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<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7DFFEE1BAAD58E8CAE8DDA" bold="true" box="[151,456,978,1003]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="44">Sympenchelys taiwanensis</emphasis>
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New English name: Taiwanese Worm Eel (
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; 
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)
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NMMB-P 
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TL, female, Dong-gang, 
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, bottom trawl, collected by H.-C. Ho.
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Four specimens, 165.0–279.0 mm TL. 
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60198, 279.0 mm TL, female, Dashi, Yilan, 
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, bottom trawl, collected by P.-L. Lin; 
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TL, sex unknown, Dong-gang, 
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, bottom trawl, collected by H.-C. Ho; NMMB-P 17554, 194.0 mm TL, female, Donggang, 
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, bottom trawl, collected by H.-C. Ho (cleared-and-stained after measurement); NSMT-P 123778 (donated from 
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), 165.0 mm TL, sex unknown, Dong-gang, 
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, 
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, collected by H.-C. Ho.
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<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7DFFEE1BFAD3DF8C278BAD" bold="true" box="[199,321,1411,1436]" pageId="3" pageNumber="44">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
A species of the genus 
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with the following combination of characters: tail 65–66% TL; dorsal-fin origin anterior to mid trunk; lateral-line pores before anus 44–47; predorsal vertebrae 26–28, preanal vertebrae 43–51, and 152–164 total; MVF 27-48-160.
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<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7DFFEE1BFAD3B38C3F8839" bold="true" box="[199,345,1519,1544]" pageId="3" pageNumber="44">Description.</emphasis>
Counts and measurements are shown in 
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, and characters given in “Description” of the genus are not repeated. Head moderate in size. Snout blunt, equal to or slightly longer than twice eye diameter; distance from tip of snout to anterior tip of lower jaw almost equal to half of eye diameter; no median groove ventrally on snout; eyes small, covered by a transparent skin; teeth on upper jaw biserial, teeth of inner row larger than outers (
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); teeth on lower jaw uniserial; intermaxillary teeth slightly shorter than jaw teeth, arranged semicircularly; vomerine teeth large, arranged uniserially; interorbital region convex without a median groove; arrangement of sensory pores on head as follows (
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): one + four on supraorbital, three + two on infraorbital (one between anterior and posterior nostrils), six on lower jaw, three on preopercle, and two on supratemporal; single median interorbital and mid-temporal pores; lateral-line pores small but obvious, almost complete except for near tip of tail.
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<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7DFFEE1BFAD10B8C288941" bold="true" box="[199,334,1879,1904]" pageId="3" pageNumber="44">Coloration.</emphasis>
Freshly caught specimens (
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) uniformly yellowish green with numerous tiny melanophores. Median fins with paler margins, posterior part darkish yellow. Anterior head reddish and anterior region of abdomen silver white. Preserved in 50% isopropanol or 70% ethanol, head and body uniformly yellowish brown or pale whitish brown, small dark spots distributed on lower jaw, tail, and upper half of head and trunk. All fins pale brown.
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<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7AFFE91BAAD5B48C688DCC" bold="true" box="[151,270,1000,1021]" pageId="4" pageNumber="45">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Teeth of 
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(
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7AFFE919ECD5B48FBB8DCC" bold="true" box="[721,733,1000,1021]" pageId="4" pageNumber="45">a</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7AFFE919D6D5B48F9E8DCC" bold="true" box="[747,760,1000,1021]" pageId="4" pageNumber="45">b</emphasis>
) and the unidentifiable juvenile specimen (
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7AFFE91F99D5B489C98DCC" bold="true" box="[1188,1199,1000,1021]" pageId="4" pageNumber="45">c</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7AFFE91F80D5B489AC8DCC" bold="true" box="[1213,1226,1000,1021]" pageId="4" pageNumber="45">d</emphasis>
). 
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7AFFE91FDDD5B4898A8DCC" bold="true" box="[1248,1260,1000,1021]" pageId="4" pageNumber="45">a</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7AFFE91FC7D5B488618DCC" bold="true" box="[1274,1287,1000,1021]" pageId="4" pageNumber="45">b</emphasis>
ASIZP 60198, paratype, 279.0 mm TL; 
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7AFFE91AAAD2598CC48A2B" bold="true" box="[407,418,1029,1050]" pageId="4" pageNumber="45">c</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7AFFE91A8FD2598CD98A2B" bold="true" box="[434,447,1029,1050]" pageId="4" pageNumber="45">d</emphasis>
KPM-NI 23506, 51.4 mm TL, collected from Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. 
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7AFFE91F81D25988208A2B" box="[1212,1350,1029,1050]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="45">Dotted circles</emphasis>
indicate toothless holes.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BD71D61EA7AFFE91BAAD1358FFE8988" blockId="4.[151,1436,1897,1977]" pageId="4" pageNumber="45">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7AFFE91BAAD1358C68894F" bold="true" box="[151,270,1897,1918]" pageId="4" pageNumber="45">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Sensory pores on head of 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA7AFFE91927D1358E7F894F" box="[538,793,1897,1918]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Sympenchelys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="45" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="taiwanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7AFFE91927D1358E7F894F" box="[538,793,1897,1918]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="45">Sympenchelys taiwanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22F7C08EA7AFFE9181FD1358E17894F" box="[802,881,1897,1918]" pageId="4" pageNumber="45" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, ASIZP 60198, paratype, 279.0 mm TL. IO, infraorbital pores; LL, lateral-line pores; M, mandibular pores; PO, preopercular pores; SO, supraorbital pores; ST, supratemporal pores. 
