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SL,
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28°4108″N, 125°4507″E,
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depth
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, bottom trawl,
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.
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFB9FFB1FCA715D092FDF3D3" bold="true" box="[846,978,426,450]" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Description.</emphasis>
Morphometrics and selected meristics shown in
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. Pelvic fin with 1 spine (embedded under skin) and 5 soft rays. Vertebrae 12+7=19. Body rounded, moderately compressed anteriorly, more compressed posteriorly. Head and body encased in inflated (balloon-like) smooth transparent skin (
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,
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). Gill opening small, below pectoral-fin base, not extending in front of base. Dorsal edge of orbit rim slightly expanded dorsolaterally with blunt tip; head surface smooth without other spines or ridges. Mouth relatively large, its width 28.4% of SL; lower jaw slightly extended beyond upper jaw anteriorly; posterior margin of maxilla anterior to vertical through anterior margin of eye. Papilliform nasal sacs above upper jaw. Teeth conical, enlarged and well pointed; premaxilla with single low of 4 teeth; teeth on maxilla slightly smaller, in a single row; teeth on lower jaw forming
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. 2 irregular rows, inner row teeth slightly larger than outer teeth; vomer with 2 discrete, elongate teeth patches laterally; palatine without teeth; tongue without teeth, covered with numerous papillae. Eye moderately large, directed laterally and slightly dorsally. Interorbital space narrow.
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Table 2. Meristic and morphometric data from specimens of
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(expressed as percentages of SL).
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<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C104292ADF65A" box="[757,898,1080,1099]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">KAUMI. 70329</th>
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0510429542F65A" box="[1004,1133,1080,1099]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">HUMZ 191110</th>
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3710429470F65A" box="[1246,1375,1080,1099]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">HUMZ 191516</th>
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<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5810369347F64E" box="[177,616,1100,1119]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Localities</th>
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<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C101B92ADF664" box="[757,898,1121,1141]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">East China Sea</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC05101B9470F664" box="[1004,1375,1121,1141]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">off Java, Indonesia</td>
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<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5810F19347F68F" box="[177,616,1163,1182]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Dorsal-fin spines</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C10F192ADF68F" box="[757,898,1163,1182]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">4</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0510F19542F68F" box="[1004,1133,1163,1182]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">4</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3710F19470F68F" box="[1246,1375,1163,1182]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">4</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF5810D09470F6AC" box="[177,1375,1194,1213]" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5810D09347F6AC" box="[177,616,1194,1213]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Dorsal-fin soft rays</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C10D092ADF6AC" box="[757,898,1194,1213]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">10</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0510D09542F6AC" box="[1004,1133,1194,1213]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">9</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3710D09470F6AC" box="[1246,1375,1194,1213]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">9</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF5810B39470F6CD" box="[177,1375,1225,1244]" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5810B39347F6CD" box="[177,616,1225,1244]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Anal-fin soft rays</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C10B392ADF6CD" box="[757,898,1225,1244]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">7</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0510B39542F6CD" box="[1004,1133,1225,1244]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">6</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3710B39470F6CD" box="[1246,1375,1225,1244]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">6</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF58109D9470F6EA" box="[177,1375,1255,1275]" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF58109D9347F6EA" box="[177,616,1255,1275]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Pectoral-fin rays</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C109D92ADF6EA" box="[757,898,1255,1275]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">19</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC05109D9542F6EA" box="[1004,1133,1255,1275]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">18</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB37109D9470F6EA" box="[1246,1375,1255,1275]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">18</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF58117C9470F70B" box="[177,1375,1286,1306]" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF58117C9347F70B" box="[177,616,1286,1306]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Pelvic-fin rays</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C117C92ADF70B" box="[757,898,1286,1306]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">I, 5</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC05117C9542F70B" box="[1004,1133,1286,1306]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">I, 5</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB37117C9470F70B" box="[1246,1375,1286,1306]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">I, 5</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF58115F9470F728" box="[177,1375,1317,1337]" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF58115F9347F728" box="[177,616,1317,1337]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Caudal-fin rays</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C115F92ADF728" box="[757,898,1317,1337]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">8</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC05115F9542F728" box="[1004,1133,1317,1337]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">9</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB37115F9470F728" box="[1246,1375,1317,1337]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">9</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF58113E9470F746" box="[177,1375,1348,1367]" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF58113E9347F746" box="[177,616,1348,1367]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">SL (mm)</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C113E92ADF746" box="[757,898,1348,1367]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">23.1</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC05113E9542F746" box="[1004,1133,1348,1367]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">271.5</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB37113E9470F746" box="[1246,1375,1348,1367]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">278.2</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF5811149470F790" box="[177,1375,1390,1409]" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5811149347F790" box="[177,616,1390,1409]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Head length (% SL)</th>
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<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0511149542F790" box="[1004,1133,1390,1409]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">33.6</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3711149470F790" box="[1246,1375,1390,1409]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">32.5</td>
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<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5811F69347F7B1" box="[177,616,1420,1440]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Head width</th>
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<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0511F69542F7B1" box="[1004,1133,1420,1440]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="110"></td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3711F69470F7B1" box="[1246,1375,1420,1440]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">132.5</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF5811D19470F7AE" box="[177,1375,1451,1471]" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5811D19347F7AE" box="[177,616,1451,1471]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Head depth</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C11D192ADF7AE" box="[757,898,1451,1471]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="110"></td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0511D19542F7AE" box="[1004,1133,1451,1471]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">31.4</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3711D19470F7AE" box="[1246,1375,1451,1471]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">34.4</td>
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<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5811B09347F7CF" box="[177,616,1482,1502]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Pre-dorsal fin length</th>
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<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0511B09542F7CF" box="[1004,1133,1482,1502]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">62.7</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3711B09470F7CF" box="[1246,1375,1482,1502]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">56.1</td>
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<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5811939347F7ED" box="[177,616,1513,1532]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Illicial length</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C119392ADF7ED" box="[757,898,1513,1532]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
86.5
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<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0511939542F7ED" box="[1004,1133,1513,1532]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">36.0</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3711939470F7ED" box="[1246,1375,1513,1532]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">38.3</td>
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<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5812729347F40D" box="[177,616,1544,1564]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">2nd dorsal-fin spine length</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C127292ADF40D" box="[757,898,1544,1564]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="110"></td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0512729542F40D" box="[1004,1133,1544,1564]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">20.2</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3712729470F40D" box="[1246,1375,1544,1564]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">16.6</td>
