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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459122765FF58A8AAFE30CCF7" bold="true" box="[151,459,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Ophichthus ishiyamorum</emphasis>
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.
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on
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, Station 4,
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.
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</emphasis>
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, mature male, Gulf of Aden,
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(
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), captured in a lobster pot at
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<quantity id="4CB79B4359122765FE1AA946FDDBCDD3" box="[469,544,379,405]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" unit="m" value="400.0">400 m</quantity>
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on
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<date id="FFF1106659122765FD84A946FD15CDD3" box="[587,750,379,405]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" value="1986-08-23">23 Aug. 1986</date>
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, Station
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field number 860823.
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<paragraph id="8BF036A659122765FF09A99DFDC3CE09" blockId="21.[151,1436,261,815]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459122765FF09A99DFEBDCDFC" bold="true" box="[198,326,416,442]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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A stout species of
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459122765FDE7A99CFD54CDFC" box="[552,687,417,442]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Ophichthus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, subgenus
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<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D2559122765FCFCA99CFC44CDFC" box="[819,959,417,442]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Coecilophis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459122765FCFCA99CFC44CDFC" box="[819,959,417,442]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Coecilophis</emphasis>
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, with: tail 52–55% and head 14–15% of total length; dorsal-fin origin ahead of pectoral-fin tips; pectoral fins wedge-shaped; posterior nostril in upper lip, covered by a flap; head pores inconspicuous, SO 1+4, IO 4+2, POM 3+7–9; teeth small, conical, widely spaced, nearly uniserial on vomer and jaws; coloration uniform tan, fins pale. Mean vertebral formula 15/50/ 131, total vertebrae 130–132 (n=2).
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459122765FF09AA67FAA3CE32" bold="true" box="[198,1368,602,628]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
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Counts and measurements (in mm) of the
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and those of the
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<typeStatus id="54F4880459122765FBDCAA67FB78CE32" box="[1043,1155,602,628]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
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(in parentheses).
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Total length 437 (429); head 63.5 (62.8); trunk 143.5 (132.2); tail 230 (234); predorsal distance 82.0 (82.5); pectoral-fin length 22.8 (22.4); pectoral-fin base 5.8 (5.5); body depth at gill openings ~20 (18); body width at gill openings 17; body depth at anus ~18 (~15); body width at anus ~13.5 (~15); snout 12.0 (11.6); tip of snout to rictus 18.7 (21.8); eye diameter 6.5 (6.5); interorbital distance 9.8 (8.7); gill-opening height ~9.5 (~9); isthmus width ~10 (~9). Vertebral formula 15/50/132 (15/49/130).
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<paragraph id="8BF036A659122765FF58AD24FB86C977" blockId="21.[151,1149,1305,1329]" box="[151,1149,1305,1329]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459122765FF58AD24FEDDC977" bold="true" box="[151,294,1305,1329]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">FIGURE 22.</emphasis>
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Holotype of
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459122765FE7BAD24FD3BC976" box="[436,704,1305,1328]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Ophichthus ishiyamorum</emphasis>
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, USNM 394260, 437 mm, from Somalia.
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459122765FF58AF59FEDDCB3A" bold="true" box="[151,294,1892,1916]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">FIGURE 23.</emphasis>
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Head of holotype of
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459122765FDC5AF58FCEDCB3A" box="[522,790,1893,1916]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Ophichthus ishiyamorum</emphasis>
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, USNM 394260, 437 mm.
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459122765FF09AF99FEA5CBF8" bold="true" box="[198,350,1956,1982]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Description.</emphasis>
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Body stout (
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), compressed throughout, depth at gill openings
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TL. Branchial basket deeper and slightly wider than body. Head and trunk short,
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TL; head
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TL,
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trunk. Snout short, broad, slightly swollen in appearance. Snout not bisected on underside by a groove. Jaws subequal. Lips meet when mouth is closed. Mouth moderately elongate, rictus about one-fourth eye length behind rear margin of eye. Eye
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upper jaw and
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head, its center behind middle of upper jaw. Tube of anterior nostril short, barely extending beyond lip of lower jaw. Posterior nostril a hole above upper lip, entirely covered by a flap that extends below edge of upper lip. Dorsal-fin origin slightly ahead of end of pectoral fin. Dorsal fin low, in a shallow groove. Anal fin low, in a groove similar to that of dorsal. Pectoral fins wedge-shaped, slightly longer than jaw in length. Pectoral-fin base in upper half of gill opening.
