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Nielsen 
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1999: 41
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FAO Fisheries Synopses; short description; illustration; occurrence in Southeastern 
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Menezes 
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFA2FF94D73A0641FEFBF8F1" box="[294,337,1842,1866]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="244">et al</emphasis>
. 2003: 59
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(catalog of marine fishes of 
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assigned to Southeastern 
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(anatomy of the head lateral line and hearing system)— 
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(plate 004 from Burkhardt 1865–1866; 
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; regarded as new species of “ 
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFA2FF94D68B06DFFF5DF87F" box="[151,247,1964,1988]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="244">Ophidion</emphasis>
cf. 
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Garcia Jr. 
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFA2FF94D41406DEFD97F87F" box="[520,573,1964,1988]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="244">et al.</emphasis>
2010: 47; 2015: 51 (fishes of Bacia Potiguar, coast of 
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. Short description; photograph).
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. Meristic and morphometric indices (percentages of standard length, y-axis) and standard length (x-axis) of 
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFADFF9BD6AA0474FE32FA9A" box="[182,408,1287,1313]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Ophidion holbrookii</emphasis>
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SL, male), 
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, laje 
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SL, female), laje 
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SL, male, 
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SL, female), 
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SL, female, 
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SL, male), 
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; 
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(
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SL, female), 
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/ 
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, laje 
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, 
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, 
<collectingRegion id="734CF800FFADFF9BD70C07FFFE2DF91D" box="[272,391,1676,1702]" country="Brazil" name="Sao Paulo" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">São Paulo</collectingRegion>
, 
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(
<quantity id="76709B07FFADFF9BD48A07FFFCBEF91C" box="[662,788,1676,1703]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.19" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" unit="mm" value="2190.0">2, 190 mm</quantity>
SL, female, 
<quantity id="76709B07FFADFF9BD5B007FFFBA1F91C" box="[940,1035,1676,1703]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.96" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" unit="mm" value="296.0">296 mm</quantity>
SL, male), 
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/ 
<geoCoordinate id="D4BC5025FFADFF9BD33707FFFF18F971" degrees="48" direction="west" minutes="01" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" precision="15" seconds="58" value="-48.032776">48º01’58” W</geoCoordinate>
, barra de S„o Francisco, S„o 
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, 
<collectingMunicipality id="5153AC98FFADFF9BD4D107C3FCDFF971" box="[717,885,1712,1738]" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Santa Catarina</collectingMunicipality>
, 
<collectingCountry id="C99F7672FFADFF9BD59C07C3FC62F971" box="[896,968,1712,1738]" name="Brazil" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Brazil</collectingCountry>
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; 
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<specimenCode id="E12E9E99FFADFF9BD5C807C3FBFFF971" box="[980,1109,1712,1738]" collectionCode="LPB" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">LPB 31046</specimenCode>
(
<quantity id="76709B07FFADFF9BD27A07C3FB4BF971" box="[1126,1249,1712,1738]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.188" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" unit="mm" value="2188.0">2, 188 mm</quantity>
SL, female, 
<quantity id="76709B07FFADFF9BD36E07C3FF69F955" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.78" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" unit="mm" value="278.0">278 mm</quantity>
SL, male) 
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/ 
<geoCoordinate id="D4BC5025FFADFF9BD7C607A0FDDAF955" box="[474,624,1747,1774]" degrees="48" direction="west" minutes="01" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" precision="15" seconds="58" value="-48.032776">48º01’58” W</geoCoordinate>
, barra 
<collectorName id="1C7D5334FFADFF9BD4DC07A0FC2DF956" box="[704,903,1747,1773]" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">de São Francisco</collectorName>
, 
<location id="B4576039FFADFF9BD58807A0FB21F956" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:392187F4FFA2FF9FD68B0778FAEEFE32:B4576039FFADFF9BD58807A0FB21F956" box="[916,1163,1747,1773]" country="Brazil" latitude="-26.25639" longLatPrecision="20" longitude="-48.032776" municipality="Santa Catarina" name="Sao Francisco do Sul" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">São Francisco do Sul</location>
, 
<collectingMunicipality id="5153AC98FFADFF9BD28507A0FAE9F956" box="[1177,1347,1747,1773]" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Santa Catarina</collectingMunicipality>
, 
<collectingCountry id="C99F7672FFADFF9BD34C07A0FA32F956" box="[1360,1432,1747,1773]" name="Brazil" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Brazil</collectingCountry>
</materialsCitation>
; 
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<specimenCode id="E12E9E99FFADFF9BD68B0784FE9BF8AA" box="[151,305,1783,1809]" collectionCode="AZUSC" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">AZUSC 6917</specimenCode>
(
<quantity id="76709B07FFADFF9BD75E0784FE1CF8AA" box="[322,438,1783,1809]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.281" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" unit="mm" value="1281.0">1, 281 mm</quantity>
SL, male), 
