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Key to the Taiwanese species of
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Note: Taiwanese species of
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include those for which we have examined specimens as well as
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whose presence in
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is not verified.
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1A. Tail tip flexible, caudal-fin rays covered by skin, but confluent with dorsal and anal fins......................2 (
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1B. Tail tip a hard or fleshy finless point............................................................ 3 (
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2A. Posterior membrane of dorsal and anal fins blackened
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1 head length (HL) before tail tip; head length (HL)
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total length (TL); total vertebrae 150162...............................
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2B. Posterior membrane of dorsal fin clear, anal fin blackened
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1 HL before tail tip; HL 12.0
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TL; total vertebrae 172 183.........................................................................
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<keyLead id="847A95C7FF9FFFF3FF21DB97FA5028D7" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">3A. Body coloration markedly spotted or with distinct dark saddles; dorsal-fin origin (DFO) above gill openings, in advance of pectoral-fin tips; pectoral fins rounded, not elongate..........................................................4</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="847A95C7FF9FFFF3FF21DBDAFA572F1A" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">3B. Body coloration uniform or with irregular brown blotches, darker dorsally, without distinct spotting or distinct dark saddles; DFO above or behind pectoral fins; pectoral fins rounded or elongate............................................ 8</keyLead>
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4A. A dark brown or black saddle on posterior half of head; body brown, without spots or saddles...............................................................................................
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<emphasis id="0DFFEAE0FF9FFFF3FB94DC02FADC2F5D" box="[1058,1296,1084,1105]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">Ophichthus cephalozona</emphasis>
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<keyLead id="847A95C7FF9FFFF3FF21DC67FA572F62" box="[151,1435,1113,1134]" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">4B. Head lacks a single broad dark dorsal saddle; numerous dark spots or saddles on body............................... 5</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="847A95C7FF9FFFF3FF21DC48FA572F87" box="[151,1435,1142,1163]" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">5A. Body overlain with 1827 prominent dark saddles............................................................ 6</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="847A95C7FF9FFFF3FF21DCAAFA572FA5" box="[151,1435,1172,1193]" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">5B. Body overlain with numerous dark or ocellated spots, those spots not appearing as saddles........................... 7</keyLead>
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6A. Tail length
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TL, longer than head and trunk; dorsal-fin origin above mid-pectoral fin; numerous golden to brown (in life) marblings on snout and face; total vertebrae 156164.........................
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6B. Tail length
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TL, slightly shorter than head and trunk; dorsal-fin origin above gill opening; face and snout lack pale mar- blings; vertebral count unknown.......................................
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<emphasis id="0DFFEAE0FF9FFFF3FC59DD37FB742E12" box="[1007,1208,1289,1310]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">Ophichthus fasciatus</emphasis>
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7A. Head and body overlain with numerous ocellated spots, those on body in 3 regular alternating rows, the spots separated by pale interspaces; total vertebrae 141148......................................
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7B. Head and body overlain with numerous dark spots, those on body in 2 or 3 irregular rows, the spots about equal in size to their interspaces; total vertebrae 151160.....................................
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<keyLead id="847A95C7FF9FFFF3FF21DDA2FA572EBD" box="[151,1435,1436,1457]" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">8A. DFO more than 1 pectoral-fin length behind gill openings..................................................... 9</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="847A95C7FF9FFFF3FF21DD87FA572EC2" box="[151,1435,1465,1486]" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">8B. DFO in advance of, above, or behind gill opening by no more than 1 pectoral-fin length............................. 11</keyLead>
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9A. DFO behind gill opening by more than 3 pectoral-fin lengths; total vertebrae 158163....
<taxonomicName id="F88B4D71FF9FFFF3FBFADDE8FA502EE7" ID-CoL="49VHV" authority="Asano, 1987" authorityName="Asano" authorityYear="1987" box="[1100,1436,1494,1515]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="1" pageNumber="72" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="megalops">
<emphasis id="0DFFEAE0FF9FFFF3FBFADDE8FAD12EE7" box="[1100,1309,1494,1515]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">Ophichthus megalops</emphasis>
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<keyLead id="847A95C7FF9FFFF3FF21DDCAFA572D05" box="[151,1435,1524,1545]" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">9B. DFO behind gill openings by less than 3 pectoral-fin lengths.................................................. 10</keyLead>
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10A. DFO behind gill opening by the length of the pectoral fin; body moderately elongate, its depth
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TL; teeth biserial on jaws, uniserial on vomer; dorsal fins and pectoral fins dark; total vertebrae 158163................................................................................................
