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<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE556F4AD1561CA4FAA922E8" ID-CoL="49W7Y" authority="(Valenciennes, 1837)" baseAuthorityName="Valenciennes" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[886,1382,1433,1457]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="102" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="porocephala">
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<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE556F4AD1561CA4FBB622E8" bold="true" box="[886,1145,1433,1457]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">Ophiocara porocephala</emphasis>
(Valenciennes, 1837)
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(
<figureCitation id="EDB02A2AAE556F4AD1CA1C87FB8B228B" box="[1002,1092,1466,1490]" captionStart-0="Figure 2" captionStart-1="Figure 3" captionStartId-0="6.[132,196,1571,1593]" captionStartId-1="7.[132,195,1703,1725]" captionTargetBox-0="[142,1442,219,1550]" captionTargetBox-1="[138,1417,229,1680]" captionTargetId-0="figure-179@6.[142,1446,215,1554]" captionTargetId-1="figure-66@7.[132,1455,215,1686]" captionTargetPageId-0="6" captionTargetPageId-1="7" captionText-0="Figure 2. Bayesian tree of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit (COI; 446 bp) for sequenced specimens of Ophiocara. Numbers at each node represent posterior probabilities." captionText-1="Figure 3. Barcoding NJ K2P trees of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit for sequenced specimens of Ophiocara including three syntypes from MNHN collection; Eleotris porocephala Valenciennes, 1837 from New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) (MNHN-IC-A-1574) and from Seychelles (MNHN-IC-A-1573), and E. madagascariensis Valenciennes, 1837 (MNHN-IC-A-2709). Numbers at each node represent bootstrap values. For all trees, MNHN syntypes are in bold. In tree (A) [199 bp], the three specimens from the Museum &amp; Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (NTM,Australia) are highlighted with a star; Tree (B) [110 bp]; Tree (C) [106 bp]." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10493638" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10493641" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/10493638/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/10493641/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">Figs 2-3</figureCitation>
,
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,
<figureCitation id="EDB02A2AAE556F4AD6491C87FBB7228B" box="[1129,1144,1466,1490]" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="14.[132,197,1376,1398]" captionTargetBox="[132,775,215,1360]" captionTargetId="figure-567@14.[132,775,664,1064]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figure 8. A: Ophiocara porocephala, male, Seychelles (Photo J.F. Perrin); B: Ophiocara porocephala, in vivo, Mahé, Seychelles (Photo P. Keith); C: Ophiocara porocephala, juvenile, Mayotte, Comoros (Photo P. Keith)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10493657" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10493657/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">8</figureCitation>
; Tabs II-III)
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<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE556F4AD1731CC7FAEE214B" authority=", Valenciennes" authorityName=", Valenciennes" authorityYear="1837" box="[851,1313,1530,1554]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Eleotris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="102" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="madagascariensis">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE556F4AD1731CC7FBB1214B" box="[851,1150,1530,1554]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">Eleotris madagascariensis</emphasis>
,
<materialsCitation id="C5E33CF2AE556F4AD6AD1CC7FAEE214B" box="[1165,1313,1530,1554]" collectorName="Goudot" country="Madagascar" location="Madagascar" pageId="13" pageNumber="102" specimenCount="1" typeStatus="syntype">Valenciennes</materialsCitation>
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<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE556F4AD7091CC6FAF1214B" box="[1321,1342,1531,1554]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">in</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="111A4B5EAE556F4AD7661CC7FBC5216B" author="CUVIER G. L. &amp; VALENCIENNES A." pageId="13" pageNumber="102" refId="ref13781" refString="CUVIER G. L. &amp; VALENCIENNES A., 1837. - Histoire naturelle des Poissons. Vol. 12, 508 p. F. G. Levrault, Paris." type="book" year="1837">Cuvier &amp; Valenciennes, 1837</bibRefCitation>
,
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE556F4AD6351F27FB51216B" box="[1045,1182,1562,1586]" name="Madagascar" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">Madagascar</collectingCountry>
,
<collectorName id="D87E5379AE556F4AD68A1F27FB31216B" box="[1194,1278,1562,1586]" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">Goudot</collectorName>
coll.;
<typeStatus id="AA30880DAE556F4AD7651F27FA64216B" box="[1349,1451,1562,1586]" pageId="13" pageNumber="102" type="syntype">syntypes</typeStatus>
: MNHN-IC-A-2709 (2).