<geoCoordinate id="D4BC5025FFADFF9BD4290784FD16F8A9" box="[565,700,1783,1810]" degrees="26" direction="south" minutes="15" orientation="latitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" precision="15" seconds="23" value="-26.25639">26º15’23” S</geoCoordinate>
/ 
<geoCoordinate id="D4BC5025FFADFF9BD4D90784FCFDF8AA" box="[709,855,1783,1810]" degrees="48" direction="west" minutes="01" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" precision="15" seconds="58" value="-48.032776">48º01’58” W</geoCoordinate>
, barra 
<collectorName id="1C7D5334FFADFF9BD5830784FBF5F8AA" box="[927,1119,1783,1809]" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">de São Francisco</collectorName>
, 
<location id="B4576039FFADFF9BD2740784FAFEF8AA" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:392187F4FFA2FF9FD68B0778FAEEFE32:B4576039FFADFF9BD2740784FAFEF8AA" box="[1128,1364,1783,1809]" country="Brazil" latitude="-26.25639" longLatPrecision="20" longitude="-48.032776" municipality="Santa Catarina" name="Sao Francisco do Sul" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">São Francisco do Sul</location>
, 
<collectingMunicipality id="5153AC98FFADFF9BD3420784FF53F88F" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Santa Catarina</collectingMunicipality>
, 
<collectingCountry id="C99F7672FFADFF9BD7180669FEE6F88F" box="[260,332,1818,1844]" name="Brazil" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Brazil</collectingCountry>
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.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B13736E2FFADFF9BD6DB064DFCB6F85C" blockId="8.[151,1437,1463,2023]" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">
Non-type specimens: 
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<specimenCode id="E12E9E99FFADFF9BD7DC064DFDF7F8E3" box="[448,605,1854,1880]" collectionCode="AZUSC" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">AZUSC 1616</specimenCode>
(9, 250– 
<quantity id="76709B07FFADFF9BD4D5064EFC8DF8E3" box="[713,807,1853,1880]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.91" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" unit="mm" value="291.0">291 mm</quantity>
SL), 
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/ 
<geoCoordinate id="D4BC5025FFADFF9BD21C064DFB3CF8E3" box="[1024,1174,1854,1880]" degrees="46" direction="west" minutes="39" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" precision="15" seconds="01" value="-46.65028">46º39’01” W</geoCoordinate>
, 
<collectorName id="1C7D5334FFADFF9BD2B8064DFA9FF8E3" box="[1188,1333,1854,1880]" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Parcel Pedro</collectorName>
II, 
<collectorName id="1C7D5334FFADFF9BD37F064DFF46F8C0" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Praia Grande</collectorName>
, S„o 
<collectorName id="1C7D5334FFADFF9BD7310612FEDAF8C0" box="[301,368,1889,1915]" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Paulo</collectorName>
, 
<collectingCountry id="C99F7672FFADFF9BD7610612FE6FF8C0" box="[381,453,1889,1915]" name="Brazil" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Brazil</collectingCountry>
</materialsCitation>
; 
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<specimenCode id="E12E9E99FFADFF9BD7CE0612FDC5F8C0" box="[466,623,1889,1915]" collectionCode="AZUSC" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">AZUSC 1698</specimenCode>
(5, 244– 
<quantity id="76709B07FFADFF9BD4C40612FC9CF8C7" box="[728,822,1889,1916]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.85" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" unit="mm" value="285.0">285 mm</quantity>
SL), 
<geoCoordinate id="D4BC5025FFADFF9BD5650612FBA8F8C7" box="[889,1026,1889,1916]" degrees="25" direction="south" minutes="15" orientation="latitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" precision="15" seconds="45" value="-25.2625">25º15’45” S</geoCoordinate>
/ 
<geoCoordinate id="D4BC5025FFADFF9BD2100612FB0BF8C7" box="[1036,1185,1889,1916]" degrees="47" direction="west" minutes="39" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" precision="15" seconds="55" value="-47.66528">47º39’55” W</geoCoordinate>
, Ilha do 
<location id="B4576039FFADFF9BD3140611FA32F8C0" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:392187F4FFA2FF9FD68B0778FAEEFE32:B4576039FFADFF9BD3140611FA32F8C0" box="[1288,1432,1889,1916]" country="Brazil" latitude="-26.25639" longLatPrecision="20" longitude="-48.032776" municipality="Francisco do Sul" name="Bom Abrigo" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Bom Abrigo</location>
, 
<collectorName id="1C7D5334FFADFF9BD68B06F6FEB6F824" box="[151,284,1925,1951]" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Cananéia, S</collectorName>
„o Paulo, 
<collectingCountry id="C99F7672FFADFF9BD79006F6FE7EF824" box="[396,468,1925,1951]" name="Brazil" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Brazil</collectingCountry>
;
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<specimenCode id="E12E9E99FFADFF9BD7C306F6FD25F825" box="[479,655,1924,1951]" collectionCode="AZUSC" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">AZUSC 6917.1</specimenCode>
(15, 148– 
<quantity id="76709B07FFADFF9BD51C06F6FCF4F824" box="[768,862,1925,1951]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.17" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" unit="mm" value="217.0">217 mm</quantity>
SL, male), 
<geoCoordinate id="D4BC5025FFADFF9BD5FD06F7FBC3F824" box="[993,1129,1924,1951]" degrees="26" direction="south" minutes="15" orientation="latitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" precision="15" seconds="23" value="-26.25639">26º15’23” S</geoCoordinate>
/ 
<geoCoordinate id="D4BC5025FFADFF9BD26F06F7FAAFF824" box="[1139,1285,1924,1951]" degrees="48" direction="west" minutes="01" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" precision="15" seconds="58" value="-48.032776">48º01’58” W</geoCoordinate>
, barra de São Francisco, S„o 
<collectingMunicipality id="5153AC98FFADFF9BD75F06DAFDA8F878" box="[323,514,1961,1987]" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Francisco do Sul</collectingMunicipality>
, 
<collectorName id="1C7D5334FFADFF9BD41106DAFD1EF878" box="[525,692,1961,1987]" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Santa Catarina</collectorName>
, 
<collectingCountry id="C99F7672FFADFF9BD4A306DAFCADF878" box="[703,775,1961,1987]" name="Brazil" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Brazil</collectingCountry>
</materialsCitation>
; 
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<specimenCode id="E12E9E99FFADFF9BD50E06DAFC06F878" box="[786,940,1960,1987]" collectionCode="AZUSC" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">AZUSC 6685</specimenCode>
(
<quantity id="76709B07FFADFF9BD5A306DAFB9CF878" box="[959,1078,1960,1987]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.255" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" unit="mm" value="1255.0">1, 255 mm</quantity>
