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, figs. 4–5 (type locality: Astrolabe Bay, south of Madang, Papua New Guinea, 5°24’S, 14°52.5’E). Hibino
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Ho
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Tashiro
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<subSubSection id="C32D2AD5FFB6FFEC0996FE0FFB7FEF26" pageId="8" pageNumber="208" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph id="8B88795EFFB6FFEC0996FE0FFD29EB13" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">
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<emphasis id="B943A54CFFB6FFEC0996FE0FFD2EE8FE" bold="true" box="[199,644,476,501]" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">Description of Taiwanese specimens.</emphasis>
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The following data are given for
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specimen parenthetically followed by those of the
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specimen.
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<paragraph id="8B88795EFFB6FFEC0996FDF7FD5EEBC6" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">Body very elongate, body depth at anus 50 (54) times in TL; somewhat cylindrical with tail gradually compressed posteriorly; depth of body relatively uniform, tapering gradually to tail tip; depth of head subequal to that of body. Tail slender, anus at anterior 1/4 of total length. Dorsal and anal fins low and fleshy, continuous with a small but distinct rayed caudal fin; origin of dorsal fin slightly before mid-point of trunk. Pectoral fin relatively well developed, broad at base and pointed posteriorly.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B88795EFFB6FFEC0996FD04FD8CEAC3" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">Head profile terete, relatively small, it length 14.8 (15.1) times in TL; scattered small papillae on surfaces of anterior portions of snout, lips and lower jaw; snout acute anteriorly, tip of snout projecting well beyond lower jaw, its length 5.6 (6.3) times in HL; dorsal surface of snout broad and tumid, housing an extensive nasal organ on either side. Anterior nostril tubular with an enlarged blunt flap on posterior-dorsal margin, the opening directed anteroventrally. Posterior nostril in front of lower margin of eye, opening directed ventrally, appearing in lateral aspect as a diagonal slit, the posterior end of which is highest. Behind and below nostril and parallel to it is a groove that is longer than nasal slit.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B88795EFFB6FFEC0996FC06FB59ED3E" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">Lower jaw included, its tip reaching a line between anterior margins of anterior nostrils. Angle of gape about one eye diameter behind a vertical through posterior margin of pigmented eyeball. Tongue not free, well attached to mouth floor. Gill opening a narrow vertical slit, situated at anteroventral corner of pectoral fin base.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B88795EFFB6FFEC0996FBECFC1FEDCF" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">
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Head pores small (
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, in part). Supraorbital pores 5 (5), first pore at ventral side of tip of snout, last pore at anterior-dorsal corner of eye; infraorbital pores 6 (6), 2 pores between anterior and posterior nostrils, 2 beneath and 2 behind eye. Mandibular pores 6 (6); preopercular pores 2 (2); supratemporal pores 3 (3; if 2 side pores counted as first pore of lateral line); 1 (0) frontal pore; no adnasal pore.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B88795EFFB6FFEC0996FB1CFB77EC5F" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">
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Teeth slender, pointed, tips directed posteriorly (
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). Intermaxillary teeth 2 (2), well separated from that of vomer; vomerine teeth uniserial, terminating posteriorly at about level of posterior margin of eye; maxillary uniserial, originating between second and third vomerine tooth, with 9̄10 (10̄11) teeth, terminating posteriorly at gape; dentary with 16 (25¯29) uniserial teeth, its end terminating at opposite maxillary tooth row.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B88795EFFB6FFEC0996FA8CFE99ECCB" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">Lateral line incomplete, pores small and inconspicuous, the canal extending to about one HL before the tail tip. Cephalic lateral- line pores 13̄14 (14), predorsal pores 34̄35 (33), preanal pores 60̄61 (61), and total pores ca. 190 (ca. 200).</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B88795EFFB6FFEC0996FA1FFBD1ECEF" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,2013]" box="[199,1147,1484,1509]" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">Predorsal vertebrae 32 (31), preanal vertebrae 57 (59), and total vertebrae 233 (238).</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B88795EFFB6FFEC0996FA3CFB7FEF26" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">Coloration. When fresh uniformly brownish gray with posterior end of dorsal and anal fin margins edged black; in preservative gray to light brown, with posterior end of dorsal and anal fins edged black.</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8B88795EFFB6FFEC0996F9E4FAC7EF93" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">
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<emphasis id="B943A54CFFB6FFEC0996F9E4FE92EF5B" bold="true" box="[199,312,1591,1616]" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">Remarks.</emphasis>
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The species was originally described based on
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collected from
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<collectingCountry id="F32039CEFFB6FFEC0DE7F9EAFA33EF5B" box="[1206,1433,1591,1616]" name="Papua New Guinea" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">Papua New Guinea</collectingCountry>
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. Although there is one additional record from
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<collectingCountry id="F32039CEFFB6FFEC0B2DF98EFD16EF7F" box="[636,700,1629,1652]" name="Japan" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">Japan</collectingCountry>
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, it was proved to be a misidentification (
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Ho
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<emphasis id="B943A54CFFB6FFEC0DC4F98EFB7BEF7F" box="[1173,1233,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">et al.,</emphasis>
