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<mods:affiliation id="93756ED25D872309CA021F766239F102">Department and Graduate Institute of Aquaculture, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Corresponding author. ogcoho @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1154 - 601 X</mods:affiliation>
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English name: Caudal-spot short-tail eel lsid:zoobank.org:act:
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A species of
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that differs from its congeners by having a large black blotch on rear portion of tail with a white posterior end, and the following combination of characters: head small, HL 15.7% TL; ST 4, middle two in pair; SO 7, two pores over posterior nostril; IO 12 or 14; POM 14; dorsal-fin rays 226 and anal-fin rays 122; PAV 77 and TV 145; rictus through a vertical of posterior margin of pupil; snout shorter than eye diameter; PO-DO 69.4% pectoral-fin length; and body brownish-gray dorsally, light gray ventrally, and dorsal fin dark gray.
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Morphometric and meristic data are also provided in
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. Head length 6.4 times in TL (15.7% TL); deepest body depth 7.8 (12.8%); predorsal 4.8 (21.0%); preanal 1.7 (60.4%); trunk length 2.2 (44.7%); tail length 2.5 (39.6%); body depth at pectoral-fin base 9.7 (10.3%); body width at pectoral-fin base 11.8 (8.5%); body depth at anus 10.6 (9.4%); body width at anus 19.3 (5.2%). Snout length 4.0 times in HL (25.0% HL); eye diameter 3.5 (28.7%); interorbital width 3.2 (31.5%); snout-rictus length 2.2 (45.1%); lower-jaw length 2.3 (44.0%); postorbital width 1.9 (53.9%); gill-opening height 4.7 (21.2%); interbranchial width 3.2 (31.5%); pectoral-fin length 2.1 (48.4%); pectoral-fin base 4.8 (20.7%); PO-DO 3.0 (33.6%).
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Body short and stubby; skin tight, not loose; deepest area at middle of trunk; depth of head slightly larger than that of tail; head and trunk cylindrical, gradually compressed to tail-tip; trunk long, length 2.8 times HL; tail short, shorter than trunk, posterior end broadly rounded, tail length
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<caption id="DF0E56BD0D078B0975E75D01B40AA319" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5222147" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5222147" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5222147/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="273" startId="2.[151,250,1574,1598]" targetBox="[151,1436,485,1551]" targetPageId="2">
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<paragraph id="8BCE06350D078B0975E75D01B40AA319" blockId="2.[151,1436,1574,1634]" pageId="2" pageNumber="273">
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<emphasis id="B905DA270D078B0975E75D01B426A345" bold="true" box="[151,269,1574,1598]" pageId="2" pageNumber="273">FIGURE 1</emphasis>
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.
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<taxonomicName id="4C717DB60D078B0974695D01B4D4A345" authority="Ho & Tang & Chu, 2021" authorityName="Ho & Tang & Chu" authorityYear="2021" box="[281,511,1574,1598]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Colocongridae" genus="Coloconger" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="2" pageNumber="273" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="maculatus" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B905DA270D078B0974695D01B4D4A345" box="[281,511,1574,1598]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="273">Coloconger maculatus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B905DA270D078B0977755D01B77EA345" bold="true" box="[517,597,1574,1598]" pageId="2" pageNumber="273">
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A236675C0D078B0977755D01B77EA345" box="[517,597,1574,1598]" pageId="2" pageNumber="273" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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</emphasis>
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NMMB-P35247, holotype. A. Fresh coloration after frozen. B. Freshly dead in the local auction.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BCE06350D078B0975B75DB7B435A389" blockId="2.[151,1437,1680,2031]" pageId="2" pageNumber="273">Mouth large, its opening slightly oblique, rictus extending to a vertical through posterior margin of pupil; upper jaw slightly protrudes anterior to lower jaw; upper labial flange weakly developed; lower jaw with a thin fold from tip to rictus.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BCE06350D078B0875B75DDBB5DCA582" blockId="2.[151,1437,1680,2031]" lastBlockId="3.[151,1437,151,609]" lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="274" pageId="2" pageNumber="273">
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Head pores (
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) open through fleshy tubes; SO 7 on both sides, first three pores at front of snout, 4
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‒5
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pores arranged in pair over posterior nostril, 6
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and 7
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on interorbital space; IO 12 on right side, first two behind anterior nostril, followed by five pores along upper jaw, 4
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‒5
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, 6
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‒7
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pores arranged in pairs, three closely spaced pores behind rictus, 11
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‒12
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pores widely-spaced and behind the eye; 14 on left side, first two pores behind anterior nostril, followed by six along upper jaw, 4
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<superScript id="7C04AB7D0D078B09771A5CABB75CA2E1" attach="none" box="[618,631,1932,1946]" fontSize="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="273">th</superScript>
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‒5
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and 6
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‒7
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pores arranged in pairs, three closely spaced pores behind rictus and 12
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<superScript id="7C04AB7D0D078B0974565C97B418A2C5" attach="none" box="[294,307,1968,1982]" fontSize="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="273">th</superScript>
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‒ 14
