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by monotypy).
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, by monotypy).?
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<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C01756DFF2F95B09C52C6A3" bold="true" box="[151,274,152,179]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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is readily distinguished from all other microcanthid genera in having the following combination of characters: dorsal fin with XI spines and 1517 (usually 16) segmented rays; anal fin with III spines and 1315 (usually 14) segmented rays; pectoral fin with 1517 (usually 16) rays; scales ctenoid, with ctenial bases present; lateral line scales partially or heavily obscured by adjacent scales; and body pale in preservation with five horizontal dark stripes reaching the posterior edges of dorsal and anal fins, and base of caudal fin.
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<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C01756DFF7F94649C19C777" bold="true" box="[199,345,332,359]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Description.</emphasis>
Dorsal-fin rays XI,1517, all segmented rays branched except anteriormost; soft dorsal fin extensively covered in scales, scales reaching almost to distal edge of fin; anal-fin rays III,1315, all segmented rays branched; basal portion of dorsal and anal fins with scale sheaths; pectoral-fin rays 1417, all rays branched except for uppermost; dorsal and anal fin spines stiff and pungent; second anal-fin spine blade-like; base of pectoral fin covered in numerous small scales, scales reaching just beyond base of fin rays; inner pelvic-fin ray not attached to body by membrane; pelvic-fin rays I,5, all segmented rays branched; upper procurrent caudal-fin rays 89; lower procurrent caudal-fin rays 79; principal caudal-fin rays 9 + 8 (8 + 7 branched); total caudal-fin rays 3235; lateral line complete; tubed scales irregularly obscured by overlapping scales; scales ctenoid with ctenial bases; diagonal rows of scales in lateral series 4859; circumpeduncular scales 2630; gill rakers 1618; branchiostegals 7.
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Vertebrae 10 + 15; supraneurals 3; predorsal formula 0/0+0/2/1+1; trisegmental pterygiophores associated with segmented rays of the dorsal (except the anteriormost 35 bisegmental) and anal fins (except the anteriormost 34 bisegmental); terminal rays in dorsal and anal fins with well-developed stays; ribs present on vertebrae 3 through 10; epineurals present on vertebrae 1 through 1012 (usually 11); parhypural and hypurals 15 autogenous; welldeveloped hypurapophysis on parhypural; epurals 3, anteriormost largest; two uroneurals; uppermost procurrent ray on ventral part of caudal fin with procurrent spur, the ray immediately below foreshortened (
<bibRefCitation id="EFDF4B7D1C01756DFB20966D9878C54F" author="Johnson, G. D." box="[1176,1336,836,863]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" pagination="1 - 23" refId="ref11517" refString="Johnson, G. D. (1975) The procurrent spur: an undescribed perciform caudal character and its phylogenetic implications. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences, 121, 1 - 23." type="journal article" year="1975">Johnson 1975</bibRefCitation>
); haemal spines on preural centrum 2 and 3 autogenous (
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); interarcual cartilage present between uncinate process of epibranchial 1 and pharyngobranchial 2; no toothplates on epibranchial 2 or 3; well-developed suborbital shelf on third infraorbital; posttemporal and preopercle finely serrate; laterosensory canal present in supracleithrum.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF1368C1C01756DFF2F929D9DA6C1E2" blockId="5.[151,1436,1973,2034]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C01756DFF2F929D9C54C1DE" bold="true" box="[151,276,1973,1998]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
X-radiograph of
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<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C01756DFE7F929D9FF3C1DD" box="[455,691,1973,1997]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Microcanthus strigatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, KPM-NI 24269, 73.8 mm SL, Yakushima Island, Japan. Radiograph by A. Hay.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF1368C1C02756EFF7F95B19FA1C7BF" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,935]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Body laterally compressed, moderately tall in lateral view, dorsal-fin origin to pelvic-fin origin 51.9 59.8% SL; head small 28.136.6% SL; snout acute, 7.811.0% SL; head profile steeply sloping, slightly concave; eye large, 11.014.6% SL; mouth terminal, horizontal to slightly oblique; distal portion of maxilla partly covered by lachrymal, barely reaching anterior edge of orbit; preopercle serrated; lower jaw projecting slightly; jaws with numerous rows of small, setiform teeth anteriorly; preorbital region naked; scales large, ctenoid with ctenial bases, covering the body from postorbital region of operculum and the cheek, posteriorly to base of caudal fin; interorbital region naked, 8.311.4% SL in width; pelvic fin free, not bound to body by a membrane, situated well behind vertical through pectoral-fin base; caudal fin emarginate.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C35465071C02756EFF7F94919965C7E7" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BF1368C1C02756EFF7F94919965C7E7" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,935]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">
<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFF7F94919C0EC7C3" bold="true" box="[199,334,441,467]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Etymology.</emphasis>
The generic epithet
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<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFD8994919F8CC7C3" box="[561,716,441,467]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Microcanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is a combination of the Greek “mikros” for small, and “akantha” for thorn, alluding to the minute crenulations on the preopercle (
<bibRefCitation id="EFDF4B7D1C02756EFCDE94F59958C7E7" author="Swainson, W." box="[870,1048,477,503]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" refId="ref13157" refString="Swainson, W. (1839) On the Natural History and Classification of Fishes, Amphibians, &amp; Reptiles, or Monocardian animals. Vol. 2. Spottiswoode &amp; Co., London, 427 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 62140" type="book" year="1839">Swainson 1839</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C35465071C02756EFF7F97299FCBC5B7" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BF1368C1C02756EFF7F97299906C4BB" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,935]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">
<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFF7F97299C7BC40B" bold="true" box="[199,315,513,539]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Remarks.</emphasis>
The various genera of
<taxonomicName id="4C4E4D0F1C02756EFDF797299FBFC40B" box="[591,767,513,539]" family="Microcanthidae" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="family">Microcanthidae</taxonomicName>
are readily separated on the basis of dorsal- and anal-fin counts, scale morphology, body shape, and general coloration.
