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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFF3816DA36C9EDEC" bold="true" box="[151,472,475,500]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">Monopterus ichthyophoides</emphasis>
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.
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TL;
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: Mizoram, Barak River drainage, Sawleng River, a tributary of Tuirial River in the vicinity of Sawleng,
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; HT Lalremsanga,
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TL;
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: Mizoram, Barak River drainage, public well at Luangmual, Aizawl,
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; Lalrotluanga,
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<date id="FFB3106CEF14FF8EFCCD15BF34EFEEC9" box="[866,1022,697,721]" pageId="1" pageNumber="52" value="2008-07-26">26 July 2008</date>
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2011.5.3.1,
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TL; same data as
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFF6814073650EF02" bold="true" box="[199,321,769,794]" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFEE514043595EF01" box="[330,644,769,793]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">Monopterus ichthyophoides</emphasis>
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differs from all other species of synbranchids in having only 2 branchiostegal rays (vs 5–6). It differs further from all other synbranchids, except
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFBAA14213367EF26" box="[1029,1142,806,830]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">M. cuchia</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFB2B1421321EEF26" box="[1156,1295,806,830]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">M. fossorius</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFAB114213284EF26" box="[1310,1429,806,830]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">M. indicus</emphasis>
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, and
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFF6A144C3650EF79" box="[197,321,841,865]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">M. desilvai</emphasis>
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by the presence of scales. It differs from the latter four species also by the number of vertebrae (79– 82 + 34–37 = 114–117 vs
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFE6E14693523EF9E" box="[449,562,878,902]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">M. cuchia</emphasis>
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99–112 + 55–70 = 166–188,
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFC2B1469331EEF9E" box="[900,1039,878,902]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">M. fossorius</emphasis>
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73 + 53-56 = 126–129,
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFA8B1469328DEF9E" box="[1316,1436,878,902]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">M. indicus</emphasis>
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93–99 + 42–45=137–144,
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFE101494352AEFB1" box="[447,571,913,937]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">M. desilvai</emphasis>
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75 +69 =144). It differs further from
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFC721494335CEFB1" box="[989,1101,913,937]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">M. cuchia</emphasis>
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in having the scales restricted to the posterior part of its body (vs extending anteriorly up to the head) and from
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and
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFB7E14B13256EFD6" box="[1233,1351,950,974]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">M. indicus</emphasis>
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in having scales extending anteriorly far beyond the vent (vs. ending posterior to vent in
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<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D2FEF14FF8EFB9214DC33AAEFE9" box="[1085,1211,985,1009]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Synbranchidae" genus="Monopterus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Synbranchiformes" pageId="1" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="desilvai">
|
||
<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFB9214DC33AAEFE9" box="[1085,1211,985,1009]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">M. desilvai</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D2FEF14FF8EFB5D14DC3278EFE9" box="[1266,1385,985,1009]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Synbranchidae" genus="Monopterus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Synbranchiformes" pageId="1" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="indicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFB5D14DC3278EFE9" box="[1266,1385,985,1009]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">M. indicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, but with a small separate scale patch in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D2FEF14FF8EFD8614F9358EE80E" box="[553,671,1022,1046]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Synbranchidae" genus="Monopterus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Synbranchiformes" pageId="1" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="indicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFD8614F9358EE80E" box="[553,671,1022,1046]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">M. indicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
