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<mods:title>A new record of a rare labrid, Suezichthys notatus (Actinopterygii: Labridae), from Taiwan, with comparison to related species from Taiwan</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>TANG, Chi-Ngai</mods:namePart>
<mods:affiliation>Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:affiliation>Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:namePart>HO, Husan-Ching</mods:namePart>
<mods:affiliation>National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Checheng, Taiwan &amp; Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung, Taiwan &amp; Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia</mods:affiliation>
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<taxonomicName LSID="2CE587DA-4F57-5975-8742-E61C46A35058" authority="(Kamohara, 1958)" baseAuthorityName="Kamohara" baseAuthorityYear="1958" class="Actinopterygii" family="Labridae" genus="Suezichthys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Suezichthys notatus" order="Perciformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notatus">Suezichthys notatus (Kamohara, 1958)</taxonomicName>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Fresh coloration of Suezichthys notatus from Taiwan. (A) NMMB-P 34163, 119.5 mm SL, TP individual. (B) NMMB-P 35255, 121.5 mm SL. (C) NMMB-P 35256, 110.4 mm SL." figureDoi="10.3897/aiep.51.64061.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/619276" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Figs 1</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Preserved specimen of Suezichthys notatus, NMMB-P 34163. (A) lateral view; (B) lateral side of head; (C) dorsal view of head and pre-dorsal region." figureDoi="10.3897/aiep.51.64061.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/619277" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">, 2</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Radiograph of Suezichthys notatus, NMMB-P 34163." figureDoi="10.3897/aiep.51.64061.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/619278" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">, 3</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Radiographs showing the hemal arch formation associated with the anterior caudal vertebrae, arrows and asterisks are indicating the hemal arch on the 10 th vertebra (anterior-most caudal vertebra) of two Suezichthys. (A) S. notatus, NMMB-P 34163, on 10 th to 13 th vertebrae; (B) S. gracilis, NMMB-P 26425, on the 10 th vertebra." figureDoi="10.3897/aiep.51.64061.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/619279" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">, 4</figureCitation>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Kamohara" authorityYear="1958" class="Actinopterygii" family="Labridae" genus="Pseudolabrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pseudolabrus notatus" order="Perciformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notatus">Pseudolabrus notatus</taxonomicName>
Kamohara, 1958: pl. 3, fig. 2 (type-locality: Okinoshima, Japan).
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Randall &amp; Kotthaus" authorityYear="1977" class="Actinopterygii" family="Labridae" genus="Suezichthys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Suezichthys tripunctatus" order="Perciformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tripunctatus">Suezichthys tripunctatus</taxonomicName>
Randall et Kotthaus, 1977: 34, figs. l-3 (type-locality: Oahu, Hawaiian Islands)
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Description of Taiwanese specimens.</paragraph>
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Proportional measurements are given in Table
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. Dorsal-fin elements IX, 11, all soft rays segmented and branched; anal-fin elements III, 10, all soft rays segmented and branched; pectoral-fin rays 13, uppermost rudimentary and second uppermost unbranched; pelvic-fin elements I, 5, all soft rays segmented and branched; caudal-fin rays 6 (dorsal unsegmented) + 2 (dorsal segmented and unbranched) + 12 (branched) + 2 (ventral segmented and unbranched) + 5-6 (ventral unsegmented); lateral line complete, bent abruptly downward beneath 10th dorsal-fin ray, with pored and tubed scales 25-26 (including enlarged and pointed pored scale on base of caudal fin; pored scale attached to opercular membrane excluded), simple and unbranched; scales above lateral line to origin of dorsal fin
<normalizedToken originalValue="2½">21/2</normalizedToken>
; scales below lateral line to origin of anal fin
<normalizedToken originalValue="7½">71/2</normalizedToken>
; low scaly sheath present at base of dorsal and anal fins; predorsal scales rows 5; cheek scale rows behind eye 2, scale rows below eye 2-3; circumpeduncular scales 15-16; total gill rakers 17-20; pseudobranchial filaments 19; branchiostegal rays 6; vertebrae 9 (precaudal) + 16 (caudal) = 25; ribs present from 3rd to 9th vertebra; epineural bones ending on 12th vertebra; hemal arches associated with anterior caudal vertebrae of 10th to 12-13th vertebrae forming large hemal canal (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Radiographs showing the hemal arch formation associated with the anterior caudal vertebrae, arrows and asterisks are indicating the hemal arch on the 10 th vertebra (anterior-most caudal vertebra) of two Suezichthys. (A) S. notatus, NMMB-P 34163, on 10 th to 13 th vertebrae; (B) S. gracilis, NMMB-P 26425, on the 10 th vertebra." figureDoi="10.3897/aiep.51.64061.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/619279" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">4A</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Table 1.</emphasis>
Morphometric proportions of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Suezichthys notatus</emphasis>
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,
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" genus="S." higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. gracilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">S. gracilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Richardson" baseAuthorityYear="1846" class="Actinopterygii" family="Labridae" genus="Pseudolabrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pseudolabrus eoethinus" order="Perciformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eoethinus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Pseudolabrus eoethinus</emphasis>
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, and
<taxonomicName genus="P." lsidName="P. sieboldi" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rank="species" species="sieboldi">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">P. sieboldi</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Character</emphasis>
