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(
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(?) sp. 
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(in part, USNM 43554) 
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87272 (formerly USA-SAM 775-08), female, 
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SL, northeastern Gulf of 
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14–39, female, 
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SL, western Atlantic Ocean, ca 
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east of James Island, South Carolina, 
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, ca 
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depth.
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. 
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43554, sex unknown, 
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SL, Gulf of 
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, 
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, 17 or 
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, 68m depth. Formerly assigned to 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB7778FFDE8E1669D5FF40FC39" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Chriolepis bilix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see Comparisons, below).
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB7778FFDE8BF4699DFEB3FBDC" bold="true" box="[199,314,1004,1029]" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. A species of 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB7778FFDE8AE4699DFDC7FBDD" box="[471,590,1004,1028]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Chriolepis</emphasis>
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with 11 or 12 second dorsal-fin elements, 11 or 12 anal-fin elements and 17 to 19 pectoral-fin rays. Body extensively scaled: mid-lateral scales extending from just behind pectoral-fin axil to caudal-fin base in approximately 34–37 rows. Most scales weakly ctenoid, extending anteriorly in a wedge to level of first dorsal-fin insertion or slightly posterior to pectoral-fin axil. Anteriormost lateral scales cycloid (lacking ctenii), in two to seven midlateral rows and extending anteriorly to near pectoral-fin axil and posteriorly along bases of second dorsal fin and anal fin. Scales absent on belly and isthmus. Fifth (innermost) pelvic-fin ray well developed, slightly longer than second pelvic-fin ray to longer than all other pelvic-fin rays. Enlarged recurved canines present in medial tooth row of lower jaw. First two anal-fin pterygiophores inserted anterior to first haemal spine.
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB7778FFDE8BA46C83FE9AF8DE" bold="true" box="[151,275,1778,1800]" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
Holotype of 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB7778FFDE8AAA6C83FDDDF8D1" box="[409,596,1778,1800]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Chriolepis prolata</emphasis>
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(USNM 230001).
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<paragraph id="8B8036A97778FFDD8BF46D5EFA8EFDC1" blockId="1.[151,1436,1839,2008]" lastBlockId="2.[151,1437,151,536]" lastPageId="2" lastPageNumber="591" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">
<emphasis id="B94BEABB7778FFDE8BF46D5EFED8F891" bold="true" box="[199,337,1839,1864]" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Description</emphasis>
. Vertebrae 27: 11 precaudal + 16 caudal (
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). First dorsal fin with seven spines; first through fifth spines closely spaced, sixth and seventh more widely spaced. Dorsal-fin formula 3- 
<date id="FF8110697778FFDE8FA86D25FB7CF8B5" box="[1179,1269,1876,1900]" pageId="1" pageNumber="590" value="10-11-22">221110</date>
. No dorsal-fin spines elongate; first three spines when adpressed extend posteriorly to insertion of second fin-ray element of second dorsal fin. Second dorsal fin separated from the first by a distance equal to approximately one-half eye diameter. Second dorsal fin with a thin flexible spine followed by 10–11 segmented rays (11–12 total elements); last ray branched from its base. Anal fin with a thin flexible spine and 10–11 segmented rays (11–12 total elements); last ray single or branched from its base. First two anal-fin pterygiophores inserted anterior to first haemal spine (
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). Caudal fin truncate, with eight upper and eight lower segmented rays and six upper and five lower procurrent rays (12 central rays branched in 
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). Pectoral fin angulate (central rays longest) with 17–19 rays; longest pectoral-fin ray when adpressed extends to level of anal-fin origin. Pelvic fin with a thin flexible spine and five rays, inserted slightly posterior to level of pectoral-fin base. Pelvic fins separate with no interspinal frenum and no membrane connecting innermost rays of left and right fins, although a low ridge present medially between fins. First through fourth pelvic-fin rays branched with slightly flattened distal tips; fifth ray well-developed (not splintered to fourth), unbranched, comparatively thin, and not flattened distally. Fourth pelvicfin ray longest ray in that fin in four of five 
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specimens (including 
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), reaching posterior rim of anus when adpressed. Fifth pelvic-fin ray longest in SIO 14–38, extending well-past anus when adpressed.