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<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF58125D9347F42A" box="[177,616,1575,1595]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Pre-preopercle length</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C125D92ADF42A" box="[757,898,1575,1595]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="110"></td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC05125D9542F42A" box="[1004,1133,1575,1595]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">31.5</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB37125D9470F42A" box="[1246,1375,1575,1595]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">29.1</td>
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<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF58123C9347F448" box="[177,616,1606,1625]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Snout length</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C123C92ADF448" box="[757,898,1606,1625]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">12.5</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC05123C9542F448" box="[1004,1133,1606,1625]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">18.3</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB37123C9470F448" box="[1246,1375,1606,1625]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">19.1</td>
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<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF58121F9347F469" box="[177,616,1637,1656]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Snout width</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C121F92ADF469" box="[757,898,1637,1656]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="110"></td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC05121F9542F469" box="[1004,1133,1637,1656]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">8.8</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB37121F9470F469" box="[1246,1375,1637,1656]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">8.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF5812FE9470F486" box="[177,1375,1668,1687]" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5812FE9347F486" box="[177,616,1668,1687]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Eye diameter</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C12FE92ADF486" box="[757,898,1668,1687]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">7.5</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0512FE9542F486" box="[1004,1133,1668,1687]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">5.9</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3712FE9470F486" box="[1246,1375,1668,1687]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">5.3</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF5812D99470F4A7" box="[177,1375,1699,1718]" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5812D99347F4A7" box="[177,616,1699,1718]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Upper jaw length</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C12D992ADF4A7" box="[757,898,1699,1718]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">21.1</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0512D99542F4A7" box="[1004,1133,1699,1718]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">29.2</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3712D99470F4A7" box="[1246,1375,1699,1718]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">28.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF5812B89470F4C4" box="[177,1375,1730,1749]" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5812B89347F4C4" box="[177,616,1730,1749]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Inter-palatine width</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C12B892ADF4C4" box="[757,898,1730,1749]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="110"></td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0512B89542F4C4" box="[1004,1133,1730,1749]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">12.8</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3712B89470F4C4" box="[1246,1375,1730,1749]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">13.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF58129B9470F4E5" box="[177,1375,1761,1780]" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF58129B9347F4E5" box="[177,616,1761,1780]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Inter-frontal width</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C129B92ADF4E5" box="[757,898,1761,1780]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="110"></td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC05129B9542F4E5" box="[1004,1133,1761,1780]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">10.2</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB37129B9470F4E5" box="[1246,1375,1761,1780]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">10.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF5812859470F502" box="[177,1375,1791,1811]" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5812859347F502" box="[177,616,1791,1811]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Inter-sphenotic width</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C128592ADF502" box="[757,898,1791,1811]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="110"></td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0512859542F502" box="[1004,1133,1791,1811]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">16.3</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3712859470F502" box="[1246,1375,1791,1811]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">17.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF5813649470F523" box="[177,1375,1822,1842]" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5813649347F523" box="[177,616,1822,1842]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Inter-pterotic width</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C136492ADF523" box="[757,898,1822,1842]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="110"></td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0513649542F523" box="[1004,1133,1822,1842]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">24.1</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3713649470F523" box="[1246,1375,1822,1842]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">25.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF5813479470F540" box="[177,1375,1853,1873]" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5813479347F540" box="[177,616,1853,1873]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Inter-opercular width</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C134792ADF540" box="[757,898,1853,1873]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="110"></td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0513479542F540" box="[1004,1133,1853,1873]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">32.4</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3713479470F540" box="[1246,1375,1853,1873]" gridcol="3" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">31.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF5813269470F561" box="[177,1375,1884,1904]" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5813269347F561" box="[177,616,1884,1904]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Length between pterotic and sphenotic spines</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C132692ADF561" box="[757,898,1884,1904]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="110"></td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0513269542F561" box="[1004,1133,1884,1904]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">8.6</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3713269470F561" box="[1246,1375,1884,1904]" gridcol="3" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">8.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF5813019470F59F" box="[177,1375,1915,1934]" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5813019347F59F" box="[177,616,1915,1934]" gridcol="0" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Length between upper palatine and quadrate spines</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C130192ADF59F" box="[757,898,1915,1934]" gridcol="1" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="110"></td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0513019542F59F" box="[1004,1133,1915,1934]" gridcol="2" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">25.6</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3713019470F59F" box="[1246,1375,1915,1934]" gridcol="3" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">26.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF5813E09470F5BC" box="[177,1375,1946,1965]" gridrow="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5813E09347F5BC" box="[177,616,1946,1965]" gridcol="0" gridrow="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Caudal peduncle depth</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C13E092ADF5BC" box="[757,898,1946,1965]" gridcol="1" gridrow="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="110"></td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0513E09542F5BC" box="[1004,1133,1946,1965]" gridcol="2" gridrow="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">13.2</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3713E09470F5BC" box="[1246,1375,1946,1965]" gridcol="3" gridrow="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">13.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF5813C39470F5DD" box="[177,1375,1977,1996]" gridrow="29" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5813C39347F5DD" box="[177,616,1977,1996]" gridcol="0" gridrow="29" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Tail length</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C13C392ADF5DD" box="[757,898,1977,1996]" gridcol="1" gridrow="29" pageId="3" pageNumber="110"></td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0513C39542F5DD" box="[1004,1133,1977,1996]" gridcol="2" gridrow="29" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">27.1</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3713C39470F5DD" box="[1246,1375,1977,1996]" gridcol="3" gridrow="29" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">31.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8D9634D8FFB9004DFF5813A29470F5FA" box="[177,1375,2008,2027]" gridrow="30" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
<th id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFF5813A29347F5FA" box="[177,616,2008,2027]" gridcol="0" gridrow="30" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">Caudal fin length</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFD1C13A292ADF5FA" box="[757,898,2008,2027]" gridcol="1" gridrow="30" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">
71.3
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFB9FFB1FCA213A29279F5FA" bold="true" box="[843,854,2008,2027]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">*</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFC0513A29542F5FA" box="[1004,1133,2008,2027]" gridcol="2" gridrow="30" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">30.5</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFB9004DFB3713A29470F5FA" box="[1246,1375,2008,2027]" gridcol="3" gridrow="30" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">32.9</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFB9FFB1FF581C789193FA04" bold="true" box="[177,188,2050,2069]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="110">*</emphasis>
slightly damaged.