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<td colspan="2" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Kamohara" baseAuthorityYear="1958" class="Actinopterygii" family="Labridae" genus="Suezichthys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Suezichthys notatus" order="Perciformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notatus">
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Suezichthys notatus</emphasis>
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<td colspan="2" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" genus="S." higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. gracilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">S. gracilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<td colspan="2" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Richardson" baseAuthorityYear="1846" class="Actinopterygii" family="Labridae" genus="Pseudolabrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pseudolabrus eoethinus" order="Perciformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eoethinus">
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Pseudolabrus eoethinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<td colspan="2" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName genus="P." lsidName="P. sieboldi" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rank="species" species="sieboldi">
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">P. sieboldi</emphasis>
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<td colspan="2" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">n</emphasis>
= 3 (3 TP)
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<td colspan="2" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">n</emphasis>
= 6 (1 IP; 5 TP)
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<td colspan="2" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">n</emphasis>
= 5 (I IP, 4 TP)
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<td colspan="2" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">n</emphasis>
= 6 (1 IP, 5 TP)
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<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Standard length [mm]</td>
<td colspan="2" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">110.4-121.5</td>
<td colspan="2" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">60.2-112.5</td>
<td colspan="2" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">105.3-133.3</td>
<td colspan="2" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">125.4-151.1</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" isEmpty="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">-</td>
<td colspan="8" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">% in standard length</td>
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<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" isEmpty="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">-</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Mean (range)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">SD</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Mean (range)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">SD</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Mean (range)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">SD</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Mean (range)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">SD</td>
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<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Head length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">34.5 (33.4-35.4)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.0</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">30.8 (29.8-31.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">35.5 (34.3-36.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">34.5 (33-35.3)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.8</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Body depth at D-fin origin</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">26.3 (25.9-26.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">22.7 (21.1-24.5)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">34.2 (32.5-36.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">35.2 (33.8-36.4)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Body width</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">11.0 (10.0-11.9)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.0</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">10.5 (9.0-12.2)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.1</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">15.2 (14.0-16.1)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">15.7 (15.0-17.1)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.8</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Snout length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">9.1 (8.6-9.5)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">8.2 (7.6-8.9)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">10.8 (10.1-11.5)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">10 (9.3-10.5)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Orbit diameter</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">7.9 (7.7-8.2)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">6.6 (5.6-7.3)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">7.6 (7.2-8.3)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">7.8 (7.4-8.3)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.3</td>
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<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Postorbital length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">18.4 (17.9-18.9)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">16.5 (15.4-17.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">18.4 (17.4-19.1)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">18.3 (17.1-19.3)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.7</td>
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<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Bony interorbital width</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">5.3 (5.0-5.4)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">4.4 (4.2-4.9)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">6.9 (6.6-7.4)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">6.7 (6.1-7.0)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.3</td>
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<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Suborbital width</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">4.3 (4.1-4.5)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">3.0 (2.3-3.4)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">5.2 (4.0-5.9)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">5.1 (4.6-5.4)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.3</td>