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7AFFE91E6BD1DA88FA89AA" box="[1366,1436,1926,1947]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="45">Arrows</emphasis>
indicate interorbital and median supratemporal pores.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF174DE9EA7BFFE81BAAD6C488458E9F" ID-Table-UUID="DF174DE9EA7BFFE81BAAD6C488458E9F" box="[151,1315,151,175]" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF174DE9EA7BFFE81BAAD6C488458E9F" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" targetBox="[159,1410,271,1391]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="5">
<paragraph id="8BD71D61EA7BFFE81BAAD6C488458E9F" blockId="5.[151,1315,151,175]" box="[151,1315,151,175]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7BFFE81BAAD6C48C6C8E9E" bold="true" box="[151,266,152,175]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Counts and measurements of 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA7BFFE81971D6CB8E008E9E" box="[588,870,151,175]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Sympenchelys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="taiwanensis">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7BFFE81971D6CB8E008E9E" box="[588,870,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Sympenchelys taiwanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and the unidentifiable juvenile specimen.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BD71D61EA7BFFE81AE1D69688178EEE" blockId="5.[476,1410,202,252]" box="[476,1393,202,223]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<typeStatus id="54D3A3C3EA7BFFE81AE1D6968F538EEE" box="[476,565,202,223]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
<typeStatus id="54D3A3C3EA7BFFE81867D6968ED18EEE" box="[858,951,202,223]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
Unidentifiable
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD71D61EA7BFFE81FE9D6BB8C7B8825" blockId="5.[476,1410,202,252]" lastBlockId="5.[151,1437,1495,1917]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
juvenile specimen 
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7BFFE81BFAD38B8F298BC1" bold="true" box="[199,591,1495,1520]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Distribution and ecological note.</emphasis>
Known from northeastern and southwestern 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA7BFFE81F6CD38B89C08BC1" box="[1105,1190,1495,1520]" name="Taiwan" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Taiwan</collectingCountry>
, possible depth range 
<quantity id="4C90B084EA7BFFE81BAAD3A08C7F8825" box="[151,281,1532,1556]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.0" metricValueMax="3.0" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" unit="m" value="200.0" valueMax="300.0" valueMin="100.0">
100– 
<specimenCount id="9D6ED6E8EA7BFFE81BF3D3A08C7F8825" box="[206,281,1532,1556]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" type="generic">300 m</specimenCount>
</quantity>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<paragraph id="8BD71D61EA7BFFE81AE5D75388518B5E" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<table id="F968EFC1EA7B00121BA2D75388E48B5E" box="[159,1410,271,1391]" gridcols="7" gridrows="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D75388E48F73" box="[159,1410,271,322]" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D7538F5F8F73" box="[472,569,271,322]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">NMMB-P 22188</th>
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121943D7538FA78F73" box="[638,705,271,322]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">ASIZP 60198</th>
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121837D7538E0D8F73" box="[778,875,271,322]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">NMMB-P 17554</th>
<th id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD753897C8F73" box="[919,1050,271,322]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">FRLM 49936</th>
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D75389FD8F73" box="[1093,1179,271,322]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">NSMT-P 123778</th>
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D75388E48F73" box="[1247,1410,271,322]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">KPM-NI 23506</th>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D70988E48F5B" box="[159,1410,341,362]" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D7098CC08F5B" box="[159,422,341,362]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Total length (mm)</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D7098F5F8F5B" box="[472,569,341,362]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">258.8</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D7098FA78F5B" box="[638,705,341,362]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">279.0</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D7098E0D8F5B" box="[778,875,341,362]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">194.0</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD709897C8F5B" box="[919,1050,341,362]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">187.5</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D70989FD8F5B" box="[1093,1179,341,362]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">165.0</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D70988E48F5B" box="[1247,1410,341,362]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">51.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D72188E48FA3" box="[159,1410,381,402]" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D7218CC08FA3" box="[159,422,381,402]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Counts</th>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D7F988E48FE6" box="[159,1410,421,471]" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D7F98CC08FE6" box="[159,422,421,471]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Lateral-line pores before anus</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D7F98F5F8FE6" box="[472,569,421,471]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">49</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D7F98FA78FE6" box="[638,705,421,471]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">44</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D7F98E0D8FE6" box="[778,875,421,471]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">47</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD7F9897C8FE6" box="[919,1050,421,471]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">48</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D7F989FD8FE6" box="[1093,1179,421,471]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">47</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D7F988E48FE6" box="[1247,1410,421,471]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">47</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D7B688E48FCE" box="[159,1410,490,511]" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D7B68CC08FCE" box="[159,422,490,511]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Predorsal vertebrae</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D7B68F5F8FCE" box="[472,569,490,511]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">28</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D7B68FA78FCE" box="[638,705,490,511]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">27</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D7B68E0D8FCE" box="[778,875,490,511]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">26</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD7B6897C8FCE" box="[919,1050,490,511]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">28</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D7B689FD8FCE" box="[1093,1179,490,511]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">–</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D7B688E48FCE" box="[1247,1410,490,511]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">24</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D44E88E48C16" box="[159,1410,530,551]" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D44E8CC08C16" box="[159,422,530,551]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Preanal vertebrae</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D44E8F5F8C16" box="[472,569,530,551]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">50</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D44E8FA78C16" box="[638,705,530,551]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">43</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D44E8E0D8C16" box="[778,875,530,551]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">48</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD44E897C8C16" box="[919,1050,530,551]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">51</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D44E89FD8C16" box="[1093,1179,530,551]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">–</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D44E88E48C16" box="[1247,1410,530,551]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">45</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D46688E48C7E" box="[159,1410,570,591]" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D4668CC08C7E" box="[159,422,570,591]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Total