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777BFFDD8BA46987FE9BFBD5" bold="true" box="[151,274,1014,1036]" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Radiograph of holotype of 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777BFFDD89186987FD6FFBD5" box="[555,742,1014,1036]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">Chriolepis prolata</emphasis>
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(USNM 230001).
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<paragraph id="8B8036A9777BFFDD8BA46FF8FE94FA23" blockId="2.[151,1436,1417,1530]" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">
<emphasis id="B94BEABB777BFFDD8BA46FF8FE9AFA47" bold="true" box="[151,275,1417,1439]" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Outline drawing of holotype of 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777BFFDD896C6FF8FC92FA46" box="[607,795,1417,1439]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">Chriolepis prolata</emphasis>
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(USNM 230001) showing sensory papillae pattern (composite from both sides) and extent of lateral squamation. Right and left cross-hatchings indicate extent of ctenoid and cycloid scales, respectively. Pectoral fin is cut-away (only its base is indicated), and outlines of other fins, shown as dashed lines, are approximate.
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Head slightly wider than deep, cheeks not inflated. Eyes large (horizontal diameter approximately one-third head length), superior, with fleshy orbital margins. Interorbit narrow, eyes closely approximated dorsally. Lower jaw inclined upward at approximately 40-degree angle to horizontal body axis and projecting anteriorly just beyond tip of upper jaw. Posterior margin of upper jaw extends to a vertical through anterior margin of pupil. Nostrils in short tubes; anterior tube length approximately equal to two-thirds pupil diameter; posterior tube length equal to approximately one-half length of anterior tube length (
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). Urogenital papilla conical in males (including 
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), rounded in females.
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Cephalic sensory pores absent. Sensory papillae (superficial or free neuromasts, “epipores”) as in 
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. Body extensively scaled for a 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777BFFDD8ACA6D36FDE6F886" box="[505,623,1863,1887]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">Chriolepis</emphasis>
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(
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); scales deciduous with many missing in available specimens. Laterally, scales extend from just behind pectoral-fin axil to caudal-fin base in approximately 34–37 irregular rows. Most scales bearing small ctenii along posterior scale margins; scales decrease in size, and associated ctenii decrease in size and number anteriorly; anteriormost two (SIO 14–37) to approximately seven (
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) rows of scales cycloid, lacking ctenii. Cycloid scales also present along sides of abdomen and posteriorly along bases of second dorsal fin and anal fin. Head, nape, anterior pectoral-fin base, belly, and isthmus naked (
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). Modified basicaudal scales present on upper and lower caudal fin, each with 12–15 ctenii.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8036A9777AFFDC8BF46A91FB94FE2C" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">
Upper jaw with an outer row of relatively large, slightly recurved canine teeth, approximately 10–11 per side (none greatly enlarged); teeth widely spaced anteriorly but more closely spaced postero-laterally. A patch of low, close-set teeth medial to outer row, three or four teeth wide anteriorly, tapering to two or three teeth wide posterolaterally. No teeth in medial patch enlarged. Lower jaw with an outer row of four or five canine teeth anteriorly. Medial tooth patch four teeth wide anteriorly, tapering to two teeth wide postero-laterally; most medial teeth small except for six enlarged, recurved canines laterally on each side. No teeth present on vomer and palatines. Tongue tip slightly indented to truncate. Pseudobranchiae in six tufts (
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). Gill rakers short; first gill arch of 
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with three rakers on upper limb, and eight rakers on lower limb (11 total rakers).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8036A9777AFFDC8BF46871FBBCFDB9" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">
Measurements of 
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in mm: standard length 23.0; predorsal length 8.0; head length 6.6; eye diameter 2.2; snout length 1.2; interorbital width 0.3; upper jaw length 2.5; body depth 3.6; pectoral-fin length 6.5; fourth pelvic-fin ray length 6.0; fifth pelvic-fin ray length 4.3; caudal peduncle depth 2.5.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8036A9777AFFDC8BF4681DFBBDFB81" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">
Life colors unknown. Color of 
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(male, in 45% isopropyl alcohol) faded yellow with head and body densely peppered with fine melanophores. Four ill-defined rectangular blotches present along lateral midline: first under anterior part of first dorsal fin, second under anterior part of second dorsal fin, third under middle of second dorsal fin, and fourth on caudal peduncle. An elongate dash present posteriorly on caudal peduncle, and a similar dash on central caudal fin. Irregular, ill-defined saddles present on dorsum, those between the lateral blotches most distinct. Predorsal area with four irregular saddles and many scattered melanophores. Few melanophores below lateral midline of body. Cheek, snout, suborbital region, lower jaw, pectoral-fin base and isthmus peppered with fine melanophores. Membrane between fourth and fifth branchiostegals with a dense patch of melanophores. Base of genital papilla (male 