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<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE556F4AD1731F67FAF7212B" authority="Bleeker, 1854" authorityName="Bleeker" authorityYear="1854" box="[851,1336,1626,1650]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Eleotris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="102" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="porocephaloides">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE556F4AD1731F67FB4E212B" box="[851,1153,1626,1650]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">Eleotris porocephaloides</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="111A4B5EAE556F4AD6AB1F67FAF7212B" author="BLEEKER P." box="[1163,1336,1626,1650]" pageId="13" pageNumber="102" pagination="317 - 352" refId="ref13629" refString="BLEEKER P., 1854. - Vierde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyolo- gische fauna van Amboina. Natuurwet. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie, 5 (3): 317 - 352." type="journal article" year="1854">Bleeker, 1854</bibRefCitation>
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, Priaman,
</paragraph>
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<collectingRegion id="B74FF84DAE556F4AD10D1F47FC5C21CB" box="[813,915,1658,1682]" country="Indonesia" name="Sumatera Utara" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">Sumatra</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE556F4AD1801F47FBD821CB" box="[928,1047,1658,1682]" name="Indonesia" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">Indonesia</collectingCountry>
,
<collectorName id="D87E5379AE556F4AD6051F47FB4E21CB" box="[1061,1153,1658,1682]" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">Bleeker</collectorName>
coll.;
<typeStatus id="AA30880DAE556F4AD6F11F47FAF621CB" box="[1233,1337,1658,1682]" pageId="13" pageNumber="102" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
(unique): RMNH 6198
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE556F4AD1731F87FB6E218B" authority="Smith, 1936" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="1936" box="[851,1185,1722,1746]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Eleotris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="102" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="limosus">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE556F4AD1731F87FBC4218B" box="[851,1035,1722,1746]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">Eleotris limosus</emphasis>
Smith, 1936
</taxonomicName>
, Isipingo lagoon,
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE556F4AD74E1F87FA60218B" box="[1390,1455,1722,1746]" name="South Africa" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">South</collectingCountry>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="753436AFAE556F4AD10D1FE7FB0E21AB" blockId="13.[813,1456,1530,1907]" box="[813,1217,1754,1778]" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">
Africa;
<typeStatus id="AA30880DAE556F4AD15E1FE7FC1421AB" box="[894,987,1754,1778]" pageId="13" pageNumber="102" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
(unique): SAIAB 95.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="753436AFAE556F4AD1721FC6FA60204A" blockId="13.[813,1456,1530,1907]" box="[850,1455,1787,1811]" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE556F4AD1721FC6FB45204A" ID-CoL="3982R" authority="Day, 1876" authorityName="Day" authorityYear="1876" box="[850,1162,1787,1811]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Eleotris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="102" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="litoralis">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE556F4AD1721FC6FBC3204A" box="[850,1036,1787,1811]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">Eleotris litoralis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="111A4B5EAE556F4AD6341FC6FB45204A" author="DAY F." box="[1044,1162,1787,1811]" pageId="13" pageNumber="102" pagination="169 - 368" refId="ref13990" refString="DAY F., 1876. - The Fishes of India; Being a Natural History of the Fishes known to Inhabit the Seas and Fresh Waters of India, Burma, and Ceylon. Part 2: 169 - 368, Pls 41 - 78." type="book chapter" year="1876">Day, 1876</bibRefCitation>
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, Andaman Islands, east of
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="753436AFAE556F49D10D1E26FD0822A1" blockId="13.[813,1456,1530,1907]" lastBlockId="14.[132,775,1504,1907]" lastPageId="14" lastPageNumber="103" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">
Bay of Bengal;
<typeStatus id="AA30880DAE556F4AD1F91E26FBF1206A" box="[985,1086,1819,1843]" pageId="13" pageNumber="102" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
(unique): ZSI 111 (lost) [Consid- ered by