vertebrae</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D4668F5F8C7E" box="[472,569,570,591]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">161</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D4668FA78C7E" box="[638,705,570,591]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">152</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D4668E0D8C7E" box="[778,875,570,591]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">162</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD466897C8C7E" box="[919,1050,570,591]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">164</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D46689FD8C7E" box="[1093,1179,570,591]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">–</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D46688E48C7E" box="[1247,1410,570,591]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">148</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D43E88E48C46" box="[159,1410,610,631]" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D43E8CC08C46" box="[159,422,610,631]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Measurements</th>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D4D688E48CAE" box="[159,1410,650,671]" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D4D68CC08CAE" box="[159,422,650,671]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">As % of total length</th>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D4EE88E48CF6" box="[159,1410,690,711]" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D4EE8CC08CF6" box="[159,422,690,711]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Head length</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D4EE8F5F8CF6" box="[472,569,690,711]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">12</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D4EE8FA78CF6" box="[638,705,690,711]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">10</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D4EE8E0D8CF6" box="[778,875,690,711]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">12</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD4EE897C8CF6" box="[919,1050,690,711]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">12</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D4EE89FD8CF6" box="[1093,1179,690,711]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">12</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D4EE88E48CF6" box="[1247,1410,690,711]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">14</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D48688E48CDE" box="[159,1410,730,751]" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D4868CC08CDE" box="[159,422,730,751]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Trunk length</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D4868F5F8CDE" box="[472,569,730,751]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">23</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D4868FA78CDE" box="[638,705,730,751]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">24</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D4868E0D8CDE" box="[778,875,730,751]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">23</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD486897C8CDE" box="[919,1050,730,751]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">23</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D48689FD8CDE" box="[1093,1179,730,751]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">23</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D48688E48CDE" box="[1247,1410,730,751]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">23</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D55E88E48D26" box="[159,1410,770,791]" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D55E8CC08D26" box="[159,422,770,791]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Tail length</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D55E8F5F8D26" box="[472,569,770,791]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">65</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D55E8FA78D26" box="[638,705,770,791]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">66</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D55E8E0D8D26" box="[778,875,770,791]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">65</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD55E897C8D26" box="[919,1050,770,791]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">65</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D55E89FD8D26" box="[1093,1179,770,791]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">65</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D55E88E48D26" box="[1247,1410,770,791]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">62</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D57688E48D0E" box="[159,1410,810,831]" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D5768CC08D0E" box="[159,422,810,831]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Predorsal length</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D5768F5F8D0E" box="[472,569,810,831]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">21</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D5768FA78D0E" box="[638,705,810,831]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">21</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D5768E0D8D0E" box="[778,875,810,831]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">20</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD576897C8D0E" box="[919,1050,810,831]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">21</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D57689FD8D0E" box="[1093,1179,810,831]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">19</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D57688E48D0E" box="[1247,1410,810,831]" gridcol="6" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">23</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D50E88E48D56" box="[159,1410,850,871]" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D50E8CC08D56" box="[159,422,850,871]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Body depth at gill opening</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D50E8F5F8D56" box="[472,569,850,871]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">3.2</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D50E8FA78D56" box="[638,705,850,871]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">3.6</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D50E8E0D8D56" box="[778,875,850,871]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">3.0</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD50E897C8D56" box="[919,1050,850,871]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">2.4</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D50E89FD8D56" box="[1093,1179,850,871]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">3.3</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D50E88E48D56" box="[1247,1410,850,871]" gridcol="6" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">2.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D52688E48DBE" box="[159,1410,890,911]" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D5268CC08DBE" box="[159,422,890,911]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Body depth at mid-anus</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D5268F5F8DBE" box="[472,569,890,911]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">3.0</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D5268FA78DBE" box="[638,705,890,911]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">3.3</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D5268E0D8DBE" box="[778,875,890,911]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">2.9</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD526897C8DBE" box="[919,1050,890,911]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">2.1</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D52689FD8DBE" box="[1093,1179,890,911]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">3.3</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D52688E48DBE" box="[1247,1410,890,911]" gridcol="6" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">2.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D5FE88E48D86" box="[159,1410,930,951]" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D5FE8CC08D86" box="[159,422,930,951]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Body width at gill opening</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D5FE8F5F8D86" box="[472,569,930,951]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">1.9</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D5FE8FA78D86" box="[638,705,930,951]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">1.7</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D5FE8E0D8D86" box="[778,875,930,951]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">1.6</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD5FE897C8D86" box="[919,1050,930,951]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">1.1</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D5FE89FD8D86" box="[1093,1179,930,951]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">2.2</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D5FE88E48D86" box="[1247,1410,930,951]" gridcol="6" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">1.