)
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C3176527EF14FF8BFF68132733DBEB4A" lastPageId="4" lastPageNumber="55" pageId="1" pageNumber="52" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB236ACEF14FF8EFF681327364DE845" blockId="1.[151,1436,583,1117]" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">
|
||
<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFF6813273648E822" bold="true" box="[199,345,1057,1082]" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">Description.</emphasis>
|
||
For general appearance see
|
||
<figureCitation id="13362A29EF14FF8EFD0B13273401E821" box="[676,784,1057,1081]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1356,1379]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1335]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,193,1335]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Holotype of Monopterus ichthyophoides, PUCMF 3005, 186.6 mm TL, Sawleng River, Mizoram, India, in lateral view." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205755/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">Figures 1</figureCitation>
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||
and
|
||
<figureCitation id="13362A29EF14FF8EFCE21327344FE821" box="[845,862,1057,1081]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1954,1977]" captionTargetBox="[370,1216,321,1932]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[370,1217,321,1933]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Holotype of Monopterus ichthyophoides, PUCMF 3005, 186.6 mm TL. Head in lateral (a), dorsal (b) and ventral (c) view (arrows mark position of posterior naris in a and b and anterior naris in c) and preanal area of body in lateral view (d) to show scales (arrow marks position of vent)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205756/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">2</figureCitation>
|
||
. Morphometric data and vertebral counts are presented in
|
||
<tableCitation id="C68F0317EF14FF8EFEAD13433647E845" box="[258,342,1093,1117]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="1.[151,235,1162,1183]" captionTargetBox="[151,1372,1212,1967]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="TABLE 1. Selected morphometric and meristic data for Monopterus ichthyophoides holotype and 3 paratypes." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF726624EF14FF8EFF38138C33E8E8B8" pageId="1" pageNumber="52" tableUuid="DF726624EF14FF8EFF38138C33E8E8B8">Table 1</tableCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF726624EF14FF8EFF38138C33E8E8B8" ID-Table-UUID="DF726624EF14FF8EFF38138C33E8E8B8" box="[151,1273,1162,1184]" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF726624EF14FF8EFF38138C33E8E8B8" pageId="1" pageNumber="52" targetBox="[151,1372,1212,1967]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="1">
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||
<paragraph id="8BB236ACEF14FF8EFF38138C33E8E8B8" blockId="1.[151,1273,1162,1184]" box="[151,1273,1162,1184]" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">
|
||
<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFF38138C3615E887" bold="true" box="[151,260,1162,1183]" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
|
||
Selected morphometric and meristic data for
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D2FEF14FF8EFD7C138D34FCE8B8" box="[723,1005,1162,1184]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Synbranchidae" genus="Monopterus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Synbranchiformes" pageId="1" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ichthyophoides">
|
||
<emphasis id="B979EABEEF14FF8EFD7C138D34FCE8B8" box="[723,1005,1162,1184]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">Monopterus ichthyophoides</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
holotype and 3 paratypes.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB236ACEF14FF8EFF30120233E3EBB7" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">
|
||
<table id="F90DC40CEF140070FF3813BA324DEBB7" box="[151,1372,1212,1967]" gridcols="5" gridrows="5" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">
|
||
<tr id="353D34EEEF140070FF3813BA324DE95B" box="[151,1372,1212,1347]" gridrow="0" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">
|
||
<th id="76EC5D92EF140070FF3813BA36F4E95B" box="[151,485,1212,1347]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">Total length (TL) in mm In percent of total length</th>
|
||
<th id="76EC5D92EF140070FD9713BA3587E95B" box="[568,662,1212,1347]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">Holotype 186.6</th>
|
||
<th id="76EC5D92EF140070FD5313BA34A8E95B" box="[764,953,1212,1347]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">Paratype BMNH 2011.5.3.1 184.2</th>
|
||
<th id="76EC5D92EF140070FC5313BA339AE95B" box="[1020,1163,1212,1347]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">Paratype PUCMF 3006 180.8</th>
|
||
<th id="76EC5D92EF140070FB6213BA324DE95B" box="[1229,1372,1212,1347]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">Paratype PUCMF 3006 127.8</th>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="353D34EEEF140070FF381251324DEA23" box="[151,1372,1367,1595]" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">
|
||
