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(
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)
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Smith-Vaniz
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cf.
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<emphasis id="B94AEA88185BE6430C9429CFFE5FF967" box="[151,387,1677,1701]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="51">Meiacanthus abditus</emphasis>
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was originally described (
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) from the Sulu Archipelago based on juveniles (
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SL) obtained at Jolo Island with dynamite in
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, and one
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SL adult male from Sirun Island, trawled in
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31
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. Although the color pattern is somewhat faded in all these specimens (collected by the M/V
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in
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), no dark stripe is evident on the anal-fin base and the pair of dark mid-lateral stripes extends a short distance onto the caudal fin. In the adult male the inner rays of the caudal fin are only weakly incised and not elongated, the dorsal fin has a dark stripe that extends the entire length of the fin and is about twice the width of the pale proximal area of the fin; in the
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SL female the dark dorsal-fin stripe is about equal to the width of the anterior pale proximal area of the fin but it narrows posteriorly and fades completely before reaching the end of the fin. In both sexes the dark snout stripe contacts the margin of the upper lip anteriorly (see Smith-
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:
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b).
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briefly discussed a species of
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occurring at
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Island (
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,
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), based on a photograph provided by Rudie Kuiter, noting that it shares with
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the elongate inner caudal-fin rays of adult males and has a head pattern most like
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but differs from that species in several other aspects of its color pattern.
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subsequently published a color photograph of &quot;
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&quot; from
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Island, here reproduced as
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. This species is clearly not
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based on the elongate inner caudal-fin rays of males, presence of a dark stripe along the anal-fin base and different pigmentation of the dorsal fin in both sexes (compare
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with description of
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dorsal fins in above paragraph). Females (
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), like other sexually dimorphic species of
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, have relatively short pelvic fins and lack elongate inner caudal-fin rays. Kuiter (pers. comm.) noted that
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sp. is relatively common at
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on the outer islands, mainly Pomana, along walls near and in caves in about
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in current prone areas.
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<emphasis id="B94AEA88185AE6420C942BB9FEC3FAD3" bold="true" box="[151,287,1275,1298]" pageId="13" pageNumber="52">FIGURE 17.</emphasis>
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cf.
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=
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<emphasis id="B94AEA88185AE6420E372BBEFDB2FAD3" bold="true" box="[564,622,1276,1297]" pageId="13" pageNumber="52">n. sp.</emphasis>
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, male (in front) and female (behind), Flores Island. Photo by R. H. Kuiter.
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<emphasis id="B94AEA88185AE6420C94283BFEC3F84C" bold="true" box="[151,287,1913,1936]" pageId="13" pageNumber="52">FIGURE 18.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B94AEA88185AE6420D26283BFE74F84D" box="[293,424,1913,1935]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="52">Meiacanthus</emphasis>
cf.
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=
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<emphasis id="B94AEA88185AE6420E372838FDB2F84D" bold="true" box="[564,622,1914,1935]" pageId="13" pageNumber="52">n. sp.</emphasis>
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, large female, Flores Island. Photo by R. H. Kuiter.
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<bibRefCitation id="EFAF4B6B185AE6420CC628F5FE57F80D" author="Allen" box="[197,395,1975,1999]" pageId="13" pageNumber="52" refString="Allen, G. R., Steen, R. C., Humann, P. &amp; DeLoach, N. (2003) Reef fish identification tropical Pacific. New World Publications, Jacksonville, Florida, 457 pp." type="book" year="2003">
Allen
<emphasis id="B94AEA88185AE6420D0A28FAFE9DF80D" box="[265,321,1975,1999]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="52">et al.</emphasis>
(2003
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:340) published a color photograph (
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) of what appear to be relatively small individuals, identified as
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<emphasis id="B94AEA88185AE6420D2D2899FDC7F831" box="[302,539,2011,2035]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="52">Meiacanthus abditus</emphasis>
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, from Sabah,
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, that had formed aggregations among gorgonians and black coral. A slightly less cropped image of the same photograph shows two individuals with a dark anal-fin stripe and another one with it very faint or absent. What may be the same species of
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<emphasis id="B94AEA881859E641080B2FFEFB45FF16" box="[1032,1177,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="53">Meiacanthus</emphasis>
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was also observed and photographed (
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) on a vertical wall in
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at Menjangen I. off Bali. These juvenile
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<emphasis id="B94AEA881859E64108CF2FA2FA80FF3A" box="[1228,1372,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="53">Meiacanthus</emphasis>
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were aggregating in small groups of 2030 fish around gorgonian sea fans, a behavior like that of the Sabah fish. It is possible that these are juveniles of the adult
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<emphasis id="B94AEA881859E6410ED12E6AFCBFFE82" box="[722,867,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="53">Meiacanthus</emphasis>
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but in the absence of specimens or observations of both juveniles and adults together at any locality, we are unable confidently make that determination. We anticipate resolution of this quandary once specimens become available, followed by a formal description of the new species.
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<paragraph id="8B81369A1859E6410C942BD5FC68FB6F" blockId="14.[151,948,1175,1198]" box="[151,948,1175,1198]" pageId="14" pageNumber="53">
<emphasis id="B94AEA881859E6410C942BD5FEC3FB6E" bold="true" box="[151,287,1175,1198]" pageId="14" pageNumber="53">FIGURE 19.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D191859E6410D262BD5FDC5FB6F" ID-CoL="3Z2PT" box="[293,537,1175,1197]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Blenniidae" genus="Meiacanthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="53" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="abditus">
<emphasis id="B94AEA881859E6410D262BD5FE74FB6F" box="[293,424,1175,1197]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="53">Meiacanthus</emphasis>
cf.
<emphasis id="B94AEA881859E6410DCC2BD5FDC5FB6F" box="[463,537,1175,1197]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="53">abditus</emphasis>
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, Sabah, Malaysia. Photo by G. R. Allen.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B94AEA881859E6410C942890FEC3F82A" bold="true" box="[151,287,2002,2025]" pageId="14" pageNumber="53">FIGURE 20.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D191859E6410D262890FD72F82A" ID-CoL="3Z2PT" authority="Menjangan I." authorityName="Menjangan I." box="[293,686,2002,2024]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Blenniidae" genus="Meiacanthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="53" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="abditus">
<emphasis id="B94AEA881859E6410D262890FE74F82A" box="[293,424,2002,2024]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="53">Meiacanthus</emphasis>
cf.
<emphasis id="B94AEA881859E6410DCC2890FDC5F82A" box="[463,537,2002,2024]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="53">abditus</emphasis>
, Menjangan I.
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, off Bali. Photo by G. R. Allen.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B81369A1858E6400CC62FDAFB06FF16" blockId="15.[151,1435,151,212]" pageId="15" pageNumber="54">
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<emphasis id="B94AEA881858E6400CC62FDAFE1CFF72" box="[197,448,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="54">Meiacanthus limbatus</emphasis>
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is the only other double-striped species of
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<emphasis id="B94AEA881858E6400FB82FDAFB90FF72" box="[955,1100,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="54">Meiacanthus</emphasis>
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that has a dark stripe on the anal-fin base but it differs most notably in having a completely dark chin and a yellow caudal fin.
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