SL), 
<geoCoordinate id="D4BC5025FFADFF9BD26806DBFB51F878" box="[1140,1275,1960,1987]" degrees="26" direction="south" minutes="38" orientation="latitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" precision="15" seconds="16" value="-26.637777">26º38’16” S</geoCoordinate>
/ 
<geoCoordinate id="D4BC5025FFADFF9BD31906DAFA32F878" box="[1285,1432,1961,1987]" degrees="48" direction="west" minutes="37" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="245" precision="15" seconds="43" value="-48.62861">48º37’43” W</geoCoordinate>
, barra de 
<collectorName id="1C7D5334FFADFF9BD6E506BEFE2BF85C" box="[249,385,1997,2023]" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Barra Velha</collectorName>
, 
<collectorName id="1C7D5334FFADFF9BD79006BEFDB9F85C" box="[396,531,1997,2023]" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Barra Velha</collectorName>
, 
<collectorName id="1C7D5334FFADFF9BD40206BEFD6FF85C" box="[542,709,1997,2023]" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Santa Catarina</collectorName>
, 
<collectingCountry id="C99F7672FFADFF9BD4CC06BEFCB2F85C" box="[720,792,1997,2023]" name="Brazil" pageId="8" pageNumber="245">Brazil</collectingCountry>
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFACFF9AD6840647FEBDF8F7" bold="true" box="[152,279,1844,1868]" pageId="9" pageNumber="246">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Sampling localities of 
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFACFF9AD7E20647FD66F8F7" box="[510,716,1844,1868]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="246">Ophidion holbrookii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(red) and 
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFACFF9AD52E0647FC4AF8F7" authorityName="Rotundo &amp; Caires &amp; Oliveira &amp; Kuranaka &amp; Figueiredo-Filho &amp; Marceniuk" authorityYear="2023" box="[818,992,1844,1868]" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Ophidion" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="9" pageNumber="246" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zavalai">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFACFF9AD52E0647FC4AF8F7" box="[818,992,1844,1868]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="246">Ophidion zavalai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(yellow), based on material examined in the present study. Some symbols represent more than one locality or a large number of specimens.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="F9926569FFAFFF99D6DB01E5FE21FC82" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="B13736E2FFAFFF99D6DB01E5FE21FC82" blockId="10.[151,1437,150,825]" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAFFF99D6DB01E5FEE8FF0B" bold="true" box="[199,322,150,176]" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFAFFF99D75701E4FDA5FF0A" authority="Rotundo &amp; Caires &amp; Oliveira &amp; Kuranaka &amp; Figueiredo-Filho &amp; Marceniuk, 2023" authorityName="Rotundo &amp; Caires &amp; Oliveira &amp; Kuranaka &amp; Figueiredo-Filho &amp; Marceniuk" authorityYear="2023" box="[331,527,151,177]" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Ophidion" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zavalai" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAFFF99D75701E4FDA5FF0A" box="[331,527,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">Ophidion zavalai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="98CF578BFFAFFF99D40401E4FDFCFF0A" box="[536,598,151,177]" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is distinguished from its western Atlantic congeners as follows: from 
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFAFFF99D39D01E4FEA7FF6E" authorityName="Lea &amp; Robins" authorityYear="2003" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Ophidion" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="antipholus">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAFFF99D39D01E4FEA7FF6E" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">O. antipholus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the rear of skull not outlined in dark pigment (
<figureCitation id="29B32A67FFAFFF99D57C01C8FC0CFF6E" box="[864,934,186,213]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="10.[152,255,1957,1981]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetId="figure-405@10.[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 5. Lateral view of Ophidion zavalai n. sp. A. Holotype, MPEG 39113, male, 271 mm SL. B. Non type, AZUSC 6917 male, 181 mm SL. C. Paratype, MPEG 39114, female, 250 mm SL. D. Non type, AZUSC 1698, female, 167 mm SL." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8169579" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8169579/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
) (vs. rear of skull broadly outlined in dark pigment); lacking a dark streak along the lateral line (vs. may have a dark streak along the lateral line, 
<figureCitation id="29B32A67FFAFFF99D31101ACFAFAFF42" box="[1293,1360,222,249]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="10.[152,255,1957,1981]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetId="figure-405@10.[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 5. Lateral view of Ophidion zavalai n. sp. A. Holotype, MPEG 39113, male, 271 mm SL. B. Non type, AZUSC 6917 male, 181 mm SL. C. Paratype, MPEG 39114, female, 250 mm SL. D. Non type, AZUSC 1698, female, 167 mm SL." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8169579" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8169579/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
); from 
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFAFFF99D68B0070FEA0FEA6" authorityName="Lea &amp; Robins" authorityYear="2003" box="[151,266,259,285]" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Ophidion" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dromio">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAFFF99D68B0070FEA0FEA6" box="[151,266,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">O. dromio</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having 63–65 vertebrae, rarely 67 or 68 (vs. 67–69, 
<tableCitation id="FC0A0359FFAFFF99D5980070FC72FEA6" box="[900,984,259,285]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,245,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Morphometric and meristic data of Ophidion holbrookii and O. zavalai n. sp. Total length and standard length (SL) is expressed in millimeters, and all other measurements are expressed as percent of standard length. N = number of specimens examined; outside parentheses, type specimens; inside parentheses, non-type specimens. Specimens smaller (&lt;) and larger (&gt;) then 230 mm SL." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" tableUuid="E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF">Table 3</tableCitation>