<bibRefCitation id="111A4B5EAE556F4AD1A61E06FBE0200A" author="KOTTELAT M." box="[902,1071,1851,1875]" pageId="13" pageNumber="102" pagination="1 - 663" refId="ref14669" refString="KOTTELAT M., 2013. - The fishes of the inland waters of south- east Asia, a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bull. Zool., 27 (Suppl.): 1 - 663." type="journal article" year="2013">Kottelat (2013)</bibRefCitation>
to be a synonym of
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE556F4AD7311E06FC82202A" ID-CoL="39843" baseAuthorityName="Valenciennes" baseAuthorityYear="1837" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="102" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ophicephalus">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE556F4AD7311E06FC82202A" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="102">O. ophicephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. As the type locality is Andaman, the species should be
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D2A41CDCFEFE22A1" box="[132,305,1504,1528]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE566F49D2A41CDCFEE222A1" ID-CoL="49W7Y" baseAuthorityName="Valenciennes" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[132,301,1504,1528]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="porocephala">O. porocephala</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
which is distributed in Indian Ocean].
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Figure 8.
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D2D91C5DFEC5222C" bold="true" box="[249,266,1376,1397]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">A</emphasis>
:
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<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D3381C5DFDC7222C" box="[280,520,1376,1397]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Ophiocara porocephala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, male, Seychelles (Photo J.F. Perrin);
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D2DC1C45FEC322D4" bold="true" box="[252,268,1400,1421]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">B</emphasis>
:
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<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D3391C45FDCD22D4" box="[281,514,1400,1421]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Ophiocara porocephala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D02E1C44FD8022D7" box="[526,591,1401,1422]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">in vivo</emphasis>
, Mahé, Seychelles (Photo P. Keith);
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D3131CADFE8B22FF" bold="true" box="[307,324,1424,1446]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">C</emphasis>
:
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE566F49D3731CADFD8D22FC" baseAuthorityName="Valenciennes" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[339,578,1424,1445]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="porocephala">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D3731CADFD8D22FC" box="[339,578,1424,1445]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Ophiocara porocephala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, juvenile, Mayotte, Comoros (Photo P. Keith).
</paragraph>
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NB:
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE566F49D2C31F3EFDF02142" authority="Blyth, 1860" authorityName="Blyth" authorityYear="1860" box="[227,575,1539,1563]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Eleotris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="scintillans">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D2C31F3EFE7B2142" box="[227,436,1539,1563]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Eleotris scintillans</emphasis>
Blyth, 1860
</taxonomicName>
from Andaman is generally considered to be a synonym of
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE566F49D06E1F18FE572139" authority="(Kottelat, 2013)" baseAuthorityName="Kottelat" baseAuthorityYear="2013" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ophicephalus">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D06E1F18FF2C2106" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Ophiocara ophicephalus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="111A4B5EAE566F49D2D21F7AFE5F2139" author="KOTTELAT M." box="[242,400,1607,1632]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" pagination="1 - 663" refId="ref14669" refString="KOTTELAT M., 2013. - The fishes of the inland waters of south- east Asia, a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bull. Zool., 27 (Suppl.): 1 - 663." type="journal article" year="2013">Kottelat, 2013</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, but
<bibRefCitation id="111A4B5EAE566F49D3EB1F75FD892106" author="DAY F." box="[459,582,1607,1632]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" pagination="511 - 526" refId="ref13940" refString="DAY F., 1869. - Remarks on some of the Fishes of the Calcutta Museum - Part I. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1869: 511 - 526. DOI: 10.1111 / j. 1469 - 7998.1869. tb 07365. x" type="journal article" year="1869">Day (1869)</bibRefCitation>