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<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Upper jaw length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">8.5 (8.4-8.5)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.1</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">7.1 (6.8-7.3)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">9.8 (8.6-10.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">9.3 (8.8-10.3)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Caudal peduncle length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">13.6 (13.3-14.2)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">14.6 (13.7-15.3)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">15.0 (14.0-16.1)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">15.7 (15.2-16.1)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.3</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Caudal peduncle depth</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">12.5 (12.1-13.0)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">10.9 (10.6-11.3)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">14.6 (13.3-16.3)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">15.6 (14.5-16.5)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.8</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Pre-dorsal length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">32.5 (31.2-33.3)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.1</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">29.6 (28.5-30.6)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">35.8 (34.0-37.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">35.4 (34.3-36.5)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.8</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Pre-anal length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">57.6 (55.4-58.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">54.7 (51.8-56.6)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">2.0</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">62.3 (60.0-64.4)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">61.2 (59.1-63.9)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.5</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Pre-pelvic length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">31.9 (31.3-32.3)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">32.1 (29.7-33.4)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">38.6 (37.5-40.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">38 (36.1-40.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.8</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Snout to pre-scaled area on head</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">18.7 (17.9-19.4)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">17.3 (16.6-18.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">19.8 (18.5-21.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">19.2 (17.3-21.0)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.2</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">D-fin base length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">58.5 (57.2-59.5)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">60.6 (58.8-62.9)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">57.9 (55.4-59.5)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">58.3 (56.7-59.9)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.3</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1st D-fin spine</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">5.0 (4.7-5.4)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">4.5 (3.8-5.3)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">6.9 (6.5-7.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">7.5 (6.9-8.2)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Longest D-fin spine (9th)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">10.1 (9.1-10.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">9.1 (8.5-10.0)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">12.1 (10.9-13.6)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.1</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">11.7 (11.1-12.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.6</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Last segmented D-fin ray</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">12.0 (10.9-13.0)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.1</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">11.8 (11.0-12.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">14.8 (14.1-15.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">14.4 (13.8-15.1)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.4</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Longest D-fin ray (6th)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">13.0 (12.0-13.5)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">14.2 (13.2-15.9)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.1</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">15.7 (15.0-16.3)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">15.5 (14.8-16.6)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.7</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Last D-fin ray</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">11.6 (11.4-11.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.1</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">12.3 (9.6-13.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">12.6 (10.7-14.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">13.5 (12.5-14.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.6</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Anal-fin base length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">34.1 (33.2-35.1)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.0</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">33.1 (31.4-34.6)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">30.4 (29.5-31.1)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">31.3 (29.3-33.0)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.3</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1st A-fin spine</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">3.6 (3.4-3.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">3.7 (3.2-4.0)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">5.7 (4.3-7.6)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">4.9 (4.2-5.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">2nd A-fin spine</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">5.3 (5.0-5.6)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">5.8 (4.7-7.1)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">8.9 (7.6-10.0)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.0</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">7.9 (7.4-8.9)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">3rd A-fin spine</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">7.8 (7.5-8.2)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">7.2 (6.6-8.2)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">10.7 (9.4-12)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.0</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">9.6 (8.5-10.