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D59688E48DEE" box="[159,1410,970,991]" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D5968CC08DEE" box="[159,422,970,991]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Body width at mid-anus</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D5968F5F8DEE" box="[472,569,970,991]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">1.6</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D5968FA78DEE" box="[638,705,970,991]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">1.5</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D5968E0D8DEE" box="[778,875,970,991]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">1.6</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD596897C8DEE" box="[919,1050,970,991]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">1.1</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D59689FD8DEE" box="[1093,1179,970,991]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">2.3</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D59688E48DEE" box="[1247,1410,970,991]" gridcol="6" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">1.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D5AE88E48A36" box="[159,1410,1010,1031]" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D5AE8CC08A36" box="[159,422,1010,1031]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">As % of head length</th>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D24688E48A1E" box="[159,1410,1050,1071]" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D2468CC08A1E" box="[159,422,1050,1071]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Dorsal-fin origin to anus</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D2468F5F8A1E" box="[472,569,1050,1071]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">113</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D2468FA78A1E" box="[638,705,1050,1071]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">118</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D2468E0D8A1E" box="[778,875,1050,1071]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">123</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD246897C8A1E" box="[919,1050,1050,1071]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">116</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D24689FD8A1E" box="[1093,1179,1050,1071]" gridcol="5" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">129</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D24688E48A1E" box="[1247,1410,1050,1071]" gridcol="6" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">101</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D21E88E48A66" box="[159,1410,1090,1111]" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D21E8CC08A66" box="[159,422,1090,1111]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Upper-jaw length</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D21E8F5F8A66" box="[472,569,1090,1111]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">42</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D21E8FA78A66" box="[638,705,1090,1111]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">42</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D21E8E0D8A66" box="[778,875,1090,1111]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">48</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD21E897C8A66" box="[919,1050,1090,1111]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">42</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D21E89FD8A66" box="[1093,1179,1090,1111]" gridcol="5" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">44</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D21E88E48A66" box="[1247,1410,1090,1111]" gridcol="6" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">45</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D23688E48A4E" box="[159,1410,1130,1151]" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D2368CC08A4E" box="[159,422,1130,1151]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Length of mouth gape</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D2368F5F8A4E" box="[472,569,1130,1151]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">32</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D2368FA78A4E" box="[638,705,1130,1151]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">32</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D2368E0D8A4E" box="[778,875,1130,1151]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">38</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD236897C8A4E" box="[919,1050,1130,1151]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">33</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D23689FD8A4E" box="[1093,1179,1130,1151]" gridcol="5" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">33</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D23688E48A4E" box="[1247,1410,1130,1151]" gridcol="6" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">34</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D2CE88E48A96" box="[159,1410,1170,1191]" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D2CE8CC08A96" box="[159,422,1170,1191]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Snout length</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D2CE8F5F8A96" box="[472,569,1170,1191]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">13</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D2CE8FA78A96" box="[638,705,1170,1191]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">14</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D2CE8E0D8A96" box="[778,875,1170,1191]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">13</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD2CE897C8A96" box="[919,1050,1170,1191]" gridcol="4" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">13</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D2CE89FD8A96" box="[1093,1179,1170,1191]" gridcol="5" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">12</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D2CE88E48A96" box="[1247,1410,1170,1191]" gridcol="6" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">16</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D2E688E48AFE" box="[159,1410,1210,1231]" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D2E68CC08AFE" box="[159,422,1210,1231]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Eye diameter</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D2E68F5F8AFE" box="[472,569,1210,1231]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">5.5</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D2E68FA78AFE" box="[638,705,1210,1231]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">5.4</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D2E68E0D8AFE" box="[778,875,1210,1231]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">7.0</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD2E6897C8AFE" box="[919,1050,1210,1231]" gridcol="4" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">7.1</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D2E689FD8AFE" box="[1093,1179,1210,1231]" gridcol="5" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">8.4</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D2E688E48AFE" box="[1247,1410,1210,1231]" gridcol="6" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">6.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D2BE88E48AC6" box="[159,1410,1250,1271]" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D2BE8CC08AC6" box="[159,422,1250,1271]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Interorbital width</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D2BE8F5F8AC6" box="[472,569,1250,1271]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">4.7</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D2BE8FA78AC6" box="[638,705,1250,1271]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">7.5</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D2BE8E0D8AC6" box="[778,875,1250,1271]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">4.7</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD2BE897C8AC6" box="[919,1050,1250,1271]" gridcol="4" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">3.9</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D2BE89FD8AC6" box="[1093,1179,1250,1271]" gridcol="5" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">6.1</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D2BE88E48AC6" box="[1247,1410,1250,1271]" gridcol="6" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">9.