); 14–16 caudal vertebrae (vs. 17, rarely 16, 
<tableCitation id="FC0A0359FFAFFF99D6DD0054FEBFFEFA" box="[193,277,295,321]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,245,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Morphometric and meristic data of Ophidion holbrookii and O. zavalai n. sp. Total length and standard length (SL) is expressed in millimeters, and all other measurements are expressed as percent of standard length. N = number of specimens examined; outside parentheses, type specimens; inside parentheses, non-type specimens. Specimens smaller (&lt;) and larger (&gt;) then 230 mm SL." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" tableUuid="E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF">Table 3</tableCitation>
); from 
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFAFFF99D7750054FE6DFEFB" baseAuthorityName="Fowler" baseAuthorityYear="1948" box="[361,455,295,321]" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Ophidion" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="grayi">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAFFF99D7750054FE6DFEFB" box="[361,455,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">O. grayi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by lacking irregular rows on body (vs. 2 irregular rows of dark brown spots, upper row from top of body to lateral line, lower row from lateral line down, 
<figureCitation id="29B32A67FFAFFF99D58C0038FC7FFEDE" box="[912,981,330,357]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="10.[152,255,1957,1981]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetId="figure-405@10.[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 5. Lateral view of Ophidion zavalai n. sp. A. Holotype, MPEG 39113, male, 271 mm SL. B. Non type, AZUSC 6917 male, 181 mm SL. C. Paratype, MPEG 39114, female, 250 mm SL. D. Non type, AZUSC 1698, female, 167 mm SL." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8169579" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8169579/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
); lacking dark brown spots on head and dorsal fin (vs. top of head and dorsal fin with scattered dark brown spots, 
<figureCitation id="29B32A67FFAFFF99D5DB001CFBA0FE32" box="[967,1034,366,393]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="10.[152,255,1957,1981]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetId="figure-405@10.[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 5. Lateral view of Ophidion zavalai n. sp. A. Holotype, MPEG 39113, male, 271 mm SL. B. Non type, AZUSC 6917 male, 181 mm SL. C. Paratype, MPEG 39114, female, 250 mm SL. D. Non type, AZUSC 1698, female, 167 mm SL." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8169579" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8169579/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
); from 
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFAFFF99D240001CFB5AFE33" authorityName="Lea &amp; Robins" authorityYear="2003" box="[1116,1264,367,393]" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Ophidion" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="guianense">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAFFF99D240001CFB5AFE33" box="[1116,1264,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">O. guianense</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by rocker bone present (vs. absent, 
<figureCitation id="29B32A67FFAFFF99D76D00E0FE19FE16" box="[369,435,403,429]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="12.[152,255,1926,1950]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,414,1900]" captionTargetId="figure-161@12.[151,1436,414,1900]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 6. Gas Bladder and Sonic Apparatus of Ophidion zavalai. A. Adult male, paratype, ZUEC 17383, 299 mm TL. B. Young male, AZUSC 90251, 189 mm TL. C. Adult female, fresh specimen uncatalogued. D. Adult male, uncatalogued fresh specimen. E. Young male, uncatalogued fresh specimen. Scale bar 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8169581" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8169581/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
); 7.9–11.4 body height at center of the eye (vs. 13–14, 
<tableCitation id="FC0A0359FFAFFF99D20C00E0FBC9FE16" box="[1040,1123,403,429]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,245,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Morphometric and meristic data of Ophidion holbrookii and O. zavalai n. sp. Total length and standard length (SL) is expressed in millimeters, and all other measurements are expressed as percent of standard length. N = number of specimens examined; outside parentheses, type specimens; inside parentheses, non-type specimens. Specimens smaller (&lt;) and larger (&gt;) then 230 mm SL." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" tableUuid="E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF">Table 3</tableCitation>
); from 
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFAFFF99D2A900E0FA8DFE16" authorityName="Girard" authorityYear="1858" box="[1205,1319,403,429]" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Ophidion" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="josephi">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAFFF99D2A900E0FA8DFE16" box="[1205,1319,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">O. josephi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having 107–135 dorsal-fin rays (vs. 138–146, 
<tableCitation id="FC0A0359FFAFFF99D45600C4FD34FE6A" box="[586,670,439,465]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,245,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Morphometric and meristic data of Ophidion holbrookii and O. zavalai n. sp. Total length and standard length (SL) is expressed in millimeters, and all other measurements are expressed as percent of standard length. N = number of specimens examined; outside parentheses, type specimens; inside parentheses, non-type specimens. Specimens smaller (&lt;) and larger (&gt;) then 230 mm SL." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" tableUuid="E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF">Table 3</tableCitation>
), 88–107 anal-fin rays (vs. 114–121, 
<tableCitation id="FC0A0359FFAFFF99D25F00C4FB3DFE6A" box="[1091,1175,439,465]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,245,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Morphometric and meristic data of Ophidion holbrookii and O. zavalai n. sp. Total length and standard length (SL) is expressed in millimeters, and all other measurements are expressed as percent of standard length. N = number of specimens examined; outside parentheses, type specimens; inside parentheses, non-type specimens. Specimens smaller (&lt;) and larger (&gt;) then 230 mm SL." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" tableUuid="E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF">Table 3</tableCitation>