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2013
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</bibRefCitation>
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, 2015). Thus our specimens represent the third specimens of this species and also the first record of northwestern Pacific Ocean.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B88795EFFB6FFEC0996F977FB6FEED6" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">
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<tableCitation id="C6B54CE5FFB6FFEC0996F977FEB7EFB7" box="[199,285,1700,1725]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="7.[151,239,152,175]" captionText="TABLE 2. Morphometric and meristic data of Neenchelys daedalus and N. diaphora." pageId="8" pageNumber="208">Table 2</tableCitation>
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shows the morphometric and meristic data of two Taiwanese specimens compared to these of two
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. The morphometric proportions are mostly overlapped, except for these mentioned below. In Taiwanese specimens, the eye diameter is slightly larger (6.8% vs. 5.1̄5.6% HL), the interorbital width is clearly broader (10.7̄12.6% vs. 8.4̄8.7% HL), the rictus is slightly longer (26.9̄30.0% vs. 24.3̄26.4% HL), and the body is slightly deeper and wider. The numbers of head and lateral-line pores are quite consistent, except for 6 mandibular pores in a Taiwanese specimen, whereas the
|
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have only 5. It is notable that the
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have a single frontal pore, whereas one of our specimens has one and the rest have none. YH examined the CAS
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<typeStatus id="548CC7FCFFB6FFEC0D21F8AEFB7BEE9E" box="[1136,1233,1917,1941]" pageId="8" pageNumber="208" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
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and found its eye diameter 7.2% HL and rictus 31.3% HL. Moreover, the CAS
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<typeStatus id="548CC7FCFFB6FFEC0A37F872FC6CEEB2" box="[870,966,1953,1977]" pageId="8" pageNumber="208" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
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has small papillae on its snout, lips and anterior portion of its lower jaw, similar to that of
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<emphasis id="B943A54CFFB6FFEC0B98F816FC98EED7" box="[713,818,1988,2012]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="208">N. similis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, but quite scattered in arrangement.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B88795EFFB7FFED09C6F9EEFBB7EF79" blockId="9.[151,1436,1597,1650]" pageId="9" pageNumber="209">
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<emphasis id="B943A54CFFB7FFED09C6F9EEFEB9EF59" bold="true" box="[151,275,1597,1619]" pageId="9" pageNumber="209">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B943A54CFFB7FFED084BF9EEFE32EF58" box="[282,408,1597,1619]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="209">Neeenchelys</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B943A54CFFB7FFED08CEF9EEFE51EF58" box="[415,507,1597,1619]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="209">daedalus</emphasis>
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McCosker, 1982
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</taxonomicName>
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. A, B. NMMB-P26828, 306 mm TL, lateral view. C, D. NMMB-P27328, 392 mm TL. C. anterior portion of head, arrow indicates frontal pore. D. upper jaw teeth.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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Our specimen has the vertebrae formula 32-57-233 (31-59-238) which is close to that of the
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series.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B88795EFFB7FFED0996F908FB63EE37" blockId="9.[151,1436,1719,1960]" pageId="9" pageNumber="209">
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The arrangement and number of teeth is nearly identical to that of the
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(
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Ho
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<emphasis id="B943A54CFFB7FFED0DD5F90FFB14EFFF" box="[1156,1214,1756,1780]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="209">et al.</emphasis>
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2013
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: figs. 3C, D), except there are only two intermaxillary teeth. Both of our specimens have 6 pores on each side of the mandible, instead of
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the
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series. These two differences may be attributable to individual variation.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B88795EFFB7FFED0996F89BFBA5EEA3" blockId="9.[151,1436,1719,1960]" pageId="9" pageNumber="209">
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It is also notable that the
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(
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TL) and
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(
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TL) of
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<emphasis id="B943A54CFFB7FFED0D00F89AFB72EE6B" box="[1105,1240,1864,1888]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="209">N. daedalus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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||
are females with mature or near-mature gonads (
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has eggs approximately
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in diameter), whereas
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<emphasis id="B943A54CFFB7FFED0DE7F8BFFA8AEE8F" box="[1206,1312,1900,1924]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="209">N. similis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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matures at more than
|
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TL. This may indicate that
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<emphasis id="B943A54CFFB7FFED0BF2F842FC83EEA3" box="[675,809,1936,1960]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="209">N. daedalus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
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is a smaller species.
|
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</paragraph>
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