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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA817CF1CFF31F918FEC450E6" bold="true" box="[151,375,1746,1771]" italics="true" pageId="0">Neenchelys gracilis</emphasis>
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New English name: Fringe-nose worm-eel
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A–B, 2A–B;
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.
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NMMB-P
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TL, off Dong-gang, Pingtung, S
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, N South
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Sea,
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.
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depth,
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.
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA817CF1CFF61F87DFEF251DD" bold="true" box="[199,321,1975,2000]" pageId="0">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
A species of
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with a minute pectoral fin, many filamentous cirri on anterior nostril rim, and a very small gill opening (3.8% HL). It can be further distinguished by the following combination of characters: body depth 4.7 times in HL,
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TL; dorsal-fin origin in anterior 1/3 of trunk, 1.7 times HL behind gill opening; predorsal length 6.0 in TL; head relatively short,
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TL; trunk
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TL; tail long,
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TL; pectoral fin a minute flap with some visible rays. Total vertebrae 200; VF 30-78-200. Cephalic lateral-line pores 11; predorsal pores 33; preanal pores 78; total pores 169, the last 1.5 times HL before tail tip.
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA816CF1DFF31FE8FFF4C5757" bold="true" box="[151,255,325,346]" pageId="1">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Selected characters/data of
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA816CF1DFD73FE8FFC915757" bold="true" box="[725,802,325,346]" pageId="1">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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compared with those of similar congeners. GO-D=gill opening to dorsal-fin origin. LL=lateral line. TL=total length. Data source: Ho
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. (2013) and present study.
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<taxonomicName id="F5CF42CEA816CF1DFD8BFE55FD2157B9" box="[557,658,415,436]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Neenchelys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="1" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gracilis" status="sp. nov.">
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<taxonomicName id="F5CF42CEA816CF1DFCE6FE55FC0E57B9" box="[832,957,415,436]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Neenchelys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="1" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mccoskeri">
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<taxonomicName id="F5CF42CEA816CF1DFB80FE55FB2B57B9" box="[1062,1176,415,436]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Neenchelys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="1" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="daedalus">
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<taxonomicName id="F5CF42CEA816CF1DFAA1FE55FAD257B9" box="[1287,1377,415,436]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Neenchelys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="1" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="similis">
<emphasis id="00BBE55FA816CF1DFAA1FE55FAD257B9" box="[1287,1377,415,436]" italics="true" pageId="1">N. similis</emphasis>
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<th id="CF2E5273A81630E3FF3AFE00FE7357D2" box="[156,448,458,479]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="1">Pectoral fin</th>
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<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FB80FE00FB2B57D2" box="[1062,1176,458,479]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="1">Large</td>
<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FAA4FE00FAD557D2" box="[1282,1382,458,479]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="1">Large</td>
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<th id="CF2E5273A81630E3FF3AFE3EFE735404" box="[156,448,500,521]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="1">On anterior nostril rim</th>
<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FD8BFE3EFD575404" box="[557,740,500,521]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="1">Many cirri</td>
<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FC9AFE3EFC725404" box="[828,961,500,521]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="1">1 pointed flap</td>
<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FB80FE3EFB2B5404" box="[1062,1176,500,521]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="1">None</td>
<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FAA4FE3EFAD55404" box="[1282,1382,500,521]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="1">None</td>
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<th id="CF2E5273A81630E3FF3AFDD5FE735439" box="[156,448,543,564]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="1">Body depth at anus in TL</th>
<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FD8BFDD5FD575439" box="[557,740,543,564]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="1">77</td>
<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FC9AFDD5FC725439" box="[828,961,543,564]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="1">31–87</td>
<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FB80FDD5FB2B5439" box="[1062,1176,543,564]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="1">46–52</td>
<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FAA4FDD5FAD55439" box="[1282,1382,543,564]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="1">43–48</td>
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<th id="CF2E5273A81630E3FF3AFD80FE735452" box="[156,448,586,607]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="1">GO-D distance in trunk length</th>
<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FD8BFD80FD575452" box="[557,740,586,607]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="1">3.1</td>
<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FC9AFD80FC725452" box="[828,961,586,607]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="1">1.9–2.3</td>
<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FB80FD80FB2B5452" box="[1062,1176,586,607]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="1">2.2–2.5</td>
<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FAA4FD80FAD55452" box="[1282,1382,586,607]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="1">2.7–3.2</td>
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<th id="CF2E5273A81630E3FF3AFDBEFE735484" box="[156,448,628,649]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="1">Tail length in TL</th>
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<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FC9AFDBEFC725484" box="[828,961,628,649]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="1">1.6–1.8</td>
<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FB80FDBEFB2B5484" box="[1062,1176,628,649]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="1">1.3–1.4</td>
<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FAA4FDBEFAD55484" box="[1282,1382,628,649]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="1">1.4</td>
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<th id="CF2E5273A81630E3FF3AFD55FE7354B9" box="[156,448,671,692]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="1">Mean vertebral formula</th>
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<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FD8BFCD4FD57553E" box="[557,740,798,819]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="1">77</td>
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<td id="CF2E5273A81630E3FAA4FCD4FAD5553E" box="[1282,1382,798,819]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="1">70–71</td>
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA816CF1DFF61FC52FEEB55BC" bold="true" box="[199,344,920,945]" pageId="1">Description.</emphasis>
Morphometric data of the
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(in mm): total length 429; head length 26.5; predorsal length 71; preanal length 165; trunk length 138.5; tail length 264; depth at gill opening 5.6; width at gill opening 4.5; depth at mid-anus 5.6; width at mid-anus 4.9; eye diameter 1.4; interorbital width 2.6; snout length 4.2; rictus 8.7; postorbital length 21.7; gill opening 1.0; interbranchial width 2.6.