<th id="76EC5D92EF140070FF38125136F4EA23" box="[151,485,1367,1595]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">Head length (HL) Preanal length Body depth at vent Body width at vent In percent of head length Snout length</th>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FD9712513587EA23" box="[568,662,1367,1595]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">6.3 79.2 3.2 2.4 25.6</td>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FD53125134A8EA23" box="[764,953,1367,1595]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">6.5 79.5 3.6 2.8 29.2</td>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FC531251339AEA23" box="[1020,1163,1367,1595]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">6.1 79.2 3.0 2.2 27.3</td>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FB621251324DEA23" box="[1229,1372,1367,1595]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">7.3 80.1 2.8 2.0 23.7</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="353D34EEEF140070FF381149324DEAF8" box="[151,1372,1615,1760]" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">
|
||
<th id="76EC5D92EF140070FF38114936F4EAF8" box="[151,485,1615,1760]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">Distance anterior-posterior naris Ratios Depth/Width of body Total length/Head lenth</th>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FD9711493587EAF8" box="[568,662,1615,1760]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">29.1 1.3 15.9</td>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FD53114934A8EAF8" box="[764,953,1615,1760]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">29.2 1.3 15.4</td>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FC531149339AEAF8" box="[1020,1163,1615,1760]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">30.9 1.4 16.4</td>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FB621149324DEAF8" box="[1229,1372,1615,1760]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">25.8 1.4 13.7</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="353D34EEEF140070FF3811F2324DEB12" box="[151,1372,1780,1802]" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">
|
||
<th id="76EC5D92EF140070FF3811F236F4EB12" box="[151,485,1780,1802]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">Total length/Body depth</th>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FD9711F23587EB12" box="[568,662,1780,1802]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">31.1</td>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FD5311F234A8EB12" box="[764,953,1780,1802]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">27.5</td>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FC5311F2339AEB12" box="[1020,1163,1780,1802]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">33.5</td>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FB6211F2324DEB12" box="[1229,1372,1780,1802]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">35.4</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="353D34EEEF140070FF381041324DEBB7" box="[151,1372,1863,1967]" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">
|
||
<th id="76EC5D92EF140070FF38104136F4EBB7" box="[151,485,1863,1967]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">Abdominal vertebrae Caudal vertebrae Total vertebrae</th>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FD9710413587EBB7" box="[568,662,1863,1967]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">80 34 114</td>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FD53104134A8EBB7" box="[764,953,1863,1967]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">82 26 +, damaged 108 +, damaged</td>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FC531041339AEBB7" box="[1020,1163,1863,1967]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">79 37 116</td>
|
||
<td id="76EC5D92EF140070FB621041324DEBB7" box="[1229,1372,1863,1967]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="52">82 35 117</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
</table>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF726624EF17FF8DFF38124A37DFE999" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205755/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="53" targetBox="[151,1436,193,1335]" targetPageId="2">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB236ACEF17FF8DFF38124A37DFE999" blockId="2.[151,1435,1356,1409]" pageId="2" pageNumber="53">
|
||
<emphasis id="B979EABEEF17FF8DFF38124A3602E97A" bold="true" box="[151,275,1356,1379]" pageId="2" pageNumber="53">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
|
||
Holotype of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D2FEF17FF8DFE35124835A5E97B" box="[410,692,1357,1379]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Synbranchidae" genus="Monopterus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Synbranchiformes" pageId="2" pageNumber="53" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ichthyophoides">
|
||
<emphasis id="B979EABEEF17FF8DFE35124835A5E97B" box="[410,692,1357,1379]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="53">Monopterus ichthyophoides</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, PUCMF 3005, 186.6 mm TL, Sawleng River, Mizoram, India, in lateral view.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB236ACEF17FF8DFF6A12A835FEEBA6" blockId="2.[151,1437,1454,1982]" pageId="2" pageNumber="53">
|
||
Body very elongate, eel-like, round to oval in cross section, but laterally compressed in its caudal portion. Depth 27.5–35.4 times in TL; body width 1.3–1.4 times in its depth. Head prominent, 6.1–7.3 times in TL, with bulging adductor muscles behind eye; snout anteriorly rounded in dorsal view. Eye small, covered by thick skin. Posterior naris an oblique slit above, medial to, and slightly in front of eye (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13362A29EF17FF8DFC44111C333FEA2A" box="[1003,1070,1562,1586]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1954,1977]" captionTargetBox="[370,1216,321,1932]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[370,1217,321,1933]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Holotype of Monopterus ichthyophoides, PUCMF 3005, 186.6 mm TL. Head in lateral (a), dorsal (b) and ventral (c) view (arrows mark position of posterior naris in a and b and anterior naris in c) and preanal area of body in lateral view (d) to show scales (arrow marks position of vent)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205756/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="53">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
