[1336,1360,1884,1913]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33"></emphasis>
); B.
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC79C6C371BC780D85" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">P. compressus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7D51C394BC170D85" bold="true" box="[287,376,1925,1949]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="48A557AFFFC1FFBC7D51C394BC170D85" box="[287,376,1925,1949]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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,
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() and
<typeStatus id="BE598864FFC1FFBC7E1BC397BFDB0D85" box="[597,692,1926,1949]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">paratype</typeStatus>
(); C.
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7F57C397BEE50D85" box="[793,906,1926,1949]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">P. eltanini</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7FDDC394BE830D85" bold="true" box="[915,1004,1925,1949]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="48A557AFFFC1FFBC7FDDC394BE830D85" box="[915,1004,1925,1949]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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,
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() and
<typeStatus id="BE598864FFC1FFBC7889C397B8490D85" box="[1223,1318,1926,1949]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">paratype</typeStatus>
(); D.
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC79C6C397BC720DDA" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">P. macropinnis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="48A557AFFFC1FFBC7D6AC3BBBC140DDA" box="[292,379,1962,1986]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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,
<typeStatus id="BE598864FFC1FFBC7DC7C3BABC880DDA" box="[393,487,1963,1986]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">holotype</typeStatus>
(); and E.
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7E3EC3BABE670DDA" box="[624,776,1963,1986]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">P. nigrocilium</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC1FFBC7F5EC3BBBE080DDA" bold="true" box="[784,871,1962,1986]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="48A557AFFFC1FFBC7F5EC3BBBE080DDA" box="[784,871,1962,1986]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
,
<typeStatus id="BE598864FFC1FFBC7F3BC3BABEBC0DDA" box="[885,979,1963,1986]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">holotype</typeStatus>
(★). Locations are approximate, and may represent multiple records.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="29F8654DFFC0FFBD7C8BC486B82A082C" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="615D36C6FFC0FFBD7C8BC486B82A082C" blockId="33.[151,1436,151,564]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">
<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC0FFBD7C8BC486BC500AA9" bold="true" box="[197,319,151,177]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Remarks.</emphasis>
This possibly polyphyletic group contains a mixed suite of variably shaped species. They are unique within handfishes in having a dense coverage of upright, bifurcate (and monospinulate in
<taxonomicName id="A6E24D45FFC0FFBD7953C4AEBC700AE6" authorityName="Last &amp; Gledhill Csiro" authorityYear="2009" class="Actinopterygii" family="Brachionichthyidae" genus="Pezichthys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nigrocilium">
<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC0FFBD7953C4AEBC700AE6" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Pezichthys nigrocilium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) spinules that originate near the centre of their scale bases and divide external to the skin surface. Species of
<taxonomicName id="A6E24D45FFC0FFBD7D57C51DBCC20B3D" authorityName="Last &amp; Gledhill Csiro" authorityYear="2009" box="[281,429,268,293]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Brachionichthyidae" genus="Thymichthys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC0FFBD7D57C51DBCC20B3D" box="[281,429,268,293]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Thymichthys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
also have a dense coverage of spiny scales but their spinules are more adpressed and originate from the posterior edges of their scale bases.
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC0FFBD7F59C523BEFB0B53" box="[791,916,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Pezichthys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
scale bases are usually shallowly embedded and have either stellate or subcircular bases rather than deeply embedded and irregular bases as in
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC0FFBD7CD9C591BC440B81" box="[151,299,384,409]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Thymichthys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC0FFBD7D2AC591BF780B81" box="[356,535,384,409]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Sympterichthys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The spinules of
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC0FFBD7EAAC591BECB0B81" box="[740,932,384,409]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Brachionichthys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
originate from the centre of each scale but are monospinulate.
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC0FFBD7DCFC5B6BC900BD8" box="[385,511,423,448]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Pezichthys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is also the only group apart from
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<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC0FFBD7FD8C5B6B9380BD8" box="[918,1111,423,448]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Brachionichthys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
whose members all have 7 pectoral-fin rays. Most of the species are plain coloured or with only a few linear markings (except
<taxonomicName id="A6E24D45FFC0FFBD79CBC5DCBC4A0815" authorityName="Last &amp; Gledhill Csiro" authorityYear="2009" class="Actinopterygii" family="Brachionichthyidae" genus="Pezichthys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="amplispinus">
<emphasis id="5396EAD4FFC0FFBD79CBC5DCBC4A0815" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">P. amplispinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
which has a complex but variable floral pattern). The form of the illicium, and the extent to which the sensory pores are defined and the dermal appendages are developed, vary greatly between species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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