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</footnote>
<paragraph id="3319369AFFBEFFB6FF5C153393B8F158" blockId="4.[156,768,198,873]" pageId="4" pageNumber="111">
Base of illicial bone (tip broken) in interorbital space between anterior margins of eyes. Second dorsal-fin spine thin, very long, its length 86.5% of SL (tip broken); spine base at mid-orbit level, close to illicial base (
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). Two post-cephalic dorsal-fin spines embedded under skin (determined from X-ray photograph); well separated from each other and dorsal-fin soft-rayed portion. Dorsal-fin softrayed portion relatively large, with semi-truncate profile; all rays unbranched. Anal fin without spines, semi-truncate; all soft rays unbranched; fin base shorter than that of dorsal-fin soft-rayed portion. Caudal fin very long, its length 71.3% of SL (slightly broken); all rays unbranched. Pectoral fin relatively small, fan-shaped, set laterally; all rays unbranched. Pelvic fin relatively small, with elongate filamentous soft rays [3rd ray of right fin only retained (tip broken; other rays broken near base), its length 55.9% of SL;
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].
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBEFFB6FF5C172B9030F178" box="[181,287,849,873]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="111">Coloration</emphasis>
. Transparent skin encasing body when fresh (
<figureCitation id="AB9D2A1FFFBEFFB6FCD514BC92B8F2CF" box="[828,919,198,222]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="1.[156,187,1371,1393]" captionTargetBox="[188,1398,206,1331]" captionTargetId="figure-370@1.[187,1399,205,1332]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="Fig. 1. Fresh (A) and preserved (BD) juvenile specimen of Sladenia zhui, KAUMI. 70329, 23.1mm SL, East China Sea in lateral (A, B), dorsal (C) and ventral (D) views.Right side reversed in B." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4585254" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4585254/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="111">Fig. 1A</figureCitation>
), becoming semi-transparent after preservation (
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BD, 2), entirely covered with numerous minute brown melanophores. Inner surface of head and body brownish, entirely covered with numerous stellate brown melanophores. Eye dark blue. Illicial and 2nd dorsal-fin spine semi-transparent, with scattered minute brown melanophores. Dorsal-fin soft-rayed portion and anal fin semitransparent, with dense melanophores on membranes. Pectoral fin base with scattered minute brown melanophores; rays with few scattered melanophores, membranes semi-transparent without melanophores. Pelvic fin semitransparent, with minute brown melanophores scattered on membranes along rays; filamentous portion of pelvic-fin ray partially brownish. Caudal fin semi-transparent covered with minute brown melanophores on basal portion; minute melanophores densely covered with membranes along rays.
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBEFFB6FCA716B492F6F0F7" bold="true" box="[846,985,718,742]" pageId="4" pageNumber="111">Distribution.</emphasis>
The species has been collected from the central East
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Sea, northern South
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Sea (east of
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Island) and
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(off
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) (
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Ni
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBEFFB6FB16176B9404F139" box="[1279,1323,784,808]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="111">et al</emphasis>
. 2012
</bibRefCitation>
;
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Ho
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. 2016
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; this study) (
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). Two Indonesian specimens, reported by
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Ho
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBEFFB6FC0917289522F178" box="[992,1037,849,873]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="111">et al</emphasis>
. (2016)
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as
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. cf.
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</taxonomicName>
, were identified herein as
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(see below). Adults of the species were collected in depths of
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(
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Ni
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), whereas the present juvenile specimen was collected on the continental shelf (
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depth), suggesting that the pelagic juvenile of the species have a shallower bathymetric distribution before settlement.
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBEFFB6FCA7104E92CAF65D" bold="true" box="[846,997,1076,1100]" pageId="4" pageNumber="111">Identification.</emphasis>
The present juvenile specimen was assigned to
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, differing from currently known larvae and juveniles of other lophiiform families by having 4 dorsal-fin spines (
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), smooth body skin (covered with spinules in
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and
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), and developed pelvic fins [absent in ceratioid families, except for
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBEFFB6FC6210829523F701" box="[907,1036,1272,1296]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="111">Caulophryne</emphasis>
Goode and Bean, 1896 (Caulophrynidae)
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] (see
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; Okiyama 2014b).