|
||
a, b); anterior naris developed as small circular orifice at ventral side of upper lip (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13362A29EF17FF8DFD6F11383412EA4E" box="[704,771,1598,1622]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1954,1977]" captionTargetBox="[370,1216,321,1932]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[370,1217,321,1933]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Holotype of Monopterus ichthyophoides, PUCMF 3005, 186.6 mm TL. Head in lateral (a), dorsal (b) and ventral (c) view (arrows mark position of posterior naris in a and b and anterior naris in c) and preanal area of body in lateral view (d) to show scales (arrow marks position of vent)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205756/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="53">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
|
||
a, c). Lower lip overhung by upper lip, not visible in dorsal view. Lateral-line pores on head not developed. Skin covering branchial chamber smooth, not produced into longitudinal furrows. Gill membrane completely fused to isthmus medially, therefore gill openings reduced to a pair of small slits ventrolaterally on either side of head. Gill filaments absent on all gill arches. Only a single functional (open) gill slit, situated between gill arches three and four, guarded by a fleshy valve originating from ceratobranchial 3; other gill slits closed. No suprapharyngeal pouch evident. Hyoid with only two branchiostegal rays on posterior ceratohyal. Basibranchial 3, epibranchial 1, interarcual bone (and cartilage) and pharyngobranchial 2 absent (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13362A29EF17FF8DFF30103C37F2EB4A" box="[159,227,1850,1874]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,574,597]" captionTargetBox="[469,1117,210,536]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[447,1139,193,553]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Cleared and stained gill arches of Monopterus ichthyophoides, PUCMF 3006, 180.8 mm, paratype, dorsal view. aCH, anterior ceratohyal; BB, basibranchial; BH, basihyal; BR, branchiostegal rays; CB, ceratobranchial; dHH, dorsal hypohyal; EB, epibranchial; PB, pharyngobranchial; pCH, posterior ceratohyal; UP 4, upper pharyngeal toothplate 4." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205757/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="53">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
|
||
); hypobranchial 2 far removed from hypobranchial 1 and basibranchial 2; ceratobranchial 1 shifted posteriorly and medially, closely associated with hypobranchial and ceratobranchial 2; ceratobranchial 5 with a row of pointed, posteriorly curved teeth on its posterior aspect; a number of pointed, curved teeth also present on pharyngobranchial 3 and on pharyngobranchial 4 toothplate.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB236ACEF16FF8CFF6A17913508ED04" blockId="3.[151,1436,151,284]" pageId="3" pageNumber="54">
|
||
Posterior part of body covered by numerous small, circular (cycloid) scales extending further anteriorly on dorsum (starting at 50–60% TL) than on venter (starting in front of vent at 67–71 % of TL). Vent located at around 80% of TL in a completely scaled area of the venter. All fins and their supporting skeleton absent. Vertebral counts as in
|
||
<tableCitation id="C68F0317EF16FF8CFE6F16023502ED04" box="[448,531,260,284]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="1.[151,235,1162,1183]" captionTargetBox="[151,1372,1212,1967]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="TABLE 1. Selected morphometric and meristic data for Monopterus ichthyophoides holotype and 3 paratypes." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF726624EF14FF8EFF38138C33E8E8B8" pageId="3" pageNumber="54" tableUuid="DF726624EF14FF8EFF38138C33E8E8B8">Table 1</tableCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF726624EF16FF8CFF3810A4357DEBEE" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205756/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="54" targetBox="[370,1216,321,1932]" targetPageId="3">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB236ACEF16FF8CFF3810A4357DEBEE" blockId="3.[151,1436,1954,2038]" pageId="3" pageNumber="54">
|
||
<emphasis id="B979EABEEF16FF8CFF3810A43602EBA0" bold="true" box="[151,275,1954,1977]" pageId="3" pageNumber="54">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
|
||
Holotype of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D2FEF16FF8CFE3410A235A4EBA1" box="[411,693,1955,1977]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Synbranchidae" genus="Monopterus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Synbranchiformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="54" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ichthyophoides">
|
||