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10B. DFO at least 2 pectoral-fin lengths behind gill opening; body stouter, its depth
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TL; teeth biserial anteriorly on vomer and maxillary, uniserial on mandible; all fins pale; total vertebrae 155163..................
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<emphasis id="0DFFEAE0FF9FFFF3FAF9DEB8FA502D97" bold="true" box="[1359,1436,1670,1691]" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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11A. Dorsal surface of trunk and tail overlain with brown irregular blotches, ventral surface distinctly pale; dorsal surface of head and gill basket brownish-black; DFO above mid-pectoral fin; pectoral fins elongate, not pointed; teeth uniserial; total vertebrae 148153......................................................
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<emphasis id="0DFFEAE0FF9FFFF3FC77DEE0FBB12DFF" box="[961,1149,1758,1779]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">Ophichthus lithinus</emphasis>
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<keyLead id="847A95C7FF9FFFF3FF21DEC2FA572C22" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">11B. Dorsal surface of head and trunk tan to brown, lacking irregular blotches; head lacks a dark nuchal band; DFO location vari- able, above or slightly behind pectoral fins; pectoral-fin shape variable; teeth uniserial or biserial..................... 12</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="847A95C7FF9FFFF3FF21DF08FA572C47" box="[151,1435,1846,1867]" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">12A. Vomerine teeth biserial; body elongate, its depth more than 40 times in TL; 2 preopercular pores (POP)................ 13</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="847A95C7FF9FFFF3FF21DF6AFA572C65" box="[151,1435,1876,1897]" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">12B. Vomerine teeth uniserial; body moderately elongate, its depth less than 40 times in TL; 2 or 3 POP.................... 14</keyLead>
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13A. DFO above or slightly behind posterior tips of pectoral fins; all teeth biserial; total vertebrae 169173...........................................................................................
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13B. DFO behind pectoral fin by length of pectoral fin; teeth biserial on vomer, uniserial and becoming biserial on jaws; total verte- brae 207218...........................................................
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<emphasis id="0DFFEAE0FF9FFFF3FB9EDFF7FACC2CD2" box="[1064,1280,1993,2014]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">Ophichthus macrochir</emphasis>
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<keyLead id="847A95C7FF9CFFF0FF21D8A9FA572BA0" box="[151,1435,151,172]" pageId="2" pageNumber="73">14A. Pectoral fin rounded, spatulate, or short and pointed, not elongate, its length less than or equal to jaw length............. 15</keyLead>
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15A. Tip of lower jaw extends beyond anterior nostril bases; DFO slightly before or behind end of pectoral fins; total vertebrae 133 141......................................................
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<emphasis id="0DFFEAE0FF9CFFF0FC3AD8D1FBAD2A08" box="[908,1121,239,260]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="73">Ophichthus urolophus</emphasis>
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<keyLead id="847A95C7FF9CFFF0FF21D933FA572A2E" box="[151,1435,269,290]" pageId="2" pageNumber="73">15B. Tip of lower jaw does not reach anterior end of bases of anterior nostrils; DFO above pectoral fins.................... 16</keyLead>
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16A. Tail tip blunt; pectoral fin less than jaw in length; rear margin of orbit well ahead of rictus of jaw; total vertebrae 127132....................................................................
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<emphasis id="0DFFEAE0FF9CFFF0FC5AD979FB742A50" box="[1004,1208,327,348]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="73">Ophichthus asakusae</emphasis>
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17A. A prominent down-pointed slender barbel behind base of anterior nostril; median fins pale; snout 2128% of head length; vertebrae 155164...................................................................
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<emphasis id="0DFFEAE0FF9CFFF0FB17D983FA852ADE" box="[1185,1353,445,466]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="73">Ophichthus shaoi</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="0DFFEAE0FF9CFFF0FAF9D983FA502ADE" bold="true" box="[1359,1436,445,466]" pageId="2" pageNumber="73">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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17B. Lip barbels thickened, not slender and pointed; median fins dark; snout 1421% of head length; total vertebrae 148159..................................................................
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18A. Dorsal fin with a dark margin; pectoral fins brownish-black; 3 POP; teeth uniserial; total vertebrae 171182......................................................................................
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19A. Head 9.09.5 times in TL; eye 3.03.5 times in upper jaw,
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HL; small barbels along lip behind anterior nostril and beneath mid-orbit; total vertebrae 141146...................................
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