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) ringed with melanophores. Belly lacking pigment except for a few scattered melanophores just anterior to anus. First dorsal fin with scattered melanophores, concentrated in an ill-defined blotch between first and second spines. Second dorsal fin with scattered melanophores in six ill-defined lines. Distal three-fourths of anal fin densely peppered with melanophores, its proximal one-fourth with fewer melanophores. Caudal fin with scattered melanophores. Pectoral fin with a few tiny melanophores. Upper portion of outer pectoral-fin base with a small blotch. Pelvic fin with dense melanophores.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8036A9777AFFDC8BF46E15FDB2F9D1" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">
Coloration of all 
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faded at this time. Notes taken by one of us (LTF) approximately six months after capture and preservation of AMNH 87272 (female, in alcohol; specimen provided by C.E. Dawson) include the following. Body with six or seven wide irregular, transverse dark brown bars on a yellowish background; bars broken just above lateral midline and appear dorsally as three or four irregular saddles which extend onto dorsal fins as dark diagonal lines. Lateral midline with seven irregular spots, first five rounded, last two elongated and dash-like; a T-shaped mark at caudal-fin base. Sides below lateral midline peppered with minute melanophores. Top of head with two large, dark “saddles” more or less broken into three or four spots (approximately equal in size to pupil diameter) above cheek and operculum. Isthmus peppered with fine melanophores concentrated in a diffuse dark streak on lower branchiostegal membranes. Pelvic fins dusky, pectoral fins clear. Outer pectoral-fin base with a large, elongate dark spot (left side) or two interconnecting spots (right side), and a spot on axillary side of upper pectoral-fin base. Caudal fin with about three transverse dark bars, most notable as spots on fin rays. Anal fin dark, membranes with large melanophores.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C3256522777AFFDC8BF46C65FB8FF989" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B8036A9777AFFDC8BF46C65FB8FF989" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">
<emphasis id="B94BEABB777AFFDC8BF46C65FED0F9F4" bold="true" box="[199,345,1556,1581]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Distribution</emphasis>
. Known from the continental shelf (platform) of the northeastern Gulf of 
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and the western Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina (
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) from depths of ca 54 to 110 meters.
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<subSubSection id="C3256522777AFFDB8BF46C2DFEECFF0D" lastPageId="4" lastPageNumber="593" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8B8036A9777AFFDC8BF46C2DFC18F940" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">
<emphasis id="B94BEABB777AFFDC8BF46C2DFECFF9AC" bold="true" box="[199,326,1628,1653]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Etymology</emphasis>
. From 
<emphasis id="B94BEABB777AFFDC8A926C2DFE74F9AD" box="[417,509,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">prolatus</emphasis>
(Latin for elongated) in reference to the relatively elongate innermost or fifth pelvic-fin ray compared to that of other known species in the genus.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777AFFDC8BF46CD5FEECF964" bold="true" box="[199,357,1700,1725]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Comparisons</emphasis>
. 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777AFFDC8A4A6CD5FDC7F965" box="[377,590,1700,1724]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Chriolepis prolata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from all other known western Atlantic species of 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777AFFDC8E376CD5FAF3F965" box="[1284,1402,1700,1724]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Chriolepis</emphasis>
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in having a relatively long fifth pelvic-fin ray which may be the longest ray in that fin. It is most similar to 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777AFFDC8E166CB9FF40F8DD" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Chriolepis bilix</emphasis>
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. Both species are unique among known western Atlantic 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777AFFDC8F9F6C9DFAABF8DD" box="[1196,1314,1772,1796]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Chriolepis</emphasis>
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species in having the first two (rather than one) anal-fin pterygiophores inserted anterior to the first haemal spine, and both species have scales essentially covering the entire lateral aspect of the body. In 
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,
</emphasis>
all lateral scales, other than the anteriormost row, are ctenoid, while in 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777AFFDC89916D29FC93F8A9" box="[674,794,1880,1904]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">C. prolata</emphasis>
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the anteriormost two to seven rows are cycloid. The development of ctenii on the lateral scales of 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777AFFDC89A66D0DFC81F84D" box="[661,776,1916,1940]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">C. prolata</emphasis>
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may be size related because they are most extensive in the largest available specimen (SIO 14–37). The belly is scaled in 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777AFFDC886F6DD0FC26F861" box="[860,943,1952,1976]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">C. bilix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
but naked in 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777AFFDC8F796DD0FB34F861" box="[1098,1213,1952,1976]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">C. prolata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. These species also differ in the configuration of the first dorsal fin: the anteriormost two spines are greatly prolonged in 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777AFFDC8FCE6DB5FAC6F805" box="[1277,1359,1988,2012]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">C. bilix</emphasis>