</paragraph>
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Among lophiid genera, the specimen conformed to
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBEFFB6FA8D11239271F783" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="111">Sladenia</emphasis>
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in both meristic counts, and having a rounded head and body, and undeveloped head spines (
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), compared with larvae and juveniles of other lophiid genera, including
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FF7514BC91C4F2CF" box="[156,235,198,222]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Lophius</emphasis>
Linnaeus, 1758
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FE4914BC932BF2CF" box="[416,516,198,222]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Lophiodes</emphasis>
Goode and Bean, 1896
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and
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FF20149D9018F2EE" box="[201,311,231,255]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Lophiomus</emphasis>
Gill, 1883
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, generally characterized as having a moderately depressed head with relatively well developed spines, and laterally compressed body (
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;
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;
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;
<bibRefCitation id="57374B6BFFBFFFB7FDFF153291F5F390" author="Okiyama, M. &amp; Minami, T." pageId="5" pageNumber="112" pagination="447 - 448" refId="ref6870" refString="Okiyama, M. and Minami, T. 2014 a. Lophiomus setigerus (Vahl). Pp. 447 - 448. In: Okiyama, M. (Ed.) An Atlas of Early Stage Fishes in Japan. Second Edition. Tokai University Press, Hadano. [In Japanese]" type="book chapter" year="2014">Okiyama and Minami 2014a</bibRefCitation>
, b; this study:
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). The genetic analysis also supported the generic identification of the present specimen (see below).
</paragraph>
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Fig. 2. Preserved juvenile specimen of
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBEFFB6FDF211EB93B8F7B7" box="[539,663,1425,1446]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="111">Sladenia zhui</emphasis>
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, KAUMI. 70329, 23.1mm SL, East China Sea, showing melanophores. Right side reversed.
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Fig. 3. Semi-schematic drawings of illicium (
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBEFFB6FDA113AA937BF5F4" box="[584,596,2000,2021]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="111">il</emphasis>
) and 2nd dorsal-fin spine (
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBEFFB6FCA413AA9249F5F4" box="[845,870,2000,2021]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="111">sec</emphasis>
) (A), and pelvic fin (B) of juvenile specimen of
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBEFFB6FAF013AA94BCF5F4" box="[1305,1427,2000,2021]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="111">Sladenia zhui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, KAUMI. 70329, 23.1 mm SL, East China Sea. Right side reversed in both drawings. SR indicates soft ray. Note: 2nd4th soft rays partially damaged. Bars indicate 1mm.
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The specimen was further identified as
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FD8815B19342F3F3" box="[609,621,459,482]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FD9715B19386F3F2" box="[638,681,459,483]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">zhui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, due to having 4 dorsal-fin spines (2 post-cephalic spines), compared with 3 dorsal-fin spines (1 post-cephalic spine) in
<taxonomicName id="F4A64D19FFBFFFB7FF751657902EF055" authorityName="Smith and Radcliffe in Radcliffe" authorityYear="1912" box="[156,257,557,580]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lophiidae" genus="Sladenia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="112" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="remiger">
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FF7516579187F055" box="[156,168,557,580]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FF5F1657902EF055" box="[182,257,557,580]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">remiger</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="F4A64D19FFBFFFB7FED116579089F055" authorityName="Caruso and Bullis" authorityYear="1976" box="[312,422,556,580]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lophiidae" genus="Sladenia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="112" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="shaefersi">
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FED11657906BF055" box="[312,324,557,580]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FEBB16569089F055" box="[338,422,556,580]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">shaefersi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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). Although similar to
<taxonomicName id="F4A64D19FFBFFFB7FD04165791D9F074" authorityName="Regan" authorityYear="1908" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lophiidae" genus="Sladenia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="112" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gardineri">
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FD04165793D6F055" box="[749,761,557,580]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FF75163791D9F074" box="[156,246,589,613]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">gardineri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in meristic counts,
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Ni
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FE3616379326F074" box="[479,521,589,613]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">et al</emphasis>
. (2012)
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distinguished
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FD04163793D6F075" box="[749,761,589,612]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FF75161791E8F094" box="[156,199,621,645]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">zhui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the former due to the wider snout, sturdy blunt head spines, and uniformly brown body without vermiculations or other contrasting markings in the latter. Although such distinguishing characters were absent in the juvenile specimen, the genetic similarity between it and a published sequence of
<taxonomicName id="F4A64D19FFBFFFB7FC5C15729507F30E" authorityName="Regan" authorityYear="1908" box="[949,1064,263,287]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lophiidae" genus="Sladenia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="112" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gardineri">
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FC5C157292EEF30E" box="[949,961,264,287]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FC27157D9507F30E" box="[974,1064,263,287]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">gardineri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see Genetic analysis), and the disjunct distribution of the two species (
<taxonomicName id="F4A64D19FFBFFFB7FB221552946EF351" authorityName="Regan" authorityYear="1908" box="[1227,1345,296,320]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lophiidae" genus="Sladenia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="112" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gardineri">
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FB22155295F8F32E" box="[1227,1239,296,319]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FB0E1552946EF351" box="[1255,1345,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">gardineri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, central Indian Ocean;
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), pointed to the former being
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FAAD1533947FF371" box="[1348,1360,329,352]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FAB5153294A8F371" box="[1372,1415,328,352]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">zhui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3319369AFFBFFFB7FCA715139595F139" blockId="5.[820,1432,198,1653]" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FCA71513952EF390" bold="true" box="[846,1025,361,385]" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Genetic analysis.</emphasis>