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.7</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1st segmented A-fin ray</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">11.0 (10.1-11.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">11.0 (10.0-11.9)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">13.6 (12.9-14.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">13.4 (12.6-14.2)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.6</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Longest A-fin ray (4th)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">11.9 (11.6-12.5)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">12.9 (10.3-15.1)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">14.1 (13.1-15.1)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">13.5 (12.2-14.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.9</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Caudal fin length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">21.7 (21.6-21.9)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">21.1 (20.1-22.4)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.0</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">25.7 (22.8-26.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">27.0 (26.2-28.0)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.6</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Pectoral fin length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">18.5 (18.1-18.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">18.4 (17.0-19.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.1</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">24.1 (23.2-24.7)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">24.0 (23.4-25.5)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.8</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Pelvic fin spine length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">7.6 (7.2-8.2)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">8.2 (7.6-9.5)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">11.0 (10.0-11.9)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">10.2 (9.4-10.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">Pelvic-fin length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">14.9 (14.1-16.0)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">1.0</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">18.0 (13.6-23.8)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">3.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">17.3 (16.3-17.9)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">16.4 (15.7-18.3)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rowspan="1">0.9</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<tableNote pageId="0" pageNumber="393">D = dorsal; A = anal. TP = terminal phase; IP = initial phase.</tableNote>
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Body moderately elongate, its depth at dorsal-fin origin 3.7-3.9 in SL; moderately compressed, width behind gill opening 2.8-3.6 in HL. Head small, its length 2.8-3.0 in SL; snout short, length 3.5-4.0 in HL; orbital diameter 4.2-4.5 in HL; bony interorbital width 6.4-6.7 in HL; suborbital depth 7.4-8.5 in HL. Least depth of caudal peduncle 2.7-2.8 in HL; length of caudal peduncle 2.4-2.7 in HL. Caudal fin slightly rounded, its length 1.6 in HL. Pectoral-fin length 1.8-1.9 in HL, reaching level of 7th dorsal-fin spine. Pelvic fin short, 2.2-2.5 in HL, first pelvic-fin ray not elongated. Length of dorsal-fin base 1.7-1.8 in SL; dorsal-fin spines progressively longer; first spine 6.4-7.3 in HL; last spine (9th) longest, 3.2-3.9 in HL; longest dorsal-fin ray (6th) 2.6-2.8 in HL. Length of anal-fin base 2.9-3.0 in SL; first anal-fin spine 9.3-9.9 in HL; third spine longest, 4.2-4.5 in HL; longest anal-fin ray (4th) 2.8-3.0 in HL.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">(Based on NMMB-P34163) Mouth terminal, horizontal, and small, posterior end of maxilla reaching vertical through posterior nostril; lips moderately fleshy; upper lip with 6 longitudinal plicae and lower lip with 1; upper jaw with two pairs of enlarged canines at front, anteriormost pair of canine largest and recurved, second one about half length of first; 15/16 progressively smaller canine teeth laterally in upper jaw, with inner row of 6 (on left)/4 (on right) small canines behind anteriormost teeth; enlarged and antrorse canine at posterior end of upper jaw; lower jaw with 2 pairs of enlarged anterior canines, second canine slightly shorter than first; 11/13 progressively smaller lateral teeth in lower jaw, with inner row of 6/6 pairs of smaller canines behind anteriormost teeth; no teeth on palatine.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Nostrils small, in two pairs just in front of orbit; anterior nostril terminating in small membranous tube; posterior nostril without flap or prominent ridge at margin. Gill membranes not attached to isthmus, forming free fold posteriorly. Gill rakers short, longest less than half length of longest gill filament. Preopercle entire, free posterior margin reaching just above level of lower rim of orbit, free lower membrane extending forward to below level of middle of lower rim of orbit. Opercular membrane broadly rounded, extending posterior to pectoral-fin base. About 26 pores in lateralis system around orbit; ca. 22 pores along free edge of preopercle (based on NMMB-P34163).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Opercle with 6 large scales posteriorly, almost extending to posterior margin of preopercle. Preopercle with 2 rows of cheek scales behind eye, and 2-3 rows below eye, extending forward to beneath middle of lower rim of orbit. Thorax fully scaled, scales about one half to three quarters of size of body scales. Basal portion of caudal fin scaled; forehead, snout, ventral side of head naked; subopercle naked. Body scales large, cycloid.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Dorsal-fin origin above upper pectoral-fin base; anal-fin origin below first dorsal-fin soft ray; pelvic-fin base slightly anterior to pectoral-fin base.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="393" type="coloration">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Coloration.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
(TP individuals) When fresh (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Fresh coloration of Suezichthys notatus from Taiwan. (A) NMMB-P 34163, 119.5 mm SL, TP individual. (B) NMMB-P 35255, 121.5 mm SL. (C) NMMB-P 35256, 110.4 mm SL." figureDoi="10.3897/aiep.51.64061.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/619276" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">1A-C</figureCitation>