<emphasis id="B979EABEEF16FF8CFE3410A235A4EBA1" box="[411,693,1955,1977]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="54">Monopterus ichthyophoides</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, PUCMF 3005, 186.6 mm TL. Head in lateral (a), dorsal (b) and ventral (c) view (arrows mark position of posterior naris in a and b and anterior naris in c) and preanal area of body in lateral view (d) to show scales (arrow marks position of vent).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<caption id="DF726624EF11FF8BFF3815383222EE89" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205757/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="55" targetBox="[469,1117,210,536]" targetPageId="4">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB236ACEF11FF8BFF3815383222EE89" blockId="4.[151,1437,574,658]" pageId="4" pageNumber="55">
|
||
<emphasis id="B979EABEEF11FF8BFF3815383605EE4C" bold="true" box="[151,276,574,597]" pageId="4" pageNumber="55">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
|
||
Cleared and stained gill arches of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D2FEF11FF8BFDD215463489EE4D" box="[637,920,575,597]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Synbranchidae" genus="Monopterus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Synbranchiformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ichthyophoides">
|
||
<emphasis id="B979EABEEF11FF8BFDD215463489EE4D" box="[637,920,575,597]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="55">Monopterus ichthyophoides</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, PUCMF 3006, 180.8 mm, paratype, dorsal view. aCH, anterior ceratohyal; BB, basibranchial; BH, basihyal; BR, branchiostegal rays; CB, ceratobranchial; dHH, dorsal hypohyal; EB, epibranchial; PB, pharyngobranchial; pCH, posterior ceratohyal; UP4, upper pharyngeal toothplate 4.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<caption id="DF726624EF11FF8BFF3811973500EADE" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205758/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="55" targetBox="[151,1436,708,1659]" targetPageId="4">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB236ACEF11FF8BFF3811973500EADE" blockId="4.[151,1436,1681,1734]" pageId="4" pageNumber="55">
|
||
<emphasis id="B979EABEEF11FF8BFF3811973605EABE" bold="true" box="[151,276,1681,1704]" pageId="4" pageNumber="55">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
|
||
Live specimen of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D2FEF11FF8BFE79119435E0EABF" box="[470,753,1681,1703]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Synbranchidae" genus="Monopterus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Synbranchiformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="55" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ichthyophoides">
|
||
<emphasis id="B979EABEEF11FF8BFE79119435E0EABF" box="[470,753,1681,1703]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="55">Monopterus ichthyophoides</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, PUCMF 3006, one of the paratypes, 30 July 2008, public well at Luangmual, Aizawl, Mizoram, India.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB236ACEF11FF8BFF6811F43301EB36" blockId="4.[151,1436,1778,1982]" pageId="4" pageNumber="55">
|
||
<emphasis id="B979EABEEF11FF8BFF6811F4365EEB13" bold="true" box="[199,335,1778,1803]" pageId="4" pageNumber="55">Coloration.</emphasis>
|
||
In alcohol (
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<figureCitation id="13362A29EF11FF8BFE7A11F43533EB12" box="[469,546,1778,1802]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1356,1379]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1335]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,193,1335]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Holotype of Monopterus ichthyophoides, PUCMF 3005, 186.6 mm TL, Sawleng River, Mizoram, India, in lateral view." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205755/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="55">Figs. 1</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation id="13362A29EF11FF8BFD9F11F43550EB12" box="[560,577,1778,1802]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1954,1977]" captionTargetBox="[370,1216,321,1932]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[370,1217,321,1933]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Holotype of Monopterus ichthyophoides, PUCMF 3005, 186.6 mm TL. Head in lateral (a), dorsal (b) and ventral (c) view (arrows mark position of posterior naris in a and b and anterior naris in c) and preanal area of body in lateral view (d) to show scales (arrow marks position of vent)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205756/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="55">2</figureCitation>
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). Olive brown on the dorsum and upper half of sides, lighter brown on lower half of sides and venter. Myosepta visible as darker segmentally arranged lines.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BB236ACEF11FF8BFF68103D33DBEB4A" blockId="4.[151,1436,1778,1982]" box="[199,1226,1850,1874]" pageId="4" pageNumber="55">
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In life (
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<figureCitation id="13362A29EF11FF8BFEB5103C364EEB4A" box="[282,351,1850,1874]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1681,1704]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,708,1659]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,708,1660]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 4. Live specimen of Monopterus ichthyophoides, PUCMF 3006, one of the paratypes, 30 July 2008, public well at Luangmual, Aizawl, Mizoram, India." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205758/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="55">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
