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A species of
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Measurements in % PAL:PDL 28.9, HL 23.9, TR 76.1, DA 9.6. In % HL:
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, E 11,4, IOW 26.9, UJ 37.4, GO 8.8, IB 26.9, PL 29.9. Pores: PALL 61, PDLL 10, PPLL 6, SO 3, IO 5, POM 10, ST 1. Vertebrae: PDV 12, PAV 63, PCV 70.
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Teeth large and pointed, generally smaller than those of
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posterior, exposed when mouth closed. Vomer with 2 median teeth, the anterior one much larger, and 4 small teeth behind. Maxilla with 3 irregular rows of teeth on anterior portion, becoming 2 rows posteriorly, those on the outermost row larger and scattered in arrangement. Dentary with 4 irregular rows of enlarged teeth on anterior portion, those on outer 2 rows fang-like and exposed when mouth fully closed, gradually narrowing to 2 rows posteriorly, those on outermost row larger.
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Fresh color unknown. In preservative, dorsal half of head and anterior two-thirds and posterior one-third of body brown, becoming paler on ventral surface; ventral half of anterior two-thirds of body covered by scattered pigmentation; no clear boundary between the pigmented and unpigmented areas. Pectoral fin transparent. Dorsal fin white anteriorly, gradually becoming pale at base with a broad black margin posteriorly. Anal fin abnormal, covered by skin similar to body color. Oral cavity and tongue grayish; gill chamber grayish, gill cover region grayish from outside view. Peritoneum blackish; gut and stomach black.
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Lateral view of head of four
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, USNM 400322, paratype, 493+ mm TL. B.
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, USNM 405028, 522+ mm TL. C.
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cf.
<emphasis id="B918EAE6FFA2D216FD3CF9D9F013F9B7" box="[751,823,1582,1603]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="157">vicinuS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, USNM 135270, 445 mm TL. D.
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D77FFA2D216FB46F9D9F619F9B7" authority="Smith &amp; Ho &amp; Tashiro, 2018" authorityName="Smith &amp; Ho &amp; Tashiro" authorityYear="2018" box="[1173,1341,1581,1603]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Bathyuroconger" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="155" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dolichosomus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B918EAE6FFA2D216FB46F9D9F619F9B7" box="[1173,1341,1581,1603]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="157">B. dolichoSomuS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B918EAE6FFA2D216FA97F9DAF6B1F9B6" bold="true" box="[1348,1429,1581,1602]" pageId="10" pageNumber="157">sp. nov.</emphasis>
, holotype, ASIZP 65175, 350+ mm TL.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C376657FFFA2D216FF14F945F77AF93F" box="[199,1118,1714,1739]" pageId="10" pageNumber="157" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BD336F4FFA2D216FF14F945F77AF93F" blockId="10.[151,1436,1714,1991]" box="[199,1118,1714,1739]" pageId="10" pageNumber="157">
<emphasis id="B918EAE6FFA2D216FF14F945F244F93F" bold="true" box="[199,352,1714,1739]" pageId="10" pageNumber="157">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known only from the
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collected from northeastern
<collectingCountry id="F37B7664FFA2D216FBD7F945F77EF93F" box="[1028,1114,1714,1739]" name="Taiwan" pageId="10" pageNumber="157">Taiwan</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C376657FFFA2D216FF14F921F138F8E7" pageId="10" pageNumber="157" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BD336F4FFA2D216FF14F921F138F8E7" blockId="10.[151,1436,1714,1991]" pageId="10" pageNumber="157">
<emphasis id="B918EAE6FFA2D216FF14F921F26AF91B" bold="true" box="[199,334,1750,1775]" pageId="10" pageNumber="157">Etymology.</emphasis>
Named from Greek
<emphasis id="B918EAE6FFA2D216FD92F921F184F91A" box="[577,672,1750,1774]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="157">dolichos</emphasis>
long +
<emphasis id="B918EAE6FFA2D216FD2CF920F01EF91A" box="[767,826,1751,1774]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="157">soma</emphasis>
body, referring to the diagnostic characteristic of its long body. Treated as an adjective.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C376657FFFA2D216FF14F8E9F02DF833" pageId="10" pageNumber="157" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BD336F4FFA2D216FF14F8E9F02DF833" blockId="10.[151,1436,1714,1991]" pageId="10" pageNumber="157">
<emphasis id="B918EAE6FFA2D216FF14F8E9F21FF8C3" bold="true" box="[199,315,1822,1847]" pageId="10" pageNumber="157">Remarks.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D77FFA2D216FE91F8E9F1BCF8C2" authority="Smith &amp; Ho &amp; Tashiro, 2018" authorityName="Smith &amp; Ho &amp; Tashiro" authorityYear="2018" box="[322,664,1822,1846]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Congridae" genus="Bathyuroconger" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="157" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dolichosomus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B918EAE6FFA2D216FE91F8E9F1BCF8C2" box="[322,664,1822,1846]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="157">Bathyuroconger dolichosomus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B918EAE6FFA2D216FD73F8E9F1DEF8C3" bold="true" box="[672,762,1822,1847]" pageId="10" pageNumber="157">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
is distinguished from all the other species by its long trunk, more than 3 times the head length, and the correspondingly high number of preanal vertebrae (63 vs 4355) and precaudal vertebrae (70 vs 5263). The
<typeStatus id="54D78856FFA2D216FD8AF891F19FF88B" box="[601,699,1894,1919]" pageId="10" pageNumber="157" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
and only known specimen is missing a substantial part of its tail, so the total length and the total number of vertebrae are unknown. The characters listed above, however, are sufficient to distinguish it from all other known species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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