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but no spines are prolonged in 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8A916AE9FD9AFF69" box="[418,531,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. prolata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Finally, 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB894E6AE9FD67FF69" box="[637,750,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. prolata</emphasis>
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has well-developed canine teeth in the lower jaw that are not present in 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8A3F6ACDFED7FF0D" box="[268,350,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. bilix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8BA46EF4FE9BFB43" bold="true" box="[151,274,1157,1179]" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Distribution map for 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8ADF6EF5FD2EFB43" box="[492,679,1156,1178]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">Chriolepis prolata</emphasis>
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(circles). The holotype is USNM 230001 and paratypes are AMNH 87272, SIO 14–37, SIO 14–38, and SIO 14–39. The collecting locality for formerly designated paratype of 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8FA66ED2FABAFB60" box="[1173,1331,1187,1209]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">Chriolepis bilix</emphasis>
(Hastings &amp; Findley 2013)
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from off SW Florida (USNM 43554) and the type locality for 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB88E46EB2FBAAFB01" box="[983,1059,1218,1240]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. bilix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(diamond) in the northern Bahamas (USNM 199058) are also indicated. Map courtesy of GoogleEarth.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8BF46F55FE11FAE5" box="[199,408,1316,1340]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">Chriolepis prolata</emphasis>
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is known from specimens from the northeastern Gulf of 
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and the western Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina. One of the so-designated 
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(USNM 43554) of the recently described Threadspined Goby, 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8A076F1DFE6FFA5D" box="[308,486,1388,1412]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">Chriolepis bilix</emphasis>
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was captured near collecting localities for 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8FCC6F1DFAFDFA5D" box="[1279,1396,1388,1412]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. prolata</emphasis>
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off southwestern Florida (
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). That specimen, collected in 1889 (
<bibRefCitation id="EFAE4B58777DFFDB88B66FFEFB15FA71" author="Adams" box="[901,1180,1423,1448]" pageId="4" pageNumber="593" refString="Adams, A. C. &amp; Kendall, W. C. (1891) Report upon an investigation of the fishing grounds off the coast of Florida. Bulletin of the United States Fisheries Commission, 1889 (1891), IX, 289 - 312." type="journal article" year="1891">Adams &amp; Kendall 1891</bibRefCitation>
), is in extremely poor condition (badly damaged and as brittle as a potato chip) such that the features distinguishing 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8FDE6FC5FACDFA15" box="[1261,1348,1460,1484]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. bilix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8EB16FC5FF60FA36" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. prolata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are no longer evident (e.g., its pelvic and dorsal fins are broken and many lateral scales are missing). Given its collection from the same general area (ca 
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south of SIO 14–37 and SIO 14–38) and depth as specimens of 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8B856C51FEA0F9EE" box="[182,297,1567,1591]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. prolata</emphasis>
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, and lacking additional critical information on its species identity, we here consider it to represent a specimen of 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8A1A6C35FE15F985" box="[297,412,1604,1628]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. prolata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, not 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8AEA6C35FDA4F985" box="[473,557,1604,1628]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. bilix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Due to its extremely poor condition, it is not designated as a 
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of 
<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8EB16C35FF79F9A6" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">
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.
</emphasis>
The specific re-allocation of this specimen dictates that the geographical distribution of 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8FEA6C19FAA5F9A6" box="[1241,1324,1639,1663]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. bilix</emphasis>
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(so far as known) does not include the shelf waters of North 
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as indicated by 
<bibRefCitation id="EFAE4B58777DFFDB88D56CFAFA9FF97D" author="Hastings" box="[998,1302,1675,1700]" pageId="4" pageNumber="593" refString="Hastings, P. A. &amp; Findley, L. T. (2013) Chriolepis bilix, a new species of goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from deep waters of the western Atlantic. Zootaxa, 3745, 596 - 600." type="journal article" year="2013">Hastings &amp; Findley (2013)</bibRefCitation>
.