A Bayesian phylogenetic tree based on a concatenated alignment of 12S, 16S and
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FB1415F09408F3B0" box="[1277,1319,394,417]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">COI</emphasis>
sequences (626, 564 and 648 bp, respectively, including gaps) is shown in
<figureCitation id="AB9D2A1FFFBFFFB7FCBE15B09284F3F3" box="[855,939,458,482]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[156,187,949,971]" captionTargetBox="[158,763,502,910]" captionTargetId="figure-304@7.[157,765,501,911]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 6. Bayesian phylogenetic trees of (A) Lophiiformes, based on 1838 bp of concatenated sequences of 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA and Cytochrome c Oxidase subunit I genes; and (B) Lophioidei, based on 598 bp of 12S rRNA gene sequences. Numbers beside nodes represent Bayesian posterior probabilities." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4585266" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4585266/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Fig. 6A</figureCitation>
. Among the 39 lophiiform species subjected to the analysis,
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was most closely related to the present specimen, supporting its generic identification. On the other hand, the overall tree topology was largely consistent with that of
<bibRefCitation id="57374B6BFFBFFFB7FC0A163795B3F074" author="Miya, M. &amp; Pietsch, T. W. &amp; Orr, J. W. &amp; Arnold, R. J. &amp; Satoh, T. P. &amp; Shedlock, A. M. &amp; Ho, H. - C. &amp; Shimazaki, M. &amp; Yabe, M. &amp; Nishida, M." box="[995,1180,589,613]" pageId="5" pageNumber="112" pagination="58" refId="ref6355" refString="Miya, M., Pietsch, T. W., Orr, J. W., Arnold, R. J., Satoh, T. P., Shedlock, A. M., Ho, H. - C., Shimazaki, M., Yabe, M., and Nishida, M. 2010. Evolutionary history of anglerfishes (Teleostei: Lophiiformes): a mitogenomic perspective. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10: 58." type="journal article" year="2010">
Miya
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. (2010)
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, who analyzed the complete mitogenome sequences (
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FB83161495AFF094" box="[1130,1152,622,645]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">ca</emphasis>
. 16,000 bp) of the same 39 species (each of five suborders being recovered as monophyletic). Such consistency implied that the present analysis had successfully resolved the phylogenetic relationships among lophiiform species to some extent, despite the limited lengths of the sequences analyzed.
</paragraph>
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A second Bayesian phylogenetic tree based on a reduced dataset [a 598 bp (including gaps) alignment of 12S sequences from six lophioid specimens, including both the present juvenile specimen and HUMZ 191110 (
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FAC717E8946EF1B8" box="[1326,1345,914,937]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">S.</emphasis>
cf.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FA8517E89244F1DB" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">zhui sensu</emphasis>
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Ho
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FC7F17C99290F1DB" box="[918,959,946,970]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">et al</emphasis>
. 2016
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)], is shown in
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. Notably, the latter two specimens possessed identical sequences, being clearly separated from other tree branches. On this basis, together with their similarity in meristic counts, the present juvenile and
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FC88104F9242F65D" box="[865,877,1077,1100]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">S</emphasis>
. cf.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FC7F104F92EEF65C" box="[918,961,1077,1101]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">zhui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FC39104F9529F65D" box="[976,1030,1077,1100]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">sensu</emphasis>
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Ho
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FBDB104F9573F65C" box="[1074,1116,1077,1101]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">et al</emphasis>
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) specimens can be safely considered as conspecific.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FCA7100C929DF69F" bold="true" box="[846,946,1142,1166]" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Remarks.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FC55100C9567F69F" box="[956,1096,1142,1166]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Sladenia zhui</emphasis>
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was originally described by
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Ni
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FCDD10ED924EF6BF" box="[820,865,1174,1198]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">et al</emphasis>
. (2012)
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on the basis of four specimens collected from the northern South
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and central East
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Seas, the species having previously been reported as
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FB1010A2942AF6FE" box="[1273,1285,1240,1263]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FAFA10A29471F6FE" box="[1299,1374,1240,1263]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">remiger</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
or
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FA6F10A294BDF6FE" box="[1414,1426,1240,1263]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FCDD108292A1F701" box="[820,910,1272,1296]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">gardineri</emphasis>
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by
<bibRefCitation id="57374B6BFFBFFFB7FC5D10829539F701" author="Ni, Y." box="[948,1046,1272,1296]" pageId="5" pageNumber="112" pagination="316 - 336" refId="ref6634" refString="Ni, Y. 1988. Lophiiformes. Pp. 316 - 336 In: Deep water fishes of the East China Sea subcommittee (Ed.) The Deep Water Fishes of the East China Sea. Xue Lin Publishing House, Shanghai. [In Chinese]" type="book chapter" year="1988">Ni (1988)</bibRefCitation>
and
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(see synonym list).
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Ho
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FCDD11639270F721" box="[820,863,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">et al</emphasis>
. (2016)
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subsequently reported two specimens collected off
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,
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as
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FBF111439507F741" box="[1048,1064,1337,1360]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">C</emphasis>
. cf.
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</taxonomicName>
(
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), commenting that they differed slightly from the original description of the species, having a narrower snout (mostly due to a different measurement method). Meristic and morphometric data of the Indonesian specimens are given in
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. However, since all congeners are known from only a few specimens of each, intraspecific variations and interspecific differences between them are poorly known (
<bibRefCitation id="57374B6BFFBFFFB7FB72126794BBF425" author="Caruso, J. H. &amp; Bullis, H. R., Jr." box="[1179,1428,1564,1589]" pageId="5" pageNumber="112" pagination="59 - 64" refId="ref5826" refString="Caruso, J. H. and Bullis, H. R., Jr. 1976. A review of the lophiid angler fish genus Sladenia with a description of a new species from the Caribbean Sea. Bulletin of Marine Science 26: 59 - 64." type="journal article" year="1976">Caruso and Bullis 1976</bibRefCitation>
;
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).