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459112766FF58AD67FEDDC934" bold="true" box="[151,294,1370,1394]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">FIGURE 24.</emphasis>
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Head of paratype of
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459112766FDC7AD67FCEEC937" box="[520,789,1370,1393]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Ophichthus ishiyamorum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, USNM 394260, 437 mm.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BF036A659112766FF09ADA0FE90CA37" blockId="22.[151,1436,1437,2023]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
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Head pores (
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) small, inconspicuous. Single median interorbital and temporal pores. Supraorbital pores 1+4, infraorbital pores 4+2, lower jaw pores 7–9, preopercular pores 3. Lateral-line pores present but difficult to discern. The anterior-most left mandibular pores of the
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<typeStatus id="54F4880459112766FC61ADDAFBE8CA47" box="[942,1043,1511,1537]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
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are abnormal in that a small pair exists just above and another just anterior to the anterior-most normal pair (
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). Ophichthid eels (and other eels) occasionally possess additional pores, however such an abnormality has not been reported from other ophichthids.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF036A659112766FF09AE40FBD2CB41" blockId="22.[151,1436,1437,2023]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
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Teeth (
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) small, conical, sharp. Intermaxillary with a rosette of 5 small teeth, then 2 irregular pairs, and a linear row of 12 vomerine teeth, becoming smaller posteriorly. Maxillary dentition mostly uniserial, 14–15 widely spaced small teeth flanked by 3–4 larger teeth that begin behind level of posterior nostril. Mandibular teeth pointed, widely spaced, about
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a single row.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF036A659112766FF09AF2FFAD1CB31" blockId="22.[151,1436,1437,2023]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Color in ethanol tan, the result of minute brown punctations which overlay the entire body, more numerous and denser along dorsal midhalf. Dorsal-fin base dark in trunk region, its margin pale throughout. Nostrils pale. Fins pale. Base of anal fin in posterior region not darkened. Peritoneum unpigmented.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF036A659112766FF09AFBFFC90CBDA" blockId="22.[151,1436,1437,2023]" box="[198,875,1922,1948]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459112766FF09AFBFFEFBCBDA" bold="true" box="[198,256,1922,1948]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Size.</emphasis>
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Largest known specimen is
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, a mature male.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C355652D59112766FF09AF9AFCB6CBA1" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" type="etymology">
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<paragraph id="8BF036A659112766FF09AF9AFCB6CBA1" blockId="22.[151,1436,1437,2023]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459112766FF09AF9AFEA8CB87" bold="true" box="[198,339,1959,1985]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Etymology.</emphasis>
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I am pleased to name this interesting eel in honor of Nelson and Patsy Ishiyama for their interest in and generous support of ichthyological research.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C355652D59102767FF09A8AAFED8CC91" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="8BF036A659102767FF09A8AAFED8CC91" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,402]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459102767FF09A8AAFE9CCCF7" bold="true" box="[198,359,151,177]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Distribution.</emphasis>
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Known only from the Gulf of Aden,
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<collectingCountry id="F358763659102767FCFFA8A5FC68CCF4" box="[816,915,152,178]" name="Somalia" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Somalia</collectingCountry>
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, where it was trapped and trawled between
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258–
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.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C355652D59102767FF09A8DFFF0BCDD4" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="8BF036A659102767FF09A8DFFF0BCDD4" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,402]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459102767FF09A8DFFEC4CCBA" bold="true" box="[198,319,226,252]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Remarks.</emphasis>
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The new species is most similar to
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<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D2559102767FD36A8DFFBFBCCBD" box="[761,1024,226,251]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="urolophus">
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459102767FD36A8DFFBFBCCBD" box="[761,1024,226,251]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Ophichthus urolophus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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in terms of its pectoral fin shape, body coloration, dentition, and vertebral number (total vertebrae 130–132
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459102767FBD1A935FBC4CD67" box="[1054,1087,264,289]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">vs.</emphasis>
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134–139). It differs from
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459102767FAB0A935FEF6CD00" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
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<collectingCountry id="F358763659102767FAB0A935FA63CD67" box="[1407,1432,264,289]" name="Iceland" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">O</collectingCountry>
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. urolophus
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</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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in its dorsal-fin origin, arising before the pectoral-fin tips rather than slightly behind them, and, as well, from all other
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<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D2559102767FE41A96FFDE4CD2D" box="[398,543,338,363]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Coecilophis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459102767FE41A96FFDE4CD2D" box="[398,543,338,363]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Coecilophis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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in having the longest head length (14–15% of TL
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459102767FB40A96FFB4BCD2D" box="[1167,1200,338,363]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">vs.</emphasis>
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13% or less for all others).
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</paragraph>
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</treatment>
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