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D35688E48B2E" box="[159,1410,1290,1311]" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D3568CC08B2E" box="[159,422,1290,1311]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Gill-opening length</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D3568F5F8B2E" box="[472,569,1290,1311]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">6.4</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D3568FA78B2E" box="[638,705,1290,1311]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">7.1</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D3568E0D8B2E" box="[778,875,1290,1311]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">4.8</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD356897C8B2E" box="[919,1050,1290,1311]" gridcol="4" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">4.0</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D35689FD8B2E" box="[1093,1179,1290,1311]" gridcol="5" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">3.3</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D35688E48B2E" box="[1247,1410,1290,1311]" gridcol="6" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">3.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D36E88E48B76" box="[159,1410,1330,1351]" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D36E8CC08B76" box="[159,422,1330,1351]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Body depth at gill opening</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D36E8F5F8B76" box="[472,569,1330,1351]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">27</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D36E8FA78B76" box="[638,705,1330,1351]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">35</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D36E8E0D8B76" box="[778,875,1330,1351]" gridcol="3" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">24</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD36E897C8B76" box="[919,1050,1330,1351]" gridcol="4" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">20</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D36E89FD8B76" box="[1093,1179,1330,1351]" gridcol="5" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">28</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D36E88E48B76" box="[1247,1410,1330,1351]" gridcol="6" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">20</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35581F23EA7B00121BA2D30688E48B5E" box="[159,1410,1370,1391]" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="7689765FEA7B00121BA2D3068CC08B5E" box="[159,422,1370,1391]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Body depth at mid-anus</th>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121AE5D3068F5F8B5E" box="[472,569,1370,1391]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">26</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121943D3068FA78B5E" box="[638,705,1370,1391]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">32</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121837D3068E0D8B5E" box="[778,875,1370,1391]" gridcol="3" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">23</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B001218AAD306897C8B5E" box="[919,1050,1370,1391]" gridcol="4" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">17</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121F78D30689FD8B5E" box="[1093,1179,1370,1391]" gridcol="5" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">28</td>
<td id="7689765FEA7B00121FE2D30688E48B5E" box="[1247,1410,1370,1391]" gridcol="6" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">16</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<subSubSection id="C3724EEAEA7BFFE81BFAD043892F8809" box="[199,1097,1567,1592]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BD71D61EA7BFFE81BFAD043892F8809" blockId="5.[151,1437,1495,1917]" box="[199,1097,1567,1592]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7BFFE81BFAD0438C288809" bold="true" box="[199,334,1567,1592]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Etymology.</emphasis>
The scientific name “ 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA7BFFE81979D07C8FAE8806" box="[580,712,1568,1591]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Sympenchelys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="taiwanensis">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7BFFE81979D07C8FAE8806" box="[580,712,1568,1591]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">taiwanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
” is derived from the 
<typeStatus id="54D3A3C3EA7BFFE8188AD07C8E818809" box="[951,999,1568,1592]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">type</typeStatus>
locality.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3724EEAEA7BFFE81BFAD018882F894C" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BD71D61EA7BFFE81BFAD01888F68895" blockId="5.[151,1437,1495,1917]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7BFFE81BFAD0188C5D886C" bold="true" box="[199,315,1604,1629]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Remarks.</emphasis>
Although depth and habitat of adults is unknown, the 
<typeStatus id="54D3A3C3EA7BFFE8188ED0198E85886C" box="[947,995,1605,1629]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">type</typeStatus>
series were collected by bottom trawl with green-eyes (
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA7BFFE81A57D0348F4B88B1" box="[362,557,1640,1664]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chlorophthalmidae" genus="Chlorophthalmus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Aulopiformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7BFFE81A57D0348F4B88B1" box="[362,557,1640,1664]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Chlorophthalmus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp.), lizardfishes (
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA7BFFE8181ED0348E1A88B1" box="[803,892,1640,1664]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Synodontidae" genus="Saurida" kingdom="Animalia" order="Aulopiformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7BFFE8181ED0348E1A88B1" box="[803,892,1640,1664]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Saurida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp.), conger eels, and some shallow water grenadiers (
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA7BFFE81A21D0D08CD58895" box="[284,435,1676,1700]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Macrouridae" genus="Coelorinchus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gadiformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7BFFE81A21D0D08CD58895" box="[284,435,1676,1700]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Coelorinchus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp.). It is expected that their benthic life occurs at depths between 100 and 300 meters.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD71D61EA7BFFE81BFAD0EC882F894C" blockId="5.[151,1437,1495,1917]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
A juvenile specimen (KPM-NI 23506, 
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TL) similar to the new species in general appearance and in the shape of its jaw teeth was collected from central 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA7BFFE819C1D0898E5988DD" box="[764,831,1749,1772]" name="Japan" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Japan</collectingCountry>
. The specimen also agrees well 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA7BFFE81F8BD088883E88DD" box="[1206,1368,1748,1772]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Sympenchelys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="taiwanensis">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7BFFE81F8BD088883E88DD" box="[1206,1368,1748,1772]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">S. taiwanensis</emphasis>
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in its preanal vertebral count and cephalic sensory-pore counts (
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, 
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). However, it lacks paddle-shaped neural and haemal spines and has uniserial teeth on its upper jaw (
<figureCitation id="135301E4EA7BFFE8180DD1408E138905" box="[816,885,1820,1845]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="4.[151,244,1000,1021]" captionTargetBox="[163,1428,200,978]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,191,978]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 4. Teeth of Sympenchelys taiwanensis sp. nov. (a, b) and the unidentifiable juvenile specimen (c, d). a, b ASIZP 60198, paratype, 279.0 mm TL; c, d KPM-NI 23506, 51.4 mm TL, collected from Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Dotted circles indicate toothless holes." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/245689/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
c). Although the differences between the juvenile specimen and the new species are likely to be considered as ontogenetic variation, we cannot conclude that it is conspecific with 
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<emphasis id="B91CC173EA7BFFE81A6BD1388C90894D" box="[342,502,1892,1916]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">S. taiwanensis</emphasis>
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. Medium-sized specimens of the new species or molecular data are needed.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BD71D61EA78FFEB1BAAD424882F8CBC" blockId="6.[151,1353,632,653]" box="[151,1353,632,653]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1BAAD4248C6A8CBC" bold="true" box="[151,268,632,653]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