mentioned on the Blyth specimen small scales… and a black ocellus on the upper part of the caudal fin, and he added later (
<bibRefCitation id="111A4B5EAE566F49D0AF1FB0FD3021FD" author="DAY F." box="[655,767,1676,1701]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" pagination="169 - 368" refId="ref13990" refString="DAY F., 1876. - The Fishes of India; Being a Natural History of the Fishes known to Inhabit the Seas and Fresh Waters of India, Burma, and Ceylon. Part 2: 169 - 368, Pls 41 - 78." type="book chapter" year="1876">Day, 1876</bibRefCitation>
) that the specimen has 42 lateral scales. These data suggest that
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE566F49D2991FEFFE8521B0" authorityName="Blyth" authorityYear="1860" box="[185,330,1745,1769]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Eleotris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="scintillans">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D2991FEFFE8521B0" box="[185,330,1745,1769]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">E. scintillans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is probably not an
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE566F49D0001FECFD5821B0" authorityName="Gill" authorityYear="1863" box="[544,663,1745,1769]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D0001FECFD5821B0" box="[544,663,1745,1769]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Ophiocara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
but could be an
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE566F49D2E41FC9FEC32052" authorityName="Rao" authorityYear="1971" box="[196,268,1780,1803]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Incara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D2E41FC9FEC32052" box="[196,268,1780,1803]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Incara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(D. Hoese, pers. comm.), which is very similar to
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE566F49D2BF1E2BFEDC2077" authorityName="Gill" authorityYear="1863" box="[159,275,1814,1838]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D2BF1E2BFEDC2077" box="[159,275,1814,1838]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Ophiocara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but has smaller (and more) scales than
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE566F49D09B1E2BFF7A2009" authorityName="Gill" authorityYear="1863" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D09B1E2BFF7A2009" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Ophiocara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(never more than 39 LS in
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE566F49D3F51E05FD862009" authorityName="Gill" authorityYear="1863" box="[469,585,1848,1872]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D3F51E05FD862009" box="[469,585,1848,1872]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Ophiocara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). We list here this species as
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D2D41E61FE49202A" box="[244,390,1883,1907]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">incertae sedis</emphasis>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="3D916524AE566F49D10D19E4FBFC222B" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="753436AFAE566F49D10D19E4FBCB27A8" blockId="14.[813,1456,217,1395]" box="[813,1028,217,241]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D10D19E4FBCB27A8" bold="true" box="[813,1028,217,241]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Material examined</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="753436AFAE566F49D17219C4FBD526E8" blockId="14.[813,1456,217,1395]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">
<materialsCitation id="C5E33CF2AE566F49D17219C4FBDA26E8" collectorName="As &amp; Clade B" country="Seychelles" location="Islands" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" specimenCount="5" typeStatus="syntype">
<collectorName id="D87E5379AE566F49D17219C4FCBF2648" box="[850,880,249,273]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">As</collectorName>
in the
<typeStatus id="AA30880DAE566F49D19A19C7FBD7264B" box="[954,1048,250,274]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" type="syntype">syntypes</typeStatus>
series of
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D6A019C7FAE32648" box="[1152,1324,249,273]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE566F49D6A019C7FAE72648" baseAuthorityName="Valenciennes" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[1152,1320,249,273]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="porocephala">E. porocephala</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
two species are represented (see
<collectorName id="D87E5379AE566F49D6351824FBBF2668" box="[1045,1136,281,305]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Clade B</collectorName>