</paragraph>
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Like 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8A306CC1FEDEF91E" box="[259,343,1711,1735]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. bilix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8A556CC1FE52F91E" box="[358,475,1711,1735]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. prolata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from morphologically similar gobies (
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB88D56CDEFBD4F91E" box="[998,1117,1711,1735]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">Chriolepis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8FA56CC1FB6EF91E" box="[1174,1255,1712,1735]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">Varicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) in the western Atlantic (
<tableCitation id="C6BD0312777DFFDB8A336CA2FEDAF935" box="[256,339,1747,1772]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="5.[125,217,719,742]" captionText="TABLE 1. Comparison of western Atlantic species of Chriolepis and Varicus. D 2 = total second dorsal-fin elements; A = total anal-fin elements; P 1 = pectoral rays (single fin); AFP = number of anal-fin pterygiophores inserted anterior to first haemal spine; * = from Birdsong et al. (1988). Data for Varicus species from Birdsong et al. (1988), Gilmore (1979), Greenfield (1981), Robins &amp; Böhlke (1961), and Williams &amp; Gilbert (1983)." pageId="4" pageNumber="593">Table 1</tableCitation>
) in having the first two (rather than only the first) anal-fin pterygiophores inserted anterior to the first haemal spine. It resembles 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB89326C86FD36F8D6" box="[513,703,1783,1807]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">Chriolepis vespa</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFAE4B58777DFFDB89F46C86FC7AF8C9" author="Hastings" box="[711,1011,1783,1808]" pageId="4" pageNumber="593" refString="Hastings, P. A. &amp; Bortone, S. A. (1981) Chriolepis vespa, a new species of gobiid fish from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 94, 427 - 436." type="journal article" year="1981">Hastings &amp; Bortone, 1981</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, and 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8F026C89FB49F8D6" box="[1073,1216,1783,1807]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. benthonis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFAE4B58777DFFDB8FFB6C86FAF0F8C9" author="Ginsburg" box="[1224,1401,1783,1808]" pageId="4" pageNumber="593" refString="Ginsburg, I. (1953) Ten new American gobioid fishes in the United States National Museum, including additions to a revision of Gobionellus. Journal of the Washington Academy of Science, 43, 18 - 26." type="journal article" year="1953">Ginsburg, 1953</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, in having a robust body, plump head and relatively large eyes, but differs in having scales essentially covering the entire lateral aspect of the body rather than only the posterior half of the body. It also differs from those two species in total number of elements in the second dorsal fin (
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB88786D15FC35F8A5" box="[843,956,1892,1916]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. prolata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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and 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8FE56D15FAEDF8A5" box="[1238,1380,1892,1916]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">C. benthonis</emphasis>
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) and in the anal fin (
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, 
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). 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB8F146DF6FB66F846" box="[1063,1263,1927,1951]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">Chriolepis fisheri</emphasis>
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, also from the western Atlantic, differs from all other Atlantic species of 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777DFFDB88166DDDFC15F81D" box="[805,924,1964,1988]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">Chriolepis</emphasis>
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in having a notably smaller body, a relatively flat head, and in the absence of scales on the lateral aspect of the body (two specialized basicaudal scales are ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777CFFDA8B4E68BEFF65FD3F" bold="true" box="[125,236,719,742]" pageId="5" pageNumber="594">TABLE 1</emphasis>
. Comparison of western Atlantic species of 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777CFFDA89E368BEFCCBFD3F" box="[720,834,719,742]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="594">Chriolepis</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777CFFDA884B68BEFC45FD3F" box="[888,972,719,742]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="594">Varicus</emphasis>
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. D2 = total second dorsal-fin elements; A = total anal-fin elements; P1 = pectoral rays (single fin); AFP = number of anal-fin pterygiophores inserted anterior to first haemal spine; * = from Birdsong 
<emphasis id="B94BEABB777CFFDA8EAF688AFA5AFCCB" box="[1436,1491,763,786]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="594">et al.</emphasis>
(1988). Data for 
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species from Birdsong 
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(1988), Gilmore (1979), Greenfield (1981), Robins &amp; Böhlke (1961), and Williams &amp; Gilbert (1983).