), lacking dark spots on body (vs. 3 rows of dark spots along body, 
<figureCitation id="29B32A67FFAFFF99D49C00A8FD6EFE4E" box="[640,708,474,501]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="10.[152,255,1957,1981]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetId="figure-405@10.[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 5. Lateral view of Ophidion zavalai n. sp. A. Holotype, MPEG 39113, male, 271 mm SL. B. Non type, AZUSC 6917 male, 181 mm SL. C. Paratype, MPEG 39114, female, 250 mm SL. D. Non type, AZUSC 1698, female, 167 mm SL." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8169579" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8169579/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
); from 
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFAFFF99D50500A8FC0CFE4E" baseAuthorityName="Bohlke &amp; Robins" baseAuthorityYear="1959" box="[793,934,475,501]" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Ophidion" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lagochila">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAFFF99D50500A8FC0CFE4E" box="[793,934,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">O. lagochila</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having 2 upper gill rakers (vs. 3), rear of top of head not outlined in black (vs. outlined in black, 
<figureCitation id="29B32A67FFAFFF99D514008CFCE0FDA2" box="[776,842,510,537]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="10.[152,255,1957,1981]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetId="figure-405@10.[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 5. Lateral view of Ophidion zavalai n. sp. A. Holotype, MPEG 39113, male, 271 mm SL. B. Non type, AZUSC 6917 male, 181 mm SL. C. Paratype, MPEG 39114, female, 250 mm SL. D. Non type, AZUSC 1698, female, 167 mm SL." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8169579" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8169579/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
), juvenile without a dark streak along the lateral line (vs. with a dark streak along the lateral line, 
<figureCitation id="29B32A67FFAFFF99D4890350FD70FD86" box="[661,730,546,573]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="10.[152,255,1957,1981]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetId="figure-405@10.[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 5. Lateral view of Ophidion zavalai n. sp. A. Holotype, MPEG 39113, male, 271 mm SL. B. Non type, AZUSC 6917 male, 181 mm SL. C. Paratype, MPEG 39114, female, 250 mm SL. D. Non type, AZUSC 1698, female, 167 mm SL." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8169579" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8169579/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
); from 
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFAFFF99D52C0350FC76FD87" box="[816,988,547,573]" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Ophidion" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="marginatum">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAFFF99D52C0350FC76FD87" box="[816,988,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">O. marginatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having 107–135 dorsal-fin rays (vs. 147–158, 
<tableCitation id="FC0A0359FFAFFF99D71B0334FEF0FDDA" box="[263,346,583,609]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,245,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Morphometric and meristic data of Ophidion holbrookii and O. zavalai n. sp. Total length and standard length (SL) is expressed in millimeters, and all other measurements are expressed as percent of standard length. N = number of specimens examined; outside parentheses, type specimens; inside parentheses, non-type specimens. Specimens smaller (&lt;) and larger (&gt;) then 230 mm SL." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" tableUuid="E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF">Table 3</tableCitation>
), 88–107 anal-fin rays (vs. 118–124, 
<tableCitation id="FC0A0359FFAFFF99D4E20334FCF8FDDA" box="[766,850,583,609]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,245,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Morphometric and meristic data of Ophidion holbrookii and O. zavalai n. sp. Total length and standard length (SL) is expressed in millimeters, and all other measurements are expressed as percent of standard length. N = number of specimens examined; outside parentheses, type specimens; inside parentheses, non-type specimens. Specimens smaller (&lt;) and larger (&gt;) then 230 mm SL." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" tableUuid="E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF">Table 3</tableCitation>
), body and lateral line without dark stripes (vs. with 2–3 dark stripes along its body and one at lateral line, 
<figureCitation id="29B32A67FFAFFF99D4F50318FC81FD3E" box="[745,811,618,645]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="10.[152,255,1957,1981]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetId="figure-405@10.[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 5. Lateral view of Ophidion zavalai n. sp. A. Holotype, MPEG 39113, male, 271 mm SL. B. Non type, AZUSC 6917 male, 181 mm SL. C. Paratype, MPEG 39114, female, 250 mm SL. D. Non type, AZUSC 1698, female, 167 mm SL." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8169579" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8169579/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
); from 
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFAFFF99D5600318FC78FD3E" authorityName="Lea &amp; Robins" authorityYear="2003" box="[892,978,619,645]" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Ophidion" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="puck">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAFFF99D5600318FC78FD3E" box="[892,978,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">O. puck</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having 63–68 vertebrae (vs. 70, 
<tableCitation id="FC0A0359FFAFFF99D3420318FF0CFD12" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,245,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Morphometric and meristic data of Ophidion holbrookii and O. zavalai n. sp. Total length and standard length (SL) is expressed in millimeters, and all other measurements are expressed as percent of standard length. N = number of specimens examined; outside parentheses, type specimens; inside parentheses, non-type specimens. Specimens smaller (&lt;) and larger (&gt;) then 230 mm SL." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" tableUuid="E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF">Table 3</tableCitation>