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). Olive-brown, lighter on sides and on venter, similar to preserved specimens.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C3176527EF11FF8BFF68105833F5EBA6" pageId="4" pageNumber="55" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="8BB236ACEF11FF8BFF68105833F5EBA6" blockId="4.[151,1436,1778,1982]" pageId="4" pageNumber="55">
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF11FF8BFF6810583671EB6F" bold="true" box="[199,352,1886,1911]" pageId="4" pageNumber="55">Distribution.</emphasis>
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Known only from two localities in the Barak River drainage in Mizoram,
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<collectingCountry id="F31A763CEF11FF8BFB35105833C5EB6E" box="[1178,1236,1886,1910]" name="India" pageId="4" pageNumber="55">India</collectingCountry>
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(Fig. 5): Sawleng River, a small stream with muddy bank and bottom (elevation
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<quantity id="4CF59B49EF11FF8BFCF0108434B9EB82" box="[863,936,1922,1946]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="9.04" pageId="4" pageNumber="55" unit="m" value="904.0">904 m</quantity>
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above sea level) in the vicinity of Sawleng, and a public well (elevation
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<quantity id="4CF59B49EF11FF8BFE7A10A0353BEBA6" box="[469,554,1958,1982]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.0059999999999998" pageId="4" pageNumber="55" unit="m" value="1006.0">1006 m</quantity>
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above sea level) with a muddy bottom at Luangmual, Aizawl.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C3176527EF10FF8AFF68179E350CEA6E" pageId="5" pageNumber="56" type="etymology">
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<paragraph id="8BB236ACEF10FF8AFF68179E35B5ECEF" blockId="5.[151,1436,149,248]" pageId="5" pageNumber="56">
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF10FF8AFF68179E365FECA8" bold="true" box="[199,334,152,176]" pageId="5" pageNumber="56">Etymology.</emphasis>
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The name
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<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D2FEF10FF8AFE64179E3564ECA8" box="[459,629,152,176]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Synbranchidae" genus="Monopterus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Synbranchiformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="56" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ichthyophoides">
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF10FF8AFE64179E3564ECA8" box="[459,629,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="56">ichthyophoides</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is derived from the Greek ἰχθύς (ichthys), fish, and ὄφɩς (ophis), snake, and the Latin ending –
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF10FF8AFE3A17BA36C1ECCC" box="[405,464,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="56">oides</emphasis>
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, meaning “similar to”. It alludes to the striking superficial similarity of this species to large larvae of the caecilian genus
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<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D2FEF10FF8AFDB417E6358FECE0" box="[539,670,224,248]" class="Amphibia" family="Ichthyophiidae" genus="Ichthyophis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gymnophiona" pageId="5" pageNumber="56" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF10FF8AFDB417E6358FECE0" box="[539,670,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="56">Ichthyophis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BB236ACEF10FF8AFF381131350CEA6E" blockId="5.[151,1436,1585,1656]" pageId="5" pageNumber="56">
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF10FF8AFF3811313604EA55" bold="true" box="[151,277,1591,1614]" pageId="5" pageNumber="56">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
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Map of collecting localities of
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<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D2FEF10FF8AFDCA113F3493EA56" box="[613,898,1592,1614]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Synbranchidae" genus="Monopterus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Synbranchiformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="56" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ichthyophoides">
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<emphasis id="B979EABEEF10FF8AFDCA113F3493EA56" box="[613,898,1592,1614]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="56">Monopterus ichthyophoides</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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; *PUCMF 3005
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<typeStatus id="54B6880EEF10FF8AFBE3113E33B4EA56" box="[1100,1189,1592,1614]" pageId="5" pageNumber="56" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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and BMNH 2011.5.3.1
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<typeStatus id="54B6880EEF10FF8AFF38116737E0EA6E" box="[151,241,1633,1654]" pageId="5" pageNumber="56" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
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, + PUCMF 3006
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<typeStatus id="54B6880EEF10FF8AFE1A11673508EA6E" box="[437,537,1633,1654]" pageId="5" pageNumber="56" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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</document> |