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777CFFDA8B4E6E6BFEFEFBED" box="[125,375,1050,1076]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="594">Chriolepis benthonis</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
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branched&gt; pelvic spine 
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pectoral axil scaled
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branched &lt;pelvic spine 1* absent absent naked
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777CFFDA8B4E6EDFFED2FB11" box="[125,347,1198,1224]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="594">Chriolepis prolata</emphasis>
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11- 
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11-12 17-19 branched &gt;&gt;pelvic spine 2 34-37 pectoral axil naked
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branched &lt;pelvic spine 
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D2, ray 6-9 naked
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-15 unbranched &lt;pelvic spine? 24 D2, ray 1 scaled
</paragraph>
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-18 unbranched &lt;pelvic spine 1* 18-19 mid-pectoral fin naked
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ present in 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777FFFD98A396AE9FEFBFF69" box="[266,370,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="595">C. fisheri</emphasis>
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). 
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differs from morphologically similar gobies in the genus 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777FFFD98FEA6AE9FAA3FF76" box="[1241,1322,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="595">Varicus</emphasis>
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in having branched pelvic-fin rays (unbranched in 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777FFFD989596ACCFD32FF0D" box="[618,699,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="595">Varicus</emphasis>
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), the fifth pelvic-fin ray considerably longer than the pelvic-fin spine (shorter than the spine in 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777FFFD98AC56A91FDCEFF2E" box="[502,583,224,247]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="595">Varicus</emphasis>
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), and greater numbers of second dorsal-fin and anal-fin elements (
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Both 
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and 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777FFFD98A836B75FD8AFEC5" box="[432,515,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="595">C. bilix</emphasis>
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resemble the eastern Pacific species 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777FFFD988946B75FB11FEC5" box="[935,1176,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="595">Chriolepis atrimelum</emphasis>
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, known from a single specimen collected at a depth of 
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at 
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del Coco off 
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(
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). All three species have a fully scaled body and the first two anal-fin pterygiophores inserted anterior to the first haemal spine, but unlike the other two species, 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777FFFD9893B6B01FDF3FE51" box="[520,634,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="595">C. prolata</emphasis>
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lacks prolonged dorsal-fin spines.
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The presence of the first two anal-fin pterygiophores inserted anterior to the first haemal spine in 
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</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777FFFD98BF86BC9FEABFE09" box="[203,290,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="595">C. bilix</emphasis>
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appears to be unique among western Atlantic species of 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777FFFD988FF6BC9FBCBFE09" box="[972,1090,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="595">Chriolepis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, as well as the related genus 
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;
</emphasis>
all other known western Atlantic species of these genera have only the first anal-fin pterygiophore inserted anterior to the first haemal spine (
<tableCitation id="C6BD0312777FFFD989276B8EFDE3FDC1" box="[532,618,511,536]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="5.[125,217,719,742]" captionText="TABLE 1. Comparison of western Atlantic species of Chriolepis and Varicus. D 2 = total second dorsal-fin elements; A = total anal-fin elements; P 1 = pectoral rays (single fin); AFP = number of anal-fin pterygiophores inserted anterior to first haemal spine; * = from Birdsong et al. (1988). Data for Varicus species from Birdsong et al. (1988), Gilmore (1979), Greenfield (1981), Robins &amp; Böhlke (1961), and Williams &amp; Gilbert (1983)." pageId="6" pageNumber="595">Table 1</tableCitation>
; 
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Birdsong 
<emphasis id="B94BEABB777FFFD989D46870FC90FDC1" box="[743,793,512,536]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="595">et al</emphasis>
. 1988
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). This feature is shared with 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777FFFD98F996871FAB7FDC1" box="[1194,1342,512,536]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="595">C. atrimelum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, as well as some other eastern Pacific species of 
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<emphasis id="B94BEABB777FFFD989646855FD44FDE5" box="[599,717,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="595">Chriolepis</emphasis>
(
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Birdsong 
<emphasis id="B94BEABB777FFFD988786854FC0AFDE5" box="[843,899,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="595">et al.</emphasis>
1988
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)
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. Thus, the importance of this character in determining relationships among the species of these poorly known gobies remains unclear.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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