), 14–16 preanal vertebrae (vs. 17–18, 
<tableCitation id="FC0A0359FFAFFF99D44F03FCFD0DFD12" box="[595,679,655,681]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,245,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Morphometric and meristic data of Ophidion holbrookii and O. zavalai n. sp. Total length and standard length (SL) is expressed in millimeters, and all other measurements are expressed as percent of standard length. N = number of specimens examined; outside parentheses, type specimens; inside parentheses, non-type specimens. Specimens smaller (&lt;) and larger (&gt;) then 230 mm SL." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" tableUuid="E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF">Table 3</tableCitation>
); from 
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFAFFF99D4E703FCFCC0FD12" authorityName="Fahay" authorityYear="1992" box="[763,874,655,681]" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Ophidion" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robinsi">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAFFF99D4E703FCFCC0FD12" box="[763,874,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">O. robinsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by lacking dark brown spots (vs. with dark brown spots, 
<figureCitation id="29B32A67FFAFFF99D6FC03C0FE8FFD76" box="[224,293,690,717]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="10.[152,255,1957,1981]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetId="figure-405@10.[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 5. Lateral view of Ophidion zavalai n. sp. A. Holotype, MPEG 39113, male, 271 mm SL. B. Non type, AZUSC 6917 male, 181 mm SL. C. Paratype, MPEG 39114, female, 250 mm SL. D. Non type, AZUSC 1698, female, 167 mm SL." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8169579" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8169579/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
); from 
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFAFFF99D76703C0FE55FD76" box="[379,511,691,717]" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Ophidion" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="selenops">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAFFF99D76703C0FE55FD76" box="[379,511,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">O. selenops</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having 88–107 anal-fin rays (vs. 123–129, 
<tableCitation id="FC0A0359FFAFFF99D20903C0FBC0FD76" box="[1045,1130,691,717]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,245,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Morphometric and meristic data of Ophidion holbrookii and O. zavalai n. sp. Total length and standard length (SL) is expressed in millimeters, and all other measurements are expressed as percent of standard length. N = number of specimens examined; outside parentheses, type specimens; inside parentheses, non-type specimens. Specimens smaller (&lt;) and larger (&gt;) then 230 mm SL." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" tableUuid="E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF">Table 3</tableCitation>
), lacking a dark line along top of back before dorsal fin (vs. with a dark line along top of back before dorsal fin, 
<figureCitation id="29B32A67FFAFFF99D25203A4FB3BFD4A" box="[1102,1169,726,753]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="10.[152,255,1957,1981]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetId="figure-405@10.[151,1436,846,1931]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 5. Lateral view of Ophidion zavalai n. sp. A. Holotype, MPEG 39113, male, 271 mm SL. B. Non type, AZUSC 6917 male, 181 mm SL. C. Paratype, MPEG 39114, female, 250 mm SL. D. Non type, AZUSC 1698, female, 167 mm SL." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8169579" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8169579/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
); from 
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFAFFF99D2F803A4FAD0FD4A" authorityName="Putnam" authorityYear="1874" box="[1252,1402,727,753]" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Ophidion" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="holbrookii">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAFFF99D2F803A4FAD0FD4A" box="[1252,1402,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">O. holbrookii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by caudal-fin length 0.7–2.8 (vs. 2.9–7.7, 
<tableCitation id="FC0A0359FFAFFF99D44C0388FD0FFCAE" box="[592,677,763,789]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,245,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Morphometric and meristic data of Ophidion holbrookii and O. zavalai n. sp. Total length and standard length (SL) is expressed in millimeters, and all other measurements are expressed as percent of standard length. N = number of specimens examined; outside parentheses, type specimens; inside parentheses, non-type specimens. Specimens smaller (&lt;) and larger (&gt;) then 230 mm SL." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" tableUuid="E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF">Table 3</tableCitation>
); postorbital length 8.4–11.2 (vs. 11.7–15.3, 
<tableCitation id="FC0A0359FFAFFF99D2B80388FB52FCAE" box="[1188,1272,763,789]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,245,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Morphometric and meristic data of Ophidion holbrookii and O. zavalai n. sp. Total length and standard length (SL) is expressed in millimeters, and all other measurements are expressed as percent of standard length. N = number of specimens examined; outside parentheses, type specimens; inside parentheses, non-type specimens. Specimens smaller (&lt;) and larger (&gt;) then 230 mm SL." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF" pageId="10" pageNumber="247" tableUuid="E5F7666AFFA0FF96D68401E4FDBBFEAF">Table 3</tableCitation>
) in specimens less than 
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SL.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAFFF99D68406D6FEB2F805" bold="true" box="[152,280,1957,1982]" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Lateral view of 
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAFFF99D7A106D6FDC6F806" box="[445,620,1957,1981]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="247">Ophidion zavalai</emphasis>
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A. Holotype, MPEG 39113, male, 271 mm SL. B. Non type, AZUSC 6917 male, 181 mm SL. C. Paratype, MPEG 39114, female, 250 mm SL. D. Non type, AZUSC 1698, female, 167 mm SL.