Lateral view of the body (
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1931D4248F7E8CBC" bold="true" box="[524,536,632,653]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">a</emphasis>
) and head (
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB19B4D4248FF08CBC" bold="true" box="[649,662,632,653]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">b</emphasis>
) of the unidentifiable juvenile specimen, KPM-NI 23506, 51.4 mm TL.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C3724EEAEA78FFEB1BFAD4818E118B93" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8BD71D61EA78FFEB1BFAD4818E118B93" blockId="6.[151,1436,733,1442]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1BFAD4818C848CC7" bold="true" box="[199,482,733,758]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Comparative materials.</emphasis>
Unidentifiable juvenile specimen: 
<collectionCode id="ED7985A4EA78FFEB1850D4838EB78CC7" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:35223" box="[877,977,735,758]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:35223" name="Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">KPM-NI</collectionCode>
23506, 
<quantity id="4C90B084EA78FFEB1F11D48189F68CC7" box="[1068,1168,733,758]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.14" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" unit="mm" value="51.4">51.4 mm</quantity>
TL, juvenile, 0 m (near the surface), Osezaki, Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB19CED55E8E508D28" box="[755,822,770,793]" name="Japan" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Japan</collectingCountry>
, 
<date id="FFD63BA1EA78FFEB187CD55E89788D2B" box="[833,1054,769,794]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" value="2008-11-14">14 November 2008</date>
, collected by R. Minemizu. 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB1E62D55E8D9A8D0F" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ahlia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="egmontis">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1E62D55E8D9A8D0F" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Ahlia egmontis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
<collectionCode id="ED7985A4EA78FFEB1A33D57B8C398D0F" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34795" box="[270,351,807,830]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34795" name="Field Museum of Natural History" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">FMNH</collectionCode>
99266, two, 
<quantity id="4C90B084EA78FFEB1AC1D5798FF38D0F" box="[508,661,805,830]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.22" metricValueMax="3.92" metricValueMin="2.52" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" unit="mm" value="322.0" valueMax="392.0" valueMin="252.0">252–392 mm</quantity>
TL, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB19EFD5798E7A8D0F" box="[722,796,805,830]" name="Belize" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Belize</collectingCountry>
, Caribbean Sea. 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB18DFD57A88768D0F" box="[994,1296,806,830]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Asarcenchelys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longimanus">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB18DFD57A88768D0F" box="[994,1296,806,830]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Asarcenchelys longimanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
<collectionCode id="ED7985A4EA78FFEB1E1FD57B88118D0F" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988" box="[1314,1399,807,830]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988" name="Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">MNHN</collectionCode>
B. 2994 (
<typeStatus id="54D3A3C3EA78FFEB1BE2D5168C238D53" box="[223,325,842,866]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
), ca. 
<quantity id="4C90B084EA78FFEB1ABCD5168CB98D50" box="[385,479,842,866]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.4" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" unit="mm" value="140.0">140 mm</quantity>
TL (damaged), off Belém, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1824D5158E068D53" box="[793,864,841,866]" name="Brazil" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Brazil</collectingCountry>
, western Atlantic. 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB1F08D51688618D50" box="[1077,1287,842,866]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Glenoglossa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wassi">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1F08D51688618D50" box="[1077,1287,842,866]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Glenoglossa wassi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
<collectionCode id="ED7985A4EA78FFEB1E2AD516882B8D53" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34700" box="[1303,1357,842,866]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:15690" name="California Academy of Sciences" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">CAS</collectionCode>
47049 (
<typeStatus id="54D3A3C3EA78FFEB1BA2D5318C618DB7" box="[159,263,877,902]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
), 
<quantity id="4C90B084EA78FFEB1A21D5318CF68DB7" box="[284,400,877,902]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.535" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" unit="mm" value="153.5">153.5 mm</quantity>
TL, Tutuila Island, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1947D5318E278DB7" box="[634,833,877,902]" name="American Samoa" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">American Samoa</collectingCountry>
; 
<collectionCode id="ED7985A4EA78FFEB1872D5328EC68DB7" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" box="[847,928,878,902]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" name="Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">USNM</collectionCode>
378662, two of eight, 
<quantity id="4C90B084EA78FFEB1F97D531880C8DB7" box="[1194,1386,877,902]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.091" metricValueMax="1.129" metricValueMin="1.053" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" unit="mm" value="109.1" valueMax="112.9" valueMin="105.3">105.3–112.9 mm</quantity>
TL, Mindoro Island, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1A6AD5CD8CBF8D9B" box="[343,473,913,938]" name="Philippines" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Philippines</collectingCountry>
. 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB1AD8D5CE8E428D9B" box="[485,804,914,938]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Mixomyrophis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longidorsalis">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1AD8D5CE8E428D9B" box="[485,804,914,938]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Mixomyrophis longidorsalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
<collectionCode id="ED7985A4EA78FFEB1808D5CE8E0E8D98" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:15399" box="[821,872,914,937]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:15399" name="Hebrew University" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">HUJ</collectionCode>
11651 (
<typeStatus id="54D3A3C3EA78FFEB18F5D5CD89568D9B" box="[968,1072,913,938]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
), 77.0 mm TL, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1FDAD5CD884E8D9B" box="[1255,1320,913,938]" name="Israel" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Israel</collectingCountry>
, Red Sea. 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB1BAAD5EA8C018DFF" box="[151,359,950,974]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Neenchelys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cheni">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1BAAD5EA8C018DFF" box="[151,359,950,974]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Neenchelys cheni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: NSMT-P 
<quantity id="4C90B084EA78FFEB1AC1D5E98FBA8DFF" box="[508,732,949,974]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.91853585" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" unit="mm" value="6.91853585E7">69185, 358.5 mm</quantity>
TL, Nha Trang, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB18F3D5E989568DFF" box="[974,1072,949,974]" name="Vietnam" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
. 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB1F7AD5EA88F38DFF" box="[1095,1429,950,974]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Muraenichthys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gymnopterus">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1F7AD5EA88F38DFF" box="[1095,1429,950,974]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Muraenichthys gymnopterus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
<collectionCode id="ED7985A4EA78FFEB1BAAD5868D968DC3" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34992" box="[151,240,986,1010]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34992" name="National Museum of Natural History, Naturalis" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">RMNH</collectionCode>
. 