), body color pink to purple, paler on abdomen. Faint yellow reticulated pattern on lateral body. Group of prominent dark blotches extending from interorbital region dorsoposteriorly. Snout yellow, extending on operculum as two yellow stripes. Three faint yellow stripes gradually narrower extending from behind operculum to caudal peduncle. Dorsal fin pinkish to purple, yellow wavy lines above base and on upper edge of fin. Black spot between membrane of first and second dorsal-fin spine. Anal fin pinkish to purple, its edge yellow. Caudal fin yellow, with 2-3 vertical purple stripes. Pectoral fin translucent pink. Pelvic fin white.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Figure 1.</emphasis>
Fresh coloration of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Suezichthys notatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Taiwan. (
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">A</emphasis>
) NMMB-P34163, 119.5 mm SL, TP individual. (
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">B</emphasis>
) NMMB-P35255, 121.5 mm SL. (
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">C</emphasis>
) NMMB-P35256, 110.4 mm SL.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
When preserved (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Preserved specimen of Suezichthys notatus, NMMB-P 34163. (A) lateral view; (B) lateral side of head; (C) dorsal view of head and pre-dorsal region." figureDoi="10.3897/aiep.51.64061.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/619277" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">2</figureCitation>
), body pale. Prominent black blotches or spots on forehead and dorsal fin consistent with fresh condition. Forehead and dorsal-fin base dusky. Few faint dusky lines along, above and below lateral line. Edge of anal fin black.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Figure 2.</emphasis>
Preserved specimen of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Suezichthys notatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, NMMB-P34163. (
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">A</emphasis>
) lateral view; (
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">B</emphasis>
) lateral side of head; (
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">C</emphasis>
) dorsal view of head and pre-dorsal region.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="393" type="distribution">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Suezichthys notatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is known from scattered localities across the Pacific Ocean and the easternmost Indian Ocean. Its type locality is Okinoshima, Kochi Prefecture of Japan.
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Kamohara" baseAuthorityYear="1958" class="Actinopterygii" family="Labridae" genus="Suezichthys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Suezichthys notatus" order="Perciformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Suezichthys notatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
also occurs in deep waters off northwestern Australia and Oahu, of the Hawaiian Archipelago. In the Hawaiian Archipelago,
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" genus="S." higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. notatus" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">S. notatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has been observed along the edges of sand patches near irregular, hard surfaces, and foraging by picking at objects on rocks and sand at depths of 119-272 m (
<bibRefCitation author="Russell, BC" journalOrPublisher="Indo-Pacific Fishes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" pagination="1 - 21" refId="B7" refString="Russell, BC, 1985. Revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus Suezichthys, with descriptions of four new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 2: 1 - 21" title="Revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus Suezichthys, with descriptions of four new species." volume="2" year="1985">Russell 1985</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation author="Chave, EH" journalOrPublisher="Pacific Science" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" pagination="367 - 409" refId="B1" refString="Chave, EH, Mundy, BC, 1994. Deep-sea benthic fish of the Hawaiian Archipelago, Cross Seamount, and Johnston Atoll. Pacific Science 48 (4): 367 - 409" title="Deep-sea benthic fish of the Hawaiian Archipelago, Cross Seamount, and Johnston Atoll." volume="48" year="1994">Chave and Mundy 1994</bibRefCitation>
). The Taiwanese specimens described here were caught off the coast of Keelung, near the &quot;Northern Three Islands&quot;, at depths of ca. 100-150 m, and off Kaoshiung, southwestern Taiwan (depth unknown); its habitat was assumed to be deep sandy-rocky bottom.
</paragraph>
<caption doi="10.3897/aiep.51.64061.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/619278" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" start="Figure 3" startId="F3">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Figure 3.</emphasis>
Radiograph of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Suezichthys notatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, NMMB-P34163.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption doi="10.3897/aiep.51.64061.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/619279" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" start="Figure 4" startId="F4">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Figure 4.</emphasis>
Radiographs showing the hemal arch formation associated with the anterior caudal vertebrae, arrows and asterisks are indicating the hemal arch on the 10th vertebra (anterior-most caudal vertebra) of two
<taxonomicName authorityName="J.L.B.Smith" authorityYear="1958" class="Actinopterygii" family="Labridae" genus="Suezichthys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Suezichthys" order="Perciformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Suezichthys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. (
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">A</emphasis>
)
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" genus="S." higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. notatus" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">S. notatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, NMMB-P34163, on 10th to 13th vertebrae; (
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">B</emphasis>
)
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" genus="S." higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. gracilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">S. gracilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, NMMB-P26425, on the 10th vertebra.
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