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Head relatively short, 16.2 times in TL; origin of dorsal fin about 1.7 HL behind a vertical through gill opening; predorsal length 6.0 in TL; trunk long, its length
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TL; anus at anterior 1/3 of body length; origin of anal fin immediately behind anus, preanal length
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TL; tail long, tail length
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TL.
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Body slender, trunk somewhat cylindrical, becoming gradually compressed in posterior tail region; body width at anus
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HL; body depth relatively uniform, depth at anus
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HL, tapering gradually to tip of tail; depth of head equal to depth of body,
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HL. Dorsal and anal fins low and fleshy, continuous with a small but distinct rayed caudal fin. Pectoral fin a minute transparent flap above upper corner of gill opening, with several rays separated distally under microscopic magnification.
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Head slender in profile; snout acute anteriorly and broad dorsally, snout length
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HL; tip of snout projecting well beyond lower jaw; eye small, covered by a thick and semitransparent membrane; orbital width
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HL; interorbital space broad, slightly elevated, its width
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HL; postorbital space very wide, its width
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HL. Anterior nostrils tubular, directed ventrally, with many filamentous cirri on its rim. Posterior nostril before lower margin of eye, opening directed ventrally, appearing in lateral aspect as a diagonal slit, the posterior end of which is highest. A flesh fold between nostrils. Behind, below, and paralleling the nostril is a shallow groove that is longer than the nasal slit. Lower jaw included, its tip reaching a line drawn between posterior margins of anterior nostrils. Angle of gape about 1.5 eye diameter behind a vertical through posterior margin of pigmented eyeball; rictus length 3.0 in HL. Tongue well-attached to mouth floor. Gill opening very small, a narrow curved slit forming a triangular pale space, its height
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HL.
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Head and lateral-line pores large (
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A). Single median interorbital pores; supraorbital pores 1+4; infraorbital pores 4+1 (2 pores between anterior and posterior nostrils); mandibular pores 5; preopercular pores 2; supratemporal pores 3. Lateral line incomplete, extending posteriorly to about 1.5 HL before tail tip. Cephalic lateral-line pores 11; predorsal pores 33; preanal pores 78 and total pores 169.
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<paragraph id="3270394DA816CF1DFF61F8F8FAB251B9" blockId="1.[151,1437,920,1973]" pageId="1">
Teeth (
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B) slender, pointed, tips directed backward, anterior few teeth in each series longest. Intermaxillary teeth 5, not well-separated from those on vomer; vomerine teeth 7, uniserial, terminating at about middle of maxillary tooth row; maxillary with 13 or 14 teeth, uniserial, terminating at gape; dentary with 21 (right side)/ 22 teeth (left side, partly damaged), uniserial, terminating opposite end of maxillary tooth row.
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFF61FF5DFEFC56BD" bold="true" box="[199,335,151,176]" pageId="2">Coloration.</emphasis>
When fresh (
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), body uniformly brownish gray, medium fins pale anteriorly with about 1 HL of posteiror portion black, a small triangular pale patch on gill opening region. Coloration in preservative similar to that when fresh.
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</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFF31FB65FEBE52C9" bold="true" box="[151,269,1199,1220]" pageId="2">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFE70FB65FD9152C9" bold="true" box="[470,546,1199,1220]" pageId="2">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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, holotype, NMMB-P22195, 429 mm TL, fresh. A. Lateral view of whole fish. Bars indicate the locality of the dorsal-fin origin (left) and the anus (right). B. Left lateral view of head.