<collectionCode id="ED7985A4EA78FFEB1BCED5868C578DC3" box="[243,305,986,1010]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">PISC</collectionCode>
. 7165 (
<typeStatus id="54D3A3C3EA78FFEB1ABED5858C8D8DC3" box="[387,491,985,1010]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
), 223.0 mm TL, Java, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB19D7D5858E3D8DC3" box="[746,859,985,1010]" name="Indonesia" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Indonesia</collectingCountry>
. 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB1858D586893D8DC3" box="[869,1115,986,1010]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Muraenichthys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hattae">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1858D586893D8DC3" box="[869,1115,986,1010]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Muraenichthys hattae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
<collectionCode id="ED7985A4EA78FFEB1F57D58689D08DC0" box="[1130,1206,986,1009]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/qd7t-8998" name="Faculty of Fisheries, Mie University" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">FRLM</collectionCode>
34541, 303.9+ mm, Owase, Mie Prefecture, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1A97D5A38C8C8A27" box="[426,490,1023,1046]" name="Japan" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Japan</collectingCountry>
(cleared and stained). 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB19D1D5A28E988A27" box="[748,1022,1022,1046]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Muraenichthys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="schultzei">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB19D1D5A28E988A27" box="[748,1022,1022,1046]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Muraenichthys schultzei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
<collectionCode id="ED7985A4EA78FFEB1F33D5A389048A27" box="[1038,1122,1023,1046]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">BMNH</collectionCode>
1867.11.28.331 (
<typeStatus id="54D3A3C3EA78FFEB1E15D5A188F68A27" box="[1320,1424,1021,1046]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
), 94.0 mm TL, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1A02D27D8CF18A0B" box="[319,407,1057,1082]" name="Netherlands" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Batavia</collectingCountry>
, Java Island, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1901D27D8FCB8A0B" box="[572,685,1057,1082]" name="Indonesia" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Indonesia</collectingCountry>
. 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB1986D27E8E858A0B" box="[699,995,1058,1082]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Muraenichthys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="thompsoni">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1986D27E8E858A0B" box="[699,995,1058,1082]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Muraenichthys thompsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: SU 20201 (
<typeStatus id="54D3A3C3EA78FFEB1F42D27D89818A0B" box="[1151,1255,1057,1082]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
), 96.0 mm TL, Luzon Island, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1A06D2198CDB8A6F" box="[315,445,1093,1118]" name="Philippines" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Philippines</collectingCountry>
; NMMB-P 
<quantity id="4C90B084EA78FFEB1979D2198E6B8A6F" box="[580,781,1093,1118]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.7508174799999998" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" unit="mm" value="1.75081748E7">17508, 174.8 mm</quantity>
TL, Dong-gang, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB18EBD219894A8A6F" box="[982,1068,1093,1118]" name="Taiwan" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Taiwan</collectingCountry>
; 
<collectionCode id="ED7985A4EA78FFEB1F05D21B89ED8A6F" box="[1080,1163,1095,1118]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/8gr0-wfn9" name="Hokkaido University, Laboratory of Marine Zoology" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">HUMZ</collectionCode>
<quantity id="4C90B084EA78FFEB1FAED219880D8A6F" box="[1171,1387,1093,1118]" metricMagnitude="5" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.986611795" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" unit="mm" value="1.986611795E8">198661, 179.5 mm</quantity>
TL, Panay Island, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1A08D2358CD18AB3" box="[309,439,1129,1154]" name="Philippines" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Philippines</collectingCountry>
. 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB1AFFD2368FC78AB3" box="[450,673,1130,1154]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Myrophis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="microchir">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1AFFD2368FC78AB3" box="[450,673,1130,1154]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Myrophis microchir</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
<collectionCode id="ED7985A4EA78FFEB198DD2368F808AB3" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34700" box="[688,742,1130,1154]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:15690" name="California Academy of Sciences" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">CAS</collectionCode>
<quantity id="4C90B084EA78FFEB19D3D2358E518AB3" box="[750,823,1129,1154]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.86961093" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" unit="mm" value="2.86961093E7">28696</quantity>
, 109.3 mm TL, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB18D0D23689538AB3" box="[1005,1077,1130,1154]" name="Guam" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Guam</collectingCountry>
. 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB1F7DD236885E8AB3" box="[1088,1336,1130,1154]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Neenchelys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mccoskeri">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1F7DD236885E8AB3" box="[1088,1336,1130,1154]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Neenchelys mccoskeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: NSMT- P 108567 (
<typeStatus id="54D3A3C3EA78FFEB1A2ED2D28C1F8A97" box="[275,377,1166,1190]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
), 311.0 mm TL, Shizuoka, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB198FD2D38F938A97" box="[690,757,1167,1190]" name="Japan" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Japan</collectingCountry>