and C of our trees) to avoid confusion, according to
<bibRefCitation id="111A4B5EAE566F49D60F1804FB792608" author="ICZN" box="[1071,1206,313,337]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" refId="ref14299" refString="ICZN, 1999. - International code of zoological nomenclature, 4 th edit. The International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, London." type="book" year="1999">ICZN (1999</bibRefCitation>
: art. 74.1) we here des- ignate a
<typeStatus id="AA30880DAE566F49D1A71864FC262628" box="[903,1001,345,369]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" type="lectotype">lectotype</typeStatus>
among the
<specimenCount id="638DFD26AE566F49D6461864FB17262B" box="[1126,1240,345,370]" count="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" type="generic" typeStatus="syntypes">5 syntypes</specimenCount>
MNHN-IC-A-1573 from
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<location id="70546074AE566F49D1CF1844FB8B26C8" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:FD2287B9AE556F57D1561CA4FE272688:70546074AE566F49D1CF1844FB8B26C8" box="[1007,1092,377,401]" country="Seychelles" name="Islands" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Islands</location>
, which become the unique type locality of the species
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="753436AFAE566F49D1721887FC7D2548" blockId="14.[813,1456,217,1395]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">
<materialsCitation id="C5E33CF2AE566F49D1721887FC7D2548" collectorName="Dussumier" country="Seychelles" location="Seychelles" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" specimenCount="1" typeStatus="lectotype">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D1721887FC712688" box="[850,958,442,465]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">
<typeStatus id="AA30880DAE566F49D1721887FC712688" box="[850,958,442,465]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" type="lectotype">Lectotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
. MNHN-IC-2020-0477, male,
<quantity id="B2739B4AAE566F49D7121887FA4F2688" box="[1330,1408,442,466]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="9.8" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" unit="mm" value="98.0">98 mm</quantity>
SL;
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE566F49D10D18E4FC5026A8" box="[813,927,473,497]" name="Seychelles" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Seychelles</collectingCountry>
Islands,
<collectorName id="D87E5379AE566F49D1DD18E4FBBE26A8" box="[1021,1137,473,497]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Dussumier</collectorName>
coll. (extracted from MNHN- IC-A-1573).
</materialsCitation>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="753436AFAE566F49D1721B24FB1D250B" blockId="14.[813,1456,217,1395]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D1721B24FC352568" box="[850,1018,537,561]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">
<typeStatus id="AA30880DAE566F49D1721B24FC352568" box="[850,1018,537,561]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" type="paralectotype">Paralectotypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
. MNHN-IC-A-1573 (4),
<quantity id="B2739B4AAE566F49D70F1B27FA602568" box="[1327,1455,538,562]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.015" metricValueMax="1.1" metricValueMin="0.93" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" unit="mm" value="101.5" valueMax="110.0" valueMin="93.0">93-110 mm</quantity>
SL;
<materialsCitation id="C5E33CF2AE566F49D1791B07FB1D250B" box="[857,1234,570,594]" collectorName="Dussumier" country="Seychelles" location="Seychelles" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" specimenCount="1" typeStatus="paralectotype">
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE566F49D1791B07FC04250B" box="[857,971,570,594]" name="Seychelles" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Seychelles</collectingCountry>
Islands,
<collectorName id="D87E5379AE566F49D6091B07FB52250B" box="[1065,1181,570,594]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Dussumier</collectorName>
coll.
</materialsCitation>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="753436AFAE566F49D1721B67FBFC222B" blockId="14.[813,1456,217,1395]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D1721B67FC54252B" box="[850,923,602,626]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Others</emphasis>
. MNHN-IC-A-2709,
<typeStatus id="AA30880DAE566F49D6B41B67FB3E252B" box="[1172,1265,602,626]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" type="syntype">syntypes</typeStatus>
of
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE566F49D7321B67FC2625CB" authority=", Val." authorityName=", Valenciennes" authorityYear="1837" family="Eleotridae" genus="Eleotris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="madagascariensis">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D7321B67FC7D25C8" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Eleotris madagascariensis</emphasis>
, Val.