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pores widely-spaced and behind eye; POM 14 on both side with slightly different arrangements, 8/9 (right/left) along the lower jaw, 6/5 behind rictus, 12
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‒13
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on right side and 8
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‒9
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, 11
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‒12
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, 13
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‒14
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on left side arranged in pairs; ST 4, middle two pores forming a pair. Additional series of small dermal papillae (or tendrils) behind eye, across supratemporal region, parallel to preopercular canal, neck and at scattered locations elsewhere on head.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BCE06350D068B0875B75A24B74BA4F2" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,609]" pageId="3" pageNumber="274">Teeth small, each with a flattened tip. Intermaxillary in two transverse rows, not exposed when mouth closed, posterior row complete, continuous with maxillary teeth, anterior row complete and well separated from posterior row; no vomerine teeth; single row of small teeth on upper jaw; two complete rows of teeth on lower jaw, those on inner row clearly smaller than outer row.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BCE06350D068B0875B75AB5B431A71A" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,609]" pageId="3" pageNumber="274">
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<emphasis id="B905DA270D068B0875B75AB5B464A4D7" bold="true" box="[199,335,402,428]" pageId="3" pageNumber="274">Coloration.</emphasis>
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Freshly caught specimen (
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) brownish-gray on dorsal half and slivery white on lower half; dorsal fin darker with light margin. After transporting to the lab (frozen), body turned brownish-gray on most parts, ventral portions of head and abdomen light gray; dorsal fin dark. A large dark blotch on rear portion of tail with posterior end bright white when fresh. When preserved, body brownish-gray in general, dorsal fin dark gray and abdominal region light gray; anal fin light gray. Large black blotch on posterior part of tail, posterior end somewhat translucent.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<caption id="DF0E56BD0D068B0875E75EB2B4A1A0AA" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5222149" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5222149" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5222149/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="274" startId="3.[151,250,1429,1453]" targetBox="[151,1437,633,1406]" targetPageId="3">
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<paragraph id="8BCE06350D068B0875E75EB2B4A1A0AA" blockId="3.[151,1436,1429,1489]" pageId="3" pageNumber="274">
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<emphasis id="B905DA270D068B0875E75EB2B43EA0D6" bold="true" box="[151,277,1429,1453]" pageId="3" pageNumber="274">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C717DB60D068B08746D5EB2B72FA0D6" authority="Ho & Tang & Chu, 2021" authorityName="Ho & Tang & Chu" authorityYear="2021" box="[285,516,1429,1453]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Colocongridae" genus="Coloconger" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="274" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="maculatus" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B905DA270D068B08746D5EB2B72FA0D6" box="[285,516,1429,1453]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="274">Coloconger maculatus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B905DA270D068B08777C5EB1B775A0D5" bold="true" box="[524,606,1430,1454]" pageId="3" pageNumber="274">
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A236675C0D068B08777C5EB1B775A0D5" box="[524,606,1430,1454]" pageId="3" pageNumber="274" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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</emphasis>
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, from the holotype. A. Lateral view. B. Dorsal view of head. C. Lateral view of posterior portion of tail.
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C36B55BE0D068B0875B75ED8B7A4A345" pageId="3" pageNumber="274" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="8BCE06350D068B0875B75ED8B7A4A345" blockId="3.[151,1436,1535,1634]" pageId="3" pageNumber="274">
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<emphasis id="B905DA270D068B0875B75ED8B44AA362" bold="true" box="[199,353,1535,1561]" pageId="3" pageNumber="274">Distribution.</emphasis>
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||
Known only from the
|
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<typeStatus id="54CAB8970D068B0877155D27B7ECA361" box="[613,711,1536,1562]" pageId="3" pageNumber="274" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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||
collected off Fu-gang,
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, eastern
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<collectingCountry id="F36646A50D068B0871FA5D27B1F7A361" box="[1162,1244,1536,1562]" name="Taiwan" pageId="3" pageNumber="274">Taiwan</collectingCountry>
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(
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) on hook and line at an estimated depth around
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<quantity id="4C89ABD00D068B0877315D03B7A0A345" box="[577,651,1572,1598]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" pageId="3" pageNumber="274" unit="m" value="300.0">300 m</quantity>
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.
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</specimenCount>
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C36B55BE0D068B0875B75D6FB036A319" box="[199,1309,1608,1634]" pageId="3" pageNumber="274" type="etymology">
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<paragraph id="8BCE06350D068B0875B75D6FB036A319" blockId="3.[151,1436,1535,1634]" box="[199,1309,1608,1634]" pageId="3" pageNumber="274">
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<emphasis id="B905DA270D068B0875B75D6FB465A319" bold="true" box="[199,334,1608,1634]" pageId="3" pageNumber="274">Etymology.</emphasis>
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The specific name is derived from the distinct black blotch on posterior portion of tail.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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