. 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB183CD2D289578A97" box="[769,1073,1166,1190]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Pseudomyrophis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="atlanticus">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB183CD2D289578A97" box="[769,1073,1166,1190]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Pseudomyrophis atlanticus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
<collectionCode id="ED7985A4EA78FFEB1F7FD2D389F18A97" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988" box="[1090,1175,1167,1190]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988" name="Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">MNHN</collectionCode>
1971-0041 (
<typeStatus id="54D3A3C3EA78FFEB1E17D2D288F68A97" box="[1322,1424,1166,1190]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
), 238.0 mm TL, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1A73D2EE8CFD8AFB" box="[334,411,1202,1226]" name="Republic of the Congo" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Congo</collectingCountry>
, eastern Atlantic. 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB1949D2EE8EF28AFB" box="[628,916,1202,1226]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Schultzidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="johnstonensis">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1949D2EE8EF28AFB" box="[628,916,1202,1226]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Schultzidia johnstonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
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<quantity id="4C90B084EA78FFEB1F38D2EE89848AF8" box="[1029,1250,1202,1226]" metricMagnitude="5" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.091721242" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" unit="mm" value="4.091721242E8">409172, 124.2 mm</quantity>
TL, Marquesas Islands, 
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. 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB1AF4D28A8F8F8ADF" box="[457,745,1238,1262]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Schismorhynchus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="labialis">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1AF4D28A8F8F8ADF" box="[457,745,1238,1262]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Schismorhynchus labialis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
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124362, two of 37, 112.6– 
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TL, 
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, 
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. 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB1BD0D2A68C998B23" box="[237,511,1274,1298]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Scolecenchelys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="australis">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1BD0D2A68C998B23" box="[237,511,1274,1298]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Scolecenchelys australis</emphasis>
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), three, 154.9–246.0 mm TL, Lane Cove River, New South 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1BDFD3418C4F8B07" box="[226,297,1309,1334]" name="United Kingdom" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Wales</collectingCountry>
, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1A0AD3418CC78B07" box="[311,417,1309,1334]" name="Australia" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Australia</collectingCountry>
. 
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<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1A93D3428F8E8B07" box="[430,744,1310,1334]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Skythrenchelys macrostoma</emphasis>
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: 
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1867.11.28.313 (
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), 223.0 mm TL, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1E75D34188FA8B07" box="[1352,1436,1309,1334]" name="Indonesia" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Ambon</collectingCountry>
Island, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1BD7D31D8C3D8B6B" box="[234,347,1345,1370]" name="Indonesia" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Indonesia</collectingCountry>
; 
<collectionCode id="ED7985A4EA78FFEB1A5BD31E8CD28B68" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34697" box="[358,436,1346,1369]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34697" name="Bishop Museum" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">BPBM</collectionCode>
29320 (
<typeStatus id="54D3A3C3EA78FFEB192CD31D8F138B6B" box="[529,629,1345,1370]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
of 
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<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB19A1D31E8EA08B6B" box="[668,966,1346,1370]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Skythrenchelys lentiginosa</emphasis>
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), 
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TL, the Red Sea, Port 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1E6BD31D88FA8B6B" box="[1366,1436,1345,1370]" name="Sudan" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Sudan</collectingCountry>
Harbor. 
<taxonomicName id="4C6866E2EA78FFEB1BCBD33A8C818B4F" box="[246,487,1382,1406]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Skythrenchelys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zabra">
<emphasis id="B91CC173EA78FFEB1BCBD33A8C818B4F" box="[246,487,1382,1406]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Skythrenchelys zabra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
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38404 (
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), 185.0 mm TL, Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB1BAAD3D58C678B93" box="[151,257,1417,1442]" name="Australia" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Australia</collectingCountry>
; 
<collectionCode id="ED7985A4EA78FFEB1A31D3D68C248B93" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34700" box="[268,322,1418,1442]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:15690" name="California Academy of Sciences" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">CAS</collectionCode>
<quantity id="4C90B084EA78FFEB1A77D3D58CF58B93" box="[330,403,1417,1442]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.19921365" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" unit="mm" value="5.19921365E7">51992</quantity>
, 136.5 mm TL, Negros Island, 
<collectingCountry id="F37F5DF1EA78FFEB19CCD3D58E158B93" box="[753,883,1417,1442]" name="Philippines" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Philippines</collectingCountry>
.
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