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.
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P.
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, an immature male, from Akiaki
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by J. Poupin on
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.
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, an immature male, captured with the
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.
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, subgenus
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, with: tail 60–63% and head 8.3– 8.4% of total length; dorsal-fin origin above mid-pectoral fin; pectoral fins elongate, lanceolate; posterior nostril opens within outer lip, with a small anterior flap; head pores small but apparent, SO 1+4, IO 4+2-3, POM 2+6; teeth small, conical and numerous, biserial anteriorly and uniserial posteriorly on vomer, biserial on maxillary and partially biserial on mandible; coloration uniform brown-gray, paler on ventral and dorsal surfaces, fins pale. Mean vertebral formula 21/76/206, total vertebrae 204–208 (n=2).
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Counts and measurements (in mm) of the
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and those of the
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(in parentheses).
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Total length 522 (472); head 43.1 (39.6): trunk 163.9 (137.4); tail 315 (295); predorsal distance 72 (64); pectoral-fin length 18.3 (damaged); pectoral-fin base 3.9 (3.9); body depth ~14.2 (damaged) at gill openings; body width at gill openings ~10.6 (damaged); snout 8.5 (8.1); tip of snout to rictus 18.5 (17.6); eye diameter 7.7 (6.7); interorbital distance 6.9 (6.2); gill-opening height ~4 (~5); isthmus width ~6 (damaged). Vertebral formula 22/ 77/208 (20/75/204).
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB4590C277BFF09AE6DFEA5CA2C" bold="true" box="[198,350,1616,1642]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Description.</emphasis>
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Body elongate (
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), compressed in tail region, depth at gill openings
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TL. Branchial basket slightly wider and deeper than body. Head and trunk short,
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TL; head 11.9–12.0 in TL,
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trunk. Snout not elongate, nearly rounded when viewed from above. Snout not bisected on underside by a groove. Lower jaw included, upper and lower lips meet when mouth is closed. Mouth moderately elongate, rictus about one eye length behind rear margin of eye. Eye
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upper jaw and
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head, its center slightly behind middle of upper jaw. Tube of anterior nostril very short, barely capable of being deflected forward. Lips without barbels. Posterior nostril a hole above upper lip, partially covered along anterior quarter by a minute flap. Dorsal-fin origin slightly above mid-pectoral fin. Median fins very low, in a groove that deepens posteriorly for its entire length. Pectoral fins pointed, dorsal-most rays elongate, nearly equal to jaw in length. Pectoral-fin base in upper half of gill opening.
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Head pores (
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) small but apparent. Single median interorbital and temporal pores. Supraorbital pores 1+4, infraorbital pores 4+3 (
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has 4+2), mandibular pores 6, preopercular pores 2. Lateral-line pores present but difficult to enumerate, 9 before gill opening, 78 before mid-anus.
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Teeth (
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) minute, conical. Intermaxillary with a rosette of 6 small teeth, then 6 pairs of erect, pointed teeth, and a linear uniserial row of 11 smaller teeth on the vomer, becoming smaller posteriorly. Maxillary teeth irregularly biserial, an outer row of about 40 teeth flanked by an inner row of 32–33 teeth. Mandibular teeth irregularly biserial, an outer row of 38–40 close-set teeth flanked by an inner row 18–22 teeth.
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB4590B277CFF58AB91FEDDCF82" bold="true" box="[151,294,940,964]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">FIGURE 13.</emphasis>
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Holotype of
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB4590B277CFE7BAB90FD51CF82" box="[436,682,941,964]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Ophichthus congroides</emphasis>
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, NMNZ P.41177, 522 mm, from Tuamotu Islands.