</paragraph>
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Fig. 4. Distributional map of
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. Star and open circles indicate present and previous records, respectively.
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Larval or juvenile
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specimens have not previously been reported (
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;
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). In his comprehensive work, entitled “An atlas of early stage fishes in
<collectingCountry id="4BB1760AFFBCFFB4FF171143901AF740" box="[254,309,1337,1361]" name="Japan" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Japan</collectingCountry>
”, Okiyama (2014b) provided keys to larval stages of the lophiiform suborders, and stated that
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differed from the other suborders by having an inflated, balloon-like skin surrounding the body, and the pelvic fin absent. The juvenile
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FE8611C190EBF7C2" box="[367,452,1467,1491]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Sladenia</emphasis>
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specimen also had the former feature. In addition, the latter also possessed the following external adult
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FED8118690A9F405" box="[305,390,1532,1556]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Sladenia</emphasis>
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features (
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): rounded head and body [depressed in adults of other lophiid genera (
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)], and absence of distinct humeral, articular, quadrate and subopercular spines (present) (see
<bibRefCitation id="57374B6BFFBCFFB4FDCF12249385F467" author="Caruso, J. H." box="[550,682,1630,1654]" pageId="6" pageNumber="113" pagination="870 - 875" refId="ref5797" refString="Caruso, J. H. 1985. The systematics and distribution of the lophiid anglerfishes: III. Intergeneric relationships. Copeia 1985: 870 - 875." type="journal article" year="1985">Caruso 1985</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FCD712AC92A9F4F8" box="[830,902,1750,1769]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Sladenia</emphasis>
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</th>
<th id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFC3812AC950AF4F8" box="[977,1061,1750,1769]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">
<taxonomicName id="F4A64D19FFBFFFB7FC3812AC950AF4F8" authorityName="Goode and Bean" authorityYear="1896" box="[977,1061,1750,1769]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lophiidae" genus="Lophiodes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="112" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FC3812AC950AF4F8" box="[977,1061,1750,1769]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Lophiodes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFB9B12AC95E0F4F8" box="[1138,1231,1750,1769]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FB9B12AC95E0F4F8" box="[1138,1231,1750,1769]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Lophiomus</emphasis>
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<th id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFAF512AC945FF4F8" box="[1308,1392,1750,1769]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">
<taxonomicName id="F4A64D19FFBFFFB7FACC12AC9448F4F8" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" box="[1317,1383,1750,1769]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lophiidae" genus="Lophius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="112" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBFFFB7FACC12AC9448F4F8" box="[1317,1383,1750,1769]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Lophius</emphasis>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFBF004DFF58128F945FF519" box="[177,1392,1781,1800]" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="112" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFCD4128F92A9F519" box="[829,902,1781,1800]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">1, 2, 3</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFC38128F950AF519" box="[977,1061,1781,1800]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">2, 4</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFB9B128F95E0F519" box="[1138,1231,1781,1800]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">2, 5, 6</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFAF5128F945FF519" box="[1308,1392,1781,1800]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">2, 5, 7</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFBF004DFF581365945FF523" box="[177,1392,1823,1842]" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">
<th id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFF5813659358F523" box="[177,631,1823,1842]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Head and body</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFCD4136592A9F523" box="[829,902,1823,1842]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">rounded</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFC381365950AF523" box="[977,1061,1823,1842]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">depressed</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFB9B136595E0F523" box="[1138,1231,1823,1842]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">depressed</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFAF51365945FF523" box="[1308,1392,1823,1842]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">depressed</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFBF004DFF581347945FF540" box="[177,1392,1853,1873]" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">
<th id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFF5813479358F540" box="[177,631,1853,1873]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Third cephalic dorsal-fin spine</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFCD4134792A9F540" box="[829,902,1853,1873]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">absent</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFC381347950AF540" box="[977,1061,1853,1873]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">present</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFB9B134795E0F540" box="[1138,1231,1853,1873]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">present</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFAF51347945FF540" box="[1308,1392,1853,1873]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">present</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFBF004DFF581326945FF561" box="[177,1392,1884,1904]" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">
<th id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFF5813269358F561" box="[177,631,1884,1904]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Humeral, articular, quadrate and subopercular spines</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFCD4132692A9F561" box="[829,902,1884,1904]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">absent</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFC381326950AF561" box="[977,1061,1884,1904]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">present</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFB9B132695E0F561" box="[1138,1231,1884,1904]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">present</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFAF51326945FF561" box="[1308,1392,1884,1904]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">present</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFBF004DFF581301945FF59E" box="[177,1392,1915,1935]" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">
<th id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFF5813019358F59E" box="[177,631,1915,1935]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Dorsal-fin soft rays</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFCD4130192A9F59E" box="[829,902,1915,1935]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">9 or 10</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFC381301950AF59E" box="[977,1061,1915,1935]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">8</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFB9B130195E0F59E" box="[1138,1231,1915,1935]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">79</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFAF51301945FF59E" box="[1308,1392,1915,1935]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">912</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8D9634D8FFBF004DFF5813E0945FF5BF" box="[177,1392,1946,1966]" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">
<th id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFF5813E09358F5BF" box="[177,631,1946,1966]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Anal-fin soft rays</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFCD413E092A9F5BF" box="[829,902,1946,1966]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">6 or 7</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFC3813E0950AF5BF" box="[977,1061,1946,1966]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">6 or 7</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFB9B13E095E0F5BF" box="[1138,1231,1946,1966]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">57</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFAF513E0945FF5BF" box="[1308,1392,1946,1966]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">810</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8D9634D8FFBF004DFF5813C3945FF5DD" box="[177,1392,1977,1996]" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">
<th id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFF5813C39358F5DD" box="[177,631,1977,1996]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Pectoral-fin rays</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFCD413C392A9F5DD" box="[829,902,1977,1996]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">18 or 19</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFC3813C3950AF5DD" box="[977,1061,1977,1996]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">1322</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFB9B13C395E0F5DD" box="[1138,1231,1977,1996]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">2025</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFAF513C3945FF5DD" box="[1308,1392,1977,1996]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">1928</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8D9634D8FFBF004DFF5813A2945FF5FA" box="[177,1392,2008,2027]" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">
<th id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFF5813A29358F5FA" box="[177,631,2008,2027]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">Vertebrae</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFCD413A292A9F5FA" box="[829,902,2008,2027]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">19</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFC3813A2950AF5FA" box="[977,1061,2008,2027]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">18 or 19</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFB9B13A295E0F5FA" box="[1138,1231,2008,2027]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">18 or 19</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBF004DFAF513A2945FF5FA" box="[1308,1392,2008,2027]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="112">2631</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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1, this study; 2,
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Fig. 5. Lateral (A) and dorsal (B) views of preserved juvenile specimen of
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FCDB16AC929CF0FA" box="[818,947,726,747]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Lophius litulon</emphasis>
, FAKU
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109453 (1 of 3 specimens), 26.6mm SL, Japan.