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D1CD1B47FBCD25C8" box="[1005,1026,634,657]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">in</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="111A4B5EAE566F49D6271B47FAF025CB" author="CUVIER G. L. &amp; VALENCIENNES A." box="[1031,1343,634,658]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" refId="ref13781" refString="CUVIER G. L. &amp; VALENCIENNES A., 1837. - Histoire naturelle des Poissons. Vol. 12, 508 p. F. G. Levrault, Paris." type="book" year="1837">Cuvier &amp; Valenciennes, 1837</bibRefCitation>
;
<specimenCount id="638DFD26AE566F49D7691B47FA6025CB" box="[1353,1455,634,658]" count="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" type="female">2 females</specimenCount>
(
<quantity id="B2739B4AAE566F49D1151BA4FC0925E8" box="[821,966,665,689]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.9899999999999998" metricValueMax="2.03" metricValueMin="1.95" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" unit="mm" value="199.0" valueMax="203.0" valueMin="195.0">195-203 mm</quantity>
SL),
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE566F49D6271BA7FB5E25EB" box="[1031,1169,666,690]" name="Madagascar" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Madagascar</collectingCountry>
, Goudot coll. SAIAB 95,
<typeStatus id="AA30880DAE566F49D10D1B87FC45258B" box="[813,906,698,722]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
(unique), of
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE566F49D6341B87FA82258B" authority="Smith, 1936" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="1936" box="[1044,1357,698,722]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Eleotris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="limosus">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D6341B87FB0E258B" box="[1044,1217,698,722]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Eleotris limosus</emphasis>
Smith, 1936
</taxonomicName>
;
<quantity id="B2739B4AAE566F49D7771B87FA602588" box="[1367,1455,698,722]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.98" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" unit="mm" value="198.0">198 mm</quantity>
SL, Isipingo lagoon,
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE566F49D6061BE7FB0F25AB" box="[1062,1216,730,754]" name="South Africa" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">South Africa</collectingCountry>
; not seen, data from D. Hoese. RMNH 6198,
<typeStatus id="AA30880DAE566F49D6171BC7FB5A244B" box="[1079,1173,762,786]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
(unique) of
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE566F49D7391BC7FB96246B" authority="Bleeker, 1854" authorityName="Bleeker" authorityYear="1854" family="Eleotridae" genus="Eleotris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="porocephaloides">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D7391BC7FC7D246B" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Eleotris porocephaloides</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="111A4B5EAE566F49D1991A27FB96246B" author="BLEEKER P." box="[953,1113,794,818]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" pagination="317 - 352" refId="ref13629" refString="BLEEKER P., 1854. - Vierde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyolo- gische fauna van Amboina. Natuurwet. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie, 5 (3): 317 - 352." type="journal article" year="1854">Bleeker, 1854</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
; Priaman,
<collectingRegion id="B74FF84DAE566F49D6F01A27FAFF246B" box="[1232,1328,794,818]" country="Indonesia" name="Sumatera Utara" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Sumatra</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE566F49D71B1A27FA65246B" box="[1339,1450,794,818]" name="Indonesia" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Indonesia</collectingCountry>
, Bleeker coll. MNHN-IC-1960-0223, female (
<quantity id="B2739B4AAE566F49D73E1A07FAB62408" box="[1310,1401,826,850]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.98" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" unit="mm" value="198.0">198 mm</quantity>
SL), Ivolina,
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE566F49D1AB1A67FBDB242B" box="[907,1044,858,882]" name="Madagascar" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Madagascar</collectingCountry>
, Kiener coll. MNHN-IC-2020-0177, male (
<quantity id="B2739B4AAE566F49D1501A47FC1024C8" box="[880,991,890,914]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.274" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" unit="mm" value="127.4">127.4 mm</quantity>