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<caption id="DF30662E590B277CFF58ADB9FBDFC9DD" box="[151,1060,1412,1436]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/195904/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" targetBox="[171,1419,1044,1349]" targetPageId="12">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF036A6590B277CFF58ADB9FBDFC9DD" blockId="12.[151,1060,1412,1436]" box="[151,1060,1412,1436]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB4590B277CFF58ADB9FEDDC9DA" bold="true" box="[151,294,1412,1436]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">FIGURE 14.</emphasis>
|
||
Head of holotype of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D25590B277CFDC5ADB9FCFBC9DD" box="[522,768,1412,1435]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="congroides">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB4590B277CFDC5ADB9FCFBC9DD" box="[522,768,1412,1435]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Ophichthus congroides</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, NMNZ P.41177, 522 mm.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF036A6590B277CFF09ADFAFCA7CA6A" blockId="12.[151,1437,1479,2028]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Color in isopropanol tan, darker along mid-flanks. Throat region and posterior half of head gray. Belly region grayish-black. Fins pale, except dorsal which is dark about a head length before tail tip. Anterior nostrils, inside of mouth, and tail tip pale. Peritoneum black.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF036A6590B277CFF09AE0AFCECCA17" blockId="12.[151,1437,1479,2028]" box="[198,791,1591,1617]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB4590B277CFF09AE0AFEFBCA17" bold="true" box="[198,256,1591,1617]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Size.</emphasis>
|
||
The
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F48804590B277CFEF3AE0AFE5ECA17" box="[316,421,1591,1617]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
, an immature male, is
|
||
<quantity id="4CB79B43590B277CFD61AE0AFCE8CA17" box="[686,787,1591,1617]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.22" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" unit="mm" value="522.0">522 mm</quantity>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C355652D590B277CFF09AE61FEFFCADA" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF036A6590B277CFF09AE61FEFFCADA" blockId="12.[151,1437,1479,2028]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB4590B277CFF09AE61FEA8CA30" bold="true" box="[198,339,1628,1654]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Etymology.</emphasis>
|
||
Named
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D25590B277CFE79AE60FDCCCA30" box="[438,567,1629,1654]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="congroides">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB4590B277CFE79AE60FDCCCA30" box="[438,567,1629,1654]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">congroides</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
because of the similarity of its posterior nostril condition to that of certain congrids.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C355652D590B277CFF09AE9AFEEBCAA0" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" type="distribution">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF036A6590B277CFF09AE9AFEEBCAA0" blockId="12.[151,1437,1479,2028]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB4590B277CFF09AE9AFE9CCA87" bold="true" box="[198,359,1703,1729]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Distribution.</emphasis>
|
||
Known only from the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F48804590B277CFD4DAE9AFD4FCA87" box="[642,692,1703,1729]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">type</typeStatus>
|
||
series, trapped in
|
||
<quantity id="4CB79B43590B277CFC58AE9AFC1FCA87" box="[919,996,1703,1729]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" unit="m" value="300.0">300 m</quantity>
|
||
off Akiaki
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3587636590B277CFBBAAE9AFB3BCA87" box="[1141,1216,1703,1729]" name="Iceland" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Island</collectingCountry>
|
||
, Tuamotu Islands, Polynesia.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C355652D590B277EFF09AECCFDE3CDF1" lastPageId="14" lastPageNumber="15" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" type="discussion">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF036A6590B277CFF09AECCFBE0CBAA" blockId="12.[151,1437,1479,2028]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB4590B277CFF09AECCFEC4CB4D" bold="true" box="[198,319,1777,1803]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Remarks.</emphasis>
|
||
The
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F48804590B277CFEB0AECFFE1DCB4A" box="[383,486,1778,1804]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
of the new species is in excellent condition. The
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F48804590B277CFBF6AECFFB65CB4A" box="[1081,1182,1778,1804]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
has been eviscerated and its pectoral fins are damaged. There is some confusion as to the precise locality of their collection. The collector, Joseph Poupin, had set deep traps and had collected two
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D25590B277CFC53AF00FB78CB10" box="[924,1155,1853,1878]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Muraenidae" genus="Gymnothorax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="intesi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB4590B277CFC53AF00FB78CB10" box="[924,1155,1853,1878]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Gymnothorax intesi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, presumably along with the new species. He identified the new species as congrids and gave them, along with the morays, to John E. Randall of the Bishop Museum of Natural History. The eels were then loaned to Peter Castle of Victoria University of Wellington, and ultimately deposited at the Museum of
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3587636590B277CFC1FAF91FB94CB80" box="[976,1135,1964,1990]" name="New Zealand" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">New Zealand</collectingCountry>
|
||
Te Papa Tongarewa. The
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F48804590B277CFF58AFEFFF07CBAA" box="[151,252,2002,2028]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
was subsequently deposited at the California Academy of Sciences.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF30662E590A277DFF58AF93FBAACB83" box="[151,1105,1966,1990]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/195905/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" targetBox="[487,1103,194,1934]" targetPageId="13">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF036A6590A277DFF58AF93FBAACB83" blockId="13.[151,1105,1966,1990]" box="[151,1105,1966,1990]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB4590A277DFF58AF93FEDDCB80" bold="true" box="[151,294,1966,1990]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">FIGURE 15.</emphasis>
|
||
Dentition of holotype of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D25590A277DFDF9AF92FCD5CB80" box="[566,814,1967,1990]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="congroides">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB4590A277DFDF9AF92FCD5CB80" box="[566,814,1967,1990]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Ophichthus congroides</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, NMNZ P.41177, 522 mm.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF036A65909277EFF09A8A5FDE3CDF1" blockId="14.[151,1436,152,439]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