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAEFF98D6DB01E5FEF3FF0B" bold="true" box="[199,345,150,176]" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">Description.</emphasis>
Meristic and morphometric characters are shown in 
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. Body moderately compressed, elongate with tapering tail. Head moderately broad, not depressed, bones firm in touch. Scales elongate, not overlapping, present on flanks and belly, 32 to 40 scales transversely across trunk above beginning of anal fin, 152 to 230 scales in transversal rows from pectoral base to caudal fin base. Pectoral fin pointed, shorter than postorbital distance; pelvic fin origin below anterior margin of orbit to mid-eye, longest ray not reaching pectoral fin base. Head without scales, except on predorsal region to supratemporal canal (about 27–41 predorsal scales). Anterior nostril a small tube over upper lip, posterior nostril slender, oval, over horizontal imaginary line through mid-eye. Snout rounded to slightly pointed, roughly equal to eye diameter. Eye large, oval, slightly elongated, lens well developed. Upper jaw ends just below mid-eye to posterior margin of orbit, rear upper jaw border partially covered by infraorbital regions in young specimens, exposed in adults; 3–4 rows of villiform teeth on jaws, larger on outer series, 3–4 rows of villiform teeth on vomer, palatines long with 3 rows of villiform teeth. Opercular and nasal spines absent. Upper branch of anterior gill arch with 2 knob–like rakers, lower branch with 4–7 short rakers. Head canals: supraorbital 2, infraorbital 3, supratemporal 4, preopercle to lower jaw 5.
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<paragraph id="B13736E2FFAEFF98D6DB0319FE45FCAF" blockId="11.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">Rocker bone with sickle to semicircular, half-doughnut shape, dorsal profile semicircular, ventral profile with anterior arm moderately long, slightly triangular to rounded, rear arm with ventral margin truncate to slightly indented. Concavity between arms gentle to semicircular, more so on largest specimens. Swimbladder carrot-like, pointed on rear portion, with two small, fringed anterior horns, sulcus present on ventral portion. Rocker bone abuts anterior portion of the bladder.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAEFF98D6DB026DFECBFC83" bold="true" box="[199,353,798,824]" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">Color in life.</emphasis>
Dark brown to tan on dorsum and flanks, whitish or light tan on belly, head tan, with whitish or silvery hue on opercle, eye lens dark, cornea dark brown with some golden hue. Pectoral fin dusky, pelvic fin whitish, dorsal and anal fins dusky with narrow black margin. Younger specimens pale or more yellow in ground color than adults.
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAEFF98D6DB02DDFE47FC73" bold="true" box="[199,493,942,968]" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">Morphological variation</emphasis>
. Significant developmental morphological variation was identified in two meristic and six morphometric characters in specimens ranging from 
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SL (
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). Smaller specimens have fewer dorsal-fin and anal-fin rays (
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); a shorter postorbital distance (
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), a shorter outer and inner pelvic ray (
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), shallower body at dorsal- and anal-fin origin (
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), and a narrower interorbital distance. In addition, head shape and coloration vary between young and adult specimens (
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, see Color in life). Females exhibit a cylindrical gas bladder, posterior portion narrow, anterior portion with 2 small lateral chambers, this condition does not vary during ontogenetic development (
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), they also lack of rocker bone and parapophyses modifications that compose sonic apparatus (
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). Adult males present a posterior portion of gas bladder distended and narrow (
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), a differentiated chamber in anterior portion of gas bladder articulating with the reniform rocker bone (shape of a human kidney) (
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), and parapophyses modified at first neural spine (
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). n males, the rocker bone and parapophyses exhibit evident ontogenetic differentiation, being reduced at juvenile stages when the rocker bone is less evident in lateral view radiographs and differentiated from parapophyses which are clearly distinguishable (
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).
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<paragraph id="B13736E2FFAEFF98D6DB04F1FCEBF9B3" blockId="11.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAEFF98D6DB04F1FE04FA27" bold="true" box="[199,430,1410,1436]" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">Sexual dimorphism</emphasis>
. In a sample of 
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(
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SL) and 
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SL), we observed a difference in the pattern related to dorsal outline between males and adult females (rectilinear and steeply inclined vs slightly rounded, 
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). Examinations of gas bladder and x-ray reveal that males possess a rocker bone and modifications to the anterior vertebral parapophyses (
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).
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAEFF98D6DB0761FE53F997" bold="true" box="[199,505,1554,1580]" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">Distribution and habitat.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAEFF98D4180761FD63F997" box="[516,713,1554,1580]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">Ophidion zavalai</emphasis>
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is found on soft bottom associated coastal marine habitats. It occurs in the western South Atlantic, off the eastern to southeastern coast of 
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(
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),
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<subSubSection id="F9926569FFAEFF98D6DB0729FD29F907" pageId="11" pageNumber="248" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="B13736E2FFAEFF98D6DB0729FD29F907" blockId="11.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAEFF98D6DB0729FEE2F9CF" bold="true" box="[199,328,1626,1652]" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">Etymology</emphasis>
. The new species is named in honor of Dr. Luis Alberto Zavala-Camin, researcher at the Instituto de Pesca, S„o Paulo, 
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, and professor at the Universidade Santa Cecília in Santos, 
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, for his great contribution to the knowledge of marine fishes in 
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.