SL), Antalaviana,
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE566F49D68B1A47FAFF24CB" box="[1195,1328,890,914]" name="Madagascar" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Madagascar</collectingCountry>
,
<date id="0135106FAE566F49D71A1A47FA6424CB" box="[1338,1451,890,914]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" value="2010-05">May 2010</date>
, Diamsoi coll.; tag 12653. MNHN-IC-2020-0178,
<specimenCount id="638DFD26AE566F49D77D1AA7FA6424EB" box="[1373,1451,922,946]" count="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount id="638DFD26AE566F49D10D1A87FC52248B" box="[813,925,954,978]" count="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" type="female">2 females</specimenCount>
(
<quantity id="B2739B4AAE566F49D18E1A87FBF92488" box="[942,1078,954,978]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.0" metricValueMax="1.3" metricValueMin="0.7" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" unit="mm" value="100.0" valueMax="130.0" valueMin="70.0">70-130 mm</quantity>
SL), Dembéni, st 026, Mayotte,
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE566F49D10D1AE7FC5824AB" box="[813,919,986,1010]" name="Comoros" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Comoros</collectingCountry>
,
<date id="0135106FAE566F49D1841AE7FB8D24AB" box="[932,1090,986,1010]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" value="2019-08-12">12 Aug. 2019</date>
, Valade
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D6851AE6FB1724AB" box="[1189,1240,986,1010]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">et al</emphasis>
. coll.; tags 14512, 14513, 14514. MNHN-IC-2020-0480, Tahiti plage, Mayo- tte,
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE566F49D1751D27FC75236B" box="[853,954,1050,1074]" name="Comoros" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Comoros</collectingCountry>
,
<date id="0135106FAE566F49D1E41D27FB9B236B" box="[964,1108,1050,1074]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" value="2006-05-16">16 May 2006</date>
, Keith &amp; Arda coll.; tags 12531, 12532, 12534. MNHN-IC-2006-0603, female (
<quantity id="B2739B4AAE566F49D7021D07FAB42308" box="[1314,1403,1082,1106]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.17" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" unit="mm" value="117.0">117 mm</quantity>
SL), Mjawatché,
<collectingRegion id="B74FF84DAE566F49D1931D67FBCB232B" box="[947,1028,1114,1138]" country="Comoros" name="Moheli" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Mohéli</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE566F49D62F1D67FBBA232B" box="[1039,1141,1114,1138]" name="Comoros" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Comoros</collectingCountry>
,
<date id="0135106FAE566F49D6A01D67FADF232B" box="[1152,1296,1114,1138]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" value="2005-10-31">31 Oct. 2005</date>
, Keith &amp; Mar- quet coll. MNHN-IC-2020-0179, female (
<quantity id="B2739B4AAE566F49D6C61D47FAFE23CB" box="[1254,1329,1146,1170]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.6" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" unit="mm" value="66.0">66 mm</quantity>
SL), Gorre,
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE566F49D10D1DA7FCA223EB" box="[813,877,1178,1202]" name="India" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Mahé</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE566F49D1571DA7FC2223EB" box="[887,1005,1178,1202]" name="Seychelles" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Seychelles</collectingCountry>
,
<date id="0135106FAE566F49D1D71DA7FBB623EB" box="[1015,1145,1178,1202]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" value="2020-02-02">2 Feb. 2020</date>
, Mennesson, Keith &amp; Henri- ette coll.; tag 12589. MNHN-IC-2020-0180, male (
<quantity id="B2739B4AAE566F49D7411D87FA60238B" box="[1377,1455,1210,1234]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.0" pageId="14" pageNumber="103" unit="mm" value="60.0">60 mm</quantity>
SL), Anse petite court, Praslin,
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE566F49D6AF1DE7FAC523AB" box="[1167,1290,1242,1266]" name="Seychelles" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Seychelles</collectingCountry>
,
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, Mennesson, Keith &amp; Henriette coll.; tag 12733. MNHN- IC-2020-0181,
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(of 8) (
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SL), Nouvelle- Découverte, Praslin,
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,
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, Keith &amp; Arda coll.; tags 12523, 12524.