|
||
The new species is most closely related to those species of the subgenus
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFB90A8A5FB10CCF7" box="[1119,1259,152,177]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Coecilophis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB45909277EFB90A8A5FB10CCF7" box="[1119,1259,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Coecilophis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
with elongate pectoral fins, two preopercular pores, and biserial maxillary and mandibular dentition,
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB45909277EFB6FA880FA6ECC90" box="[1184,1429,189,214]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
|
||
viz.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFB1EA880FA6ECC90" box="[1233,1429,189,214]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aniptocheilos">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35876365909277EFB1EA880FB11CC90" box="[1233,1258,189,214]" name="Iceland" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O</collectingCountry>
|
||
. aniptocheilos
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFF58A8DFFE74CCBD" box="[151,399,226,251]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brachynotopterus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB45909277EFF58A8DFFE74CCBD" box="[151,399,226,251]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35876365909277EFF58A8DFFF4BCCBD" box="[151,176,226,251]" name="Iceland" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O</collectingCountry>
|
||
. brachynotopterus
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFE50A8DFFDFECCBD" box="[415,517,226,251]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="genie">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB45909277EFE50A8DFFDFECCBD" box="[415,517,226,251]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35876365909277EFE50A8DFFE43CCBD" box="[415,440,226,251]" name="Iceland" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O</collectingCountry>
|
||
. genie
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFDDBA8DFFD61CCBD" box="[532,666,226,251]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kunaloa">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB45909277EFDDBA8DFFD61CCBD" box="[532,666,226,251]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35876365909277EFDDBA8DFFDD6CCBD" box="[532,557,226,251]" name="Iceland" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O</collectingCountry>
|
||
. kunaloa
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFD65A8DFFCAFCCBD" box="[682,852,226,251]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mystacinus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB45909277EFD65A8DFFCAFCCBD" box="[682,852,226,251]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35876365909277EFD65A8DFFD38CCBD" box="[682,707,226,251]" name="Iceland" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O</collectingCountry>
|
||
. mystacinus
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFC40A8DFFBFACCBD" box="[911,1025,226,251]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tomioi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB45909277EFC40A8DFFBFACCBD" box="[911,1025,226,251]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35876365909277EFC40A8DFFC53CCBD" box="[911,936,226,251]" name="Iceland" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O</collectingCountry>
|
||
. tomioi
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. It has more total vertebrae (204– 208) than all of those species, and its dorsal-fin origin (slightly in advance of the pectoral-fin tips) is significantly different than that of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFDE8A910FCE1CD00" box="[551,794,301,326]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brachynotopterus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB45909277EFDE8A910FCE1CD00" box="[551,794,301,326]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35876365909277EFDE8A910FDC4CD00" box="[551,575,301,326]" name="Iceland" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O</collectingCountry>
|
||
. brachynotopterus
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFC9EA910FC0CCD00" box="[849,1015,301,326]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mystacinus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB45909277EFC9EA910FC0CCD00" box="[849,1015,301,326]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35876365909277EFC9EA910FC92CD00" box="[849,873,301,326]" name="Iceland" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O</collectingCountry>
|
||
. mystacinus
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, which arises in mid-trunk, and that of the other species which arises in advance of the pectoral-fin tips. It is similar to
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB45909277EFB90A96FFCE9CDD7" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFB90A96FFAFACD2D" box="[1119,1281,338,363]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="echeloides">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35876365909277EFB90A96FFB8CCD2D" box="[1119,1143,338,363]" name="Iceland" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O</collectingCountry>
|
||
. echeloides
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFAC2A96FFA88CD2D" box="[1293,1395,338,363]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="genie">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35876365909277EFAC2A96FFADECD2D" box="[1293,1317,338,363]" name="Iceland" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O</collectingCountry>
|
||
. genie
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFAB0A96FFF09CDD7" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hirritus">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35876365909277EFAB0A96FFA6CCD2D" box="[1407,1431,338,363]" name="Iceland" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O</collectingCountry>
|
||
. hirritus
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFF30A945FE75CDD7" box="[255,398,376,401]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="humanni">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35876365909277EFF30A945FEECCDD7" box="[255,279,376,401]" name="Iceland" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O</collectingCountry>
|
||
. humanni
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFE54A945FDA9CDD7" box="[411,594,376,401]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="microstictus">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35876365909277EFE54A945FE48CDD7" box="[411,435,376,401]" name="Iceland" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O</collectingCountry>
|
||
. microstictus
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFD91A945FCF5CDD7" box="[606,782,376,401]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="serpentinus">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35876365909277EFD91A945FD8DCDD7" box="[606,630,376,401]" name="Iceland" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O</collectingCountry>
|
||
. serpentinus
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D255909277EFC82A945FC13CDD7" box="[845,1000,376,401]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="urolophus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93BEAB45909277EFC82A945FC13CDD7" box="[845,1000,376,401]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35876365909277EFC82A945FC9ECDD7" box="[845,869,376,401]" name="Iceland" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O</collectingCountry>
|
||
. urolophus
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in lacking black pigmentation along the posterior base of the anal fin.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
</document> |