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<subSubSection id="F9926569FFAEFF9FD6DB07B5FAEEFE32" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="249" pageId="11" pageNumber="248" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAEFF98D6DB07B5FE91F95B" bold="true" box="[199,315,1734,1760]" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">Remarks.</emphasis>
The description of 
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAEFF98D40107B4FD38F95B" box="[541,658,1734,1761]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">O. zavalai</emphasis>
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is based on the knowledge and account of variation associated with ontogenetic and sexual development, yet not described for gas bladder and sonic apparatus (
<bibRefCitation id="D5194B13FFAEFF98D2B70799FA3BF8BF" author="Lea, R. N. &amp; Robins, C. R." box="[1195,1425,1770,1796]" pageId="11" pageNumber="248" pagination="1 - 9" refId="ref10861" refString="Lea, R. N. &amp; Robins, C. R. (2003) Four New Species of the Genus Ophidion (Pisces: Ophidiidae) from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Natural History Museum, The University of Kansas, Scientific Papers, 31, 1 - 9. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 8466" type="journal article" year="2003">Lea &amp; Robins 2003</bibRefCitation>
). Also, structures used by males for sound production and display for females (
<bibRefCitation id="D5194B13FFAEFF98D5EB067DFBD9F893" author="Rose, J. A." box="[1015,1139,1806,1832]" pageId="11" pageNumber="248" pagination="280 - 308" refId="ref11810" refString="Rose, J. A. (1961) Anatomy and sexual dimorphism of the swim bladder and vertebral column in Ophidion holbrookii (Pisces, Ophidiidae). Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean, 11 (2), 280 - 308." type="journal article" year="1961">Rose 1961</bibRefCitation>
; Marshal 1967; 
<bibRefCitation id="D5194B13FFAEFF98D334067DFF78F8F7" author="Courtenay, W. R. Jr." pageId="11" pageNumber="248" pagination="259 - 268" refId="ref10026" refString="Courtenay, W. R. Jr. (1971) Sexual dimorphism of the sound producing mechanism of the striped cusk-eel, Risola marginata (Pisces: Ophidiidae). Copeia, 1971 (2), 259 - 268. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 1442826" type="journal article" year="1971">Courtenay 1971</bibRefCitation>
; Parmentier 
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAEFF98D77D0640FE30F8F7" box="[353,410,1842,1868]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">et al.</emphasis>
2006; 
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Nguyen 
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAEFF98D4560640FD29F8F7" box="[586,643,1842,1868]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">et al.</emphasis>
2008
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; 
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) are likely important in species recognition. The gap observed between the distribution of 
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAEFF98D5360624FC6AF8CB" box="[810,960,1878,1905]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">O. holbrookii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFAEFF98D5EB0624FBC1F8CB" authorityName="Rotundo &amp; Caires &amp; Oliveira &amp; Kuranaka &amp; Figueiredo-Filho &amp; Marceniuk" authorityYear="2023" box="[1015,1131,1878,1905]" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Ophidion" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="248" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zavalai">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAEFF98D5EB0624FBC1F8CB" box="[1015,1131,1878,1905]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">O. zavalai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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) is supported by an extensive search of zoological collections and literature of the northeastern coast of 
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. Material from Brazilian collections (Universidade Federal da 
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; Universidade Federal de 
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) regarding 
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFAEFF98D2B606EDFABEF803" box="[1194,1300,1950,1976]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="248">Ophidion</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were either based on identifications or specimens deposited were too small to be properly identified. Personal communication with colleagues (Dr. Claudio Sampaio, UFAL) support absence of these taxa from northeastern 
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. Also, there is no mention of this species taxa in most of the known literature for the region (
<bibRefCitation id="D5194B13FFA9FF9FD20601C8FB14FF6E" author="Eskinazi, A. M." box="[1050,1214,187,213]" pageId="12" pageNumber="249" pagination="35 - 41" refId="ref10078" refString="Eskinazi, A. M. (1972) Peixes estuarinos do nordeste oriental brasileiro. Arquivos de Ciencias do Mar, 12 (1), 35 - 41." type="journal article" year="1972">Eskinazi 1972</bibRefCitation>
; Araújo 
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFA9FF9FD30101C8FAE5FF6E" box="[1309,1359,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="249">et al</emphasis>
. 2004; 
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Nobrega 
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFA9FF9FD6E101ACFE87FF42" box="[253,301,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="249">et al</emphasis>
. 2009
</bibRefCitation>
).A presumable report of 
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFA9FF9FD49001ACFD5CFF42" box="[652,758,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="249">Ophidion</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(as 
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFA9FF9FD53E01ACFC26FF42" box="[802,908,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="249">Ophidion</emphasis>
cf. 
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFA9FF9FD5A801ACFB82FF42" box="[948,1064,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="249">holbrookii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) from Northeastern 
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(Bacia Potiguar) has been made by Garcia Jr. 
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFA9FF9FD4510070FDD5FEA6" box="[589,639,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="249">et al</emphasis>
. (2010, 2015), but regardless of the similarity of specimen depicted to 
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFA9FF9FD68B0054FEA1FEFA" box="[151,267,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="249">O. zavalai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the description is rather short and with no meristic data, and material of this specimen is not available. Specimens from this area previously identified as 
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFA9FF9FD4DE0038FCFDFEDE" box="[706,855,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="249">O. holbrookii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(MNHN 00005772) were found to be 
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFA9FF9FD31D0038FA3FFEDE" authorityName="Gill" authorityYear="1895" box="[1281,1429,331,357]" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Lepophidium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="12" pageNumber="249" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFA9FF9FD31D0038FA3FFEDE" box="[1281,1429,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="249">Lepophidium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Thus, the occurrence of 
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<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFA9FF9FD7BA001CFD21FE32" box="[422,651,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="249">Ophidion holbrookii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="76884D61FFA9FF9FD4DD001CFC9FFE32" authorityName="Rotundo &amp; Caires &amp; Oliveira &amp; Kuranaka &amp; Figueiredo-Filho &amp; Marceniuk" authorityYear="2023" box="[705,821,367,393]" family="Ophidiidae" genus="Ophidion" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ophidiiformes" pageId="12" pageNumber="249" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zavalai">
<emphasis id="83FCEAF0FFA9FF9FD4DD001CFC9FFE32" box="[705,821,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="249">O. zavalai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in northeastern 
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has yet to be confirmed.
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