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<subSubSection id="7AD56AC6A815CF1EFF61FAEEFAB35330" box="[199,1280,1316,1342]" pageId="2" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFF61FAEEFEFD5330" bold="true" box="[199,334,1316,1341]" pageId="2">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific name
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means slender or slim, in reference to its very slim body.
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<subSubSection id="7AD56AC6A815CF1EFF61FA82FAF053A4" pageId="2" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFF61FA82FE4B536C" bold="true" box="[199,504,1352,1377]" pageId="2">Distribution and habitat.</emphasis>
Known only from the
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from Dong-gang, southern
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, collected at approximately 400 meters. It was collected by fishery otter trawl in the same haul with many macrourids, ophidiids, deep-sea shrimps and other demersal fishes that would suggest a benthic habitat for this species.
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<subSubSection id="7AD56AC6A815CF1EFF61FA7FFE725154" pageId="2" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFF61FA7FFE8853C3" bold="true" box="[199,315,1461,1486]" pageId="2">Remarks.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFEE5FA7FFD9353C0" box="[323,544,1461,1485]" italics="true" pageId="2">Neenchelys gracilis</emphasis>
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represents the fourth species in the genus with a minute membranous pectoral fin above the upper corner of the gill opening (presuming that
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFCF8FA13FB9853FC" box="[862,1067,1497,1521]" italics="true" pageId="2">N. parvipectoralis</emphasis>
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is distinct from
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFF72FA34FEC05018" box="[212,371,1534,1557]" italics="true" pageId="2">N. microtretus</emphasis>
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). It is most similar to the recently described species,
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFBCFFA34FB495018" box="[1129,1274,1533,1557]" italics="true" pageId="2">N. mccoskeri</emphasis>
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, which co-occurs in
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, in having a relatively slender body and in its coloration. It can be readily distinguished from
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFE76F98CFDD55050" box="[464,614,1605,1629]" italics="true" pageId="2">N. mccoskeri</emphasis>
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by having many filamentous cirri on anterior nostril rim (vs. 1 fleshy cirrus on the outer margin of its anterior nostril rim), a more slender and slim (body depth at anus 4.7 vs. 2.0–
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HL, width at anus 5.4 vs.
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HL), a smaller head (6.2% vs. 6.4–7.7% SL), its dorsal-fin origin at the anterior one-third of its trunk (vs. about mid-trunk), a slightly narrower interorbital space (9.8% vs. 10.4–16.2% HL), and a different mean vertebral formula (30-78-200 vs. 37-65-180).
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFF61F933FE11511C" box="[199,418,1785,1809]" italics="true" pageId="2">Neenchelys gracilis</emphasis>
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can be separated from its other congeners with minute pectoral fins,
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFB04F933FADE511C" box="[1186,1389,1785,1809]" italics="true" pageId="2">N. parvipectoralis</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFF31F8D4FE8B5138" box="[151,312,1822,1845]" italics="true" pageId="2">N. microtretus</emphasis>
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, by having a more slender body and more total vertebrae (200, vs.
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and
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).
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<taxonomicName id="F5CF42CEA815CF1EFF61F8AFFE175170" box="[199,420,1893,1917]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Neenchelys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="2" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFF61F8AFFE175170" box="[199,420,1893,1917]" italics="true" pageId="2">Neenchelys gracilis</emphasis>
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is also similar to two other elongate species,
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFC0BF8ACFB875170" box="[941,1076,1893,1917]" italics="true" pageId="2">N. daedalus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="565E44BCA815CF1EFB9BF8AFFB4B5170" author="McCosker" box="[1085,1272,1893,1918]" pageId="2" refString="McCosker, J. E. (1982) A new genus and two new species of remarkable Pacific worm eels (Ophichthidae, subfamily Myrophinae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, 43 (5), 59 - 66." type="journal article" year="1982">McCosker, 1982</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFA97F8ACFA2F5170" box="[1329,1436,1893,1917]" italics="true" pageId="2">N. similis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="565E44BCA815CF1EFF31F843FE5F51AC" author="Ho" box="[151,492,1928,1953]" pageId="2" refString="Ho, H. - C., McCosker, J. E. &amp; Smith, D. G. (2015) Renaming of three recently described eels of the genus Neenchelys (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the western Pacific. Zootaxa, 4060 (1), 0 49 - 0 51. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4060.1.7" type="journal article" year="2015">Ho, McCosker &amp; Smith, 2015</bibRefCitation>
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, but differs in its minute pectoral fin (vs. well-developed and longer than snout), the cirri on anterior nostril rim (vs. cirri absent) and fewer total vertebrae (200 vs.
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and
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<emphasis id="00BBE55FA815CF1EFF42F81BFEFD51E4" box="[228,334,2001,2025]" italics="true" pageId="2">N. similis</emphasis>
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).
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