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Table 4. Distribution and selected diagnostic characters of
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FD2A175A9220F124" box="[707,783,800,821]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Sladenia</emphasis>
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species.
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<th id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFE36172993EDF177" box="[479,706,851,870]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">
<taxonomicName id="F4A64D19FFBCFFB4FDDD17299343F177" box="[564,620,851,870]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lophiidae" genus="Sladenia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="113" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zhui">
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FDDD17299311F177" box="[564,574,851,870]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FDA117299343F177" box="[584,620,851,870]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">zhui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFD371729928EF177" box="[734,929,851,870]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">
<taxonomicName id="F4A64D19FFBCFFB4FCF91729925FF177" authorityName="Regan" authorityYear="1908" box="[784,880,851,870]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lophiidae" genus="Sladenia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="113" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gardineri">
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FCF917299235F177" box="[784,794,851,870]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FCCD1729925FF177" box="[804,880,851,870]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">gardineri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName id="F4A64D19FFBCFFB4FBEF17299576F177" authorityName="Smith and Radcliffe in Radcliffe" authorityYear="1912" box="[1030,1113,851,870]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lophiidae" genus="Sladenia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="113" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="remiger">
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FBEF1729953FF177" box="[1030,1040,851,870]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FBF3172E9576F177" box="[1050,1113,852,870]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">remiger</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName id="F4A64D19FFBCFFB4FB1B17299462F177" authorityName="Caruso and Bullis" authorityYear="1976" box="[1266,1357,851,870]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lophiidae" genus="Sladenia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="113" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="shaefersi">
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FB1B172995D3F177" box="[1266,1276,851,870]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FAEF17299462F177" box="[1286,1357,851,870]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">shaefersi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
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<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFE36170893EDF194" box="[479,706,882,901]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">1, 2, 3</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFD371708928EF194" box="[734,929,882,901]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">4</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFC1817089541F194" box="[1009,1134,882,901]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">4, 5</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFB3F17089447F194" box="[1238,1384,882,901]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">4, 6, 7</td>
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<th id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFF5817E6909AF1D8" box="[177,437,924,969]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Distribution</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFE3617E693EDF1D8" box="[479,706,924,969]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">East and South China Seas and Indonesia</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFD3717E6928EF1D8" box="[734,929,924,969]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Chagos Archipelago (central Indian Ocean)</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFC1817E69541F1D8" box="[1009,1134,924,969]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Western and Central Pacific</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFB3F17E69447F1D8" box="[1238,1384,924,969]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Western Atlantic</td>
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<th id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFF5817AE909AF1F9" box="[177,437,980,1000]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Size (mm SL)</th>
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23.1525 (
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=4)
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<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFC1817AE9541F1F9" box="[1009,1134,980,1000]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">92.3</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFB3F17AE9447F1F9" box="[1238,1384,980,1000]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">
146.2397 (
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=4)
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<th id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFF58178E909AF616" box="[177,437,1012,1031]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Dorsal-fin spines</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFE36178E93EDF616" box="[479,706,1012,1031]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">4</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFD37178E928EF616" box="[734,929,1012,1031]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">4</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFC18178E9541F616" box="[1009,1134,1012,1031]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">3</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFB3F178E9447F616" box="[1238,1384,1012,1031]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">3</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFBC004DFF5810699447F637" box="[177,1384,1043,1062]" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">
<th id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFF581069909AF637" box="[177,437,1043,1062]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Post-cephalic dorsal-fin spines</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFE36106993EDF637" box="[479,706,1043,1062]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">2</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFD371069928EF637" box="[734,929,1043,1062]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">2</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFC1810699541F637" box="[1009,1134,1043,1062]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">1</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFB3F10699447F637" box="[1238,1384,1043,1062]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">1</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFBC004DFF5810489447F654" box="[177,1384,1074,1093]" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">
<th id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFF581048909AF654" box="[177,437,1074,1093]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Dorsal-fin soft rays</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFE36104893EDF654" box="[479,706,1074,1093]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">9 or 10</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFD371048928EF654" box="[734,929,1074,1093]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">9</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFC1810489541F654" box="[1009,1134,1074,1093]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">9</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFB3F10489447F654" box="[1238,1384,1074,1093]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">8 or 9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8D9634D8FFBC004DFF58102B9447F675" box="[177,1384,1105,1124]" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">
<th id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFF58102B909AF675" box="[177,437,1105,1124]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Anal-fin rays</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFE36102B93EDF675" box="[479,706,1105,1124]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">6 or 7</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFD37102B928EF675" box="[734,929,1105,1124]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">6</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFC18102B9541F675" box="[1009,1134,1105,1124]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">7</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFB3F102B9447F675" box="[1238,1384,1105,1124]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">6</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFBC004DFF58100A9447F692" box="[177,1384,1136,1155]" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">