<taxonomicName id="4C4E4D0F1C02756EFCE4970D9EF2C42F" authorityName="Thominot" authorityYear="1881" box="[860,946,549,575]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Kyphosidae" genus="Tilodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFCE4970D9EF2C42F" box="[860,946,549,575]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Tilodon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C4E4D0F1C02756EFC51970E9911C42F" authorityName="Waite" authorityYear="1905" box="[1001,1105,550,575]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Kyphosidae" genus="Neatypus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFC51970E9911C42F" box="[1001,1105,550,575]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Neatypus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be separated from
<taxonomicName id="4C4E4D0F1C02756EFAE0970D9D9FC473" authorityName="Gunther" authorityYear="1862" class="Actinopterygii" family="Kyphosidae" genus="Atypichthys" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFAE0970D9D9FC473" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Atypichthys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFEA197619CF4C473" box="[281,436,585,611]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Microcanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having ten dorsal fin spines (versus
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<taxonomicName id="4C4E4D0F1C02756EFC029761997DC473" authorityName="Gunther" authorityYear="1862" box="[954,1085,585,611]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Kyphosidae" genus="Atypichthys" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFC029761997DC473" box="[954,1085,585,611]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Atypichthys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFBCF97619851C473" box="[1143,1297,585,611]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Microcanthus</emphasis>
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) and higher dorsal-and anal-fin ray counts. The four genera can be separated further on the basis of colour patterns, in having either vertical or oblique bars versus horizontal or near-horizontal stripes (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF1368C1C02756EFF7F979D9FCBC5B7" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,935]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">
The lateral-line scales of at least
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<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFD86979D9F98C4DF" box="[574,728,693,719]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Microcanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C4E4D0F1C02756EFD50979D9E2BC4DF" authorityName="Gunther" authorityYear="1862" box="[744,875,693,719]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Kyphosidae" genus="Atypichthys" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFD50979D9E2BC4DF" box="[744,875,693,719]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Atypichthys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C4E4D0F1C02756EFC1B979D9EB9C4DF" authorityName="Thominot" authorityYear="1881" box="[931,1017,693,719]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Kyphosidae" genus="Tilodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFC1B979D9EB9C4DF" box="[931,1017,693,719]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Tilodon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are heavily obscured by overlapping adjacent scales (
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). This appears to be an ontogenetic character, as juveniles have mostly unobscured lateralline scales, but these become increasingly obscured in larger specimens. This character is not found in
<taxonomicName id="4C4E4D0F1C02756EFA8C97D698DCC507" authorityName="Waite" authorityYear="1905" box="[1332,1436,766,791]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Kyphosidae" genus="Neatypus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFA8C97D698DCC507" box="[1332,1436,766,791]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Neatypus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(checked for and examined in
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of
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<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFDE7960A9F9FC52B" box="[607,735,801,827]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">N. obliquus</emphasis>
Waite
</taxonomicName>
; AMS I.7034). Whether it is a synapomorphy supporting a relationship between
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<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFE21966D9F73C54F" box="[409,563,837,863]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Microcanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C4E4D0F1C02756EFDF9966D9F84C54F" authorityName="Gunther" authorityYear="1862" box="[577,708,837,863]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Kyphosidae" genus="Atypichthys" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFDF9966D9F84C54F" box="[577,708,837,863]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Atypichthys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C4E4D0F1C02756EFD42966D9E10C54F" authorityName="Thominot" authorityYear="1881" box="[762,848,837,863]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Kyphosidae" genus="Tilodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFD42966D9E10C54F" box="[762,848,837,863]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Tilodon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
requires more investigation. We tentatively consider
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<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFF2F96419C2CC593" box="[151,364,873,899]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Helotosoma servus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFDF4B7D1C02756EFEC996419F40C594" author="Kaup, J. J." box="[369,512,873,900]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" pagination="161 - 162" refId="ref11999" refString="Kaup, J. J. (1863) Uber einige japanische Fische. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde, 1, 161 - 162." type="journal article" year="1863">Kaup (1863)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, type species of
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<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFD0C96419E7BC593" box="[692,827,873,899]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Helotosoma</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFDF4B7D1C02756EFCF996419E90C594" author="Kaup, J. J." box="[833,976,873,900]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" pagination="161 - 162" refId="ref11999" refString="Kaup, J. J. (1863) Uber einige japanische Fische. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde, 1, 161 - 162." type="journal article" year="1863">Kaup (1863)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, as a synonym of
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<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFB2B964198D5C593" box="[1171,1429,873,899]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Microcanthus strigatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. See Remarks for
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<emphasis id="B93AEA9E1C02756EFEE196A69CA0C5B7" box="[345,480,910,935]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">M. strigatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
for discussion.
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