<th id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFF58100A909AF692" box="[177,437,1136,1155]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Pectoral-fin rays</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFE36100A93EDF692" box="[479,706,1136,1155]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">18 or 19</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFD37100A928EF692" box="[734,929,1136,1155]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">18</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFC18100A9541F692" box="[1009,1134,1136,1155]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">19</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFB3F100A9447F692" box="[1238,1384,1136,1155]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">17 or 18</td>
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<tr id="8D9634D8FFBC004DFF5810F59447F6B3" box="[177,1384,1167,1186]" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">
<th id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFF5810F5909AF6B3" box="[177,437,1167,1186]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Vermiculate body pattern</th>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFE3610F593EDF6B3" box="[479,706,1167,1186]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">absent</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFD3710F5928EF6B3" box="[734,929,1167,1186]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">present</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFC1810F59541F6B3" box="[1009,1134,1167,1186]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">absent?</td>
<td id="CE475DA4FFBC004DFB3F10F59447F6B3" box="[1238,1384,1167,1186]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">present</td>
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</paragraph>
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1, this study; 2,
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Ni
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Ho
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The fin rays of the present juvenile are considered to reach the full complement in number (
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). A difference of the number of caudal-fin rays between the juvenile specimen (8) and adults (9) is regarded here as an intraspecific variation. A series of larvae and juvenile examples are necessary to reveal the development of the numbers of fin rays in the species.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FF5C131991D9F56B" box="[181,246,1891,1914]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">In-situ</emphasis>
observations of
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FE4E131890D3F56B" box="[423,508,1890,1914]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Sladenia</emphasis>
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from seamounts around the Ogasawara Islands,
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, archived in the
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Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology data base [JAMSTEC E-library of Deep-sea Images (J-EDI)], showed several
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FF06139E906BF5ED" box="[239,324,2020,2044]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Sladenia</emphasis>
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individuals characterized by vermiculate markings on the body (
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.
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, J-EDI: HPD0747HDTV0088). Similarly, a
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FC5D10829526F701" box="[948,1033,1272,1296]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Sladenia</emphasis>
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individual reported by
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as “
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gen. et sp. 2” from the Mokuyo Seamount (Ogasawara Islands) also had a vermiculate pattern. Such body markings have been regarded as a diagnostic feature of
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FCB811009289F783" box="[849,934,1402,1426]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Sladenia</emphasis>
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species (
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;
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Ni
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;
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).
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FC7F11E192F8F7A3" box="[918,983,1435,1458]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">In-situ</emphasis>
images of
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FBA511E19577F7A3" box="[1100,1112,1435,1458]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">S</emphasis>
.
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in the Gulf of Mexico showed obvious widespread vermiculations on the body (
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Pietsch
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), and the drawing of the
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TLholotype of
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FC5C118692EEF402" box="[949,961,1532,1555]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FC3911869505F405" box="[976,1066,1532,1556]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">gardineri</emphasis>
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also showed maze-like vermiculations on the body (
<bibRefCitation id="57374B6BFFBCFFB4FC1D12679540F424" author="Regan, C. T." box="[1012,1135,1565,1589]" pageId="6" pageNumber="113" pagination="217 - 255" refId="ref7482" refString="Regan, C. T. 1908. Report on the marine fishes collected by Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner in the Indian Ocean. The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology 12: 217 - 255, pls 23 - 32." type="journal article" year="1908">Regan 1908</bibRefCitation>
: pl. 32). In contrast, adults of
<taxonomicName id="F4A64D19FFBCFFB4FCDD12479255F444" box="[820,890,1597,1621]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lophiidae" genus="Sladenia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="113" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zhui">
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FCDD1247926FF445" box="[820,832,1597,1620]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FCA612479255F444" box="[847,890,1597,1621]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">zhui</emphasis>
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have a uniformly brownish body without vermiculations (
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Ni
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. 2012
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: fig. 1;
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Ho
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: fig. 1;
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), suggesting that the
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images and footage of
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FA8D12049271F4A7" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">Sladenia</emphasis>
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from the Ogasawara Islands were not consistent with
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.
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. Although
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stated that
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FAA012BA947AF4C6" box="[1353,1365,1728,1751]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">S</emphasis>
.
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lacked vermiculations or other contrasting markings, as originally described by Smith and Radcliffe
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, an underwater photograph of
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FB20135B95FAF529" box="[1225,1237,1825,1848]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">S</emphasis>
.
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, reported by
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from the Hawaiian Islands, showed dark vermiculations on a whitish body.
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reported an underwater photograph of
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBCFFB4FB3D13F995CFF58B" box="[1236,1248,1923,1946]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="113">S</emphasis>
. cf.
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from the Kermadec Ridge, with similar vermiculations, suggesting that the specimen may have represented an undescribed species.
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The new Japanese names “Daruma-ankou-zoku” and “Daruma-ankou” are proposed herein for the genus
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBDFFB5FD2214BC91E9F2EE" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="114">Sladenia</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="01D2EA88FFBDFFB5FEEC149D903EF2EF" box="[261,273,231,254]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="114">S</emphasis>
.
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, respectively, such names being derived from a combination of the overall rounded body of the species (=
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), plus the Japanese name for lophiid fishes (=
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); “
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” refers to “genus”.
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