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<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D10D1CA7FC5422EB" bold="true" box="[813,923,1434,1458]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Diagnosis</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="753436AFAE566F49D1731C87FC62214B" blockId="14.[813,1456,1434,1554]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">The species usually has 35-37 lateral scales, 21-24 predorsal scales, 9-10 zigzag scales and the jaw length is 14-16% SL.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE566F49D10D1F07FC7E210B" bold="true" box="[813,945,1594,1618]" pageId="14" pageNumber="103">Description</emphasis>
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Below, the
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counts are given first, followed in brackets, if different, by the other specimens counts. The scale counts are given in table II and selected morphometrics in table III.
</paragraph>
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The body is more ovoid than elongated. The body depth at anus is 22 (19-26% SL), at first dorsal fin 21 (20-26% SL), and the caudal peduncle depth is 17 (14-17% SL). Predorsal length 44 (42-46% SL) and preanal length 68 (61-69% SL). Size: up to
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SL.
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<paragraph id="753436AFAE576F48D28A19E4FE2826AB" blockId="15.[132,775,217,1330]" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">The head 37 (33-39% SL) is depressed, the snout is con- vex. The anterior nostrils are long, reaching lower margin of upper lip. The mouth and jaw length 15 (14-16% SL) are large with inwardly curved teeth set on both jaws and larger on outer row of upper jaw. Posterior end of maxillary extend- ing below 1/2 or 2/3 of posterior margin of eye. Eye diameter 6 (6-8% SL) and interorbital length 13 (11-14% SL). Usual- ly 26 vertebrae. Gill opening extending beyond the posterior end of urohyal. Gill rakers 12-13.</paragraph>
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Dorsal fins VI-I,8 with no filamentous rays. The first dorsal fin is with second, third and fourth rays longer. Anal fin I,7 directly opposite to the second dorsal fin. The caudal fin is with 14-15 branched rays and its posterior margin is rounded. Pelvic fins separate, I,5. Pectoral fins 15, with the posterior margin rounded. Lateral scales 35 (35-37), with ctenoid scales on flanks and caudal peduncle. Cycloid scales from snout to top of head and anterior part of D1, on operculum, on base of pectoral fins and on belly extending to anus. Scales of top of head and back bigger than those of belly. Scales in transverse back series 13 (12-13), in transverse for- ward 17 (16-18), in predorsal 22 (21-24) and in zigzag usu- ally 9 (9-10) (
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with 8).
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<paragraph id="753436AFAE576F48D28A1AA7FE1223EB" blockId="15.[132,775,217,1330]" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">
Cephalic sensory pore system as described by
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and
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with oculoscapular canal nasal to post-temporal with the pores A to L except for G; preopercular canal long with the pores M to Q; oculo- scapular canal grooves on nasal, frontal, pterotic and post-temporal; inner side of oculoscapular canal on frontal walled continuously from C to F; preopercular canal groove long. Head sensory papillae as described by
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and
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Akihito
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE576F48D3741DA6FE4D23EB" box="[340,386,1178,1202]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">et al</emphasis>
. (1988)
</bibRefCitation>
.
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<paragraph id="753436AFAE576F48D28A1D87FE7B226B" blockId="15.[132,775,217,1330]" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">Males with a rounded/elongated urogenital papilla with distal tip rounded. The females have rectangular or chaliceshaped bulbous urogenital papilla with crenulated outer edges around distal opening.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE576F48D2A41C67FE4A222B" bold="true" box="[132,389,1370,1394]" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">Colour in preservation</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="753436AFAE576F48D28A1C47FDA0210B" blockId="15.[132,775,1370,1618]" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">Background of body brown on the back. The flanks are brownish with some greyish patches. Belly greyish. Top of head brownish, as lateral parts; with sometimes 2 or 3 dark brown stripes radiating from the eye to the cheeks and oper- culum. The first and second dorsal fins are greyish with sev- eral rows of aligned dark spots along rays. The pelvic, pecto- ral and anal fins are greyish and without spots.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE576F48D2A41F47FED521CB" bold="true" box="[132,282,1658,1682]" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">Colour in life</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE576F48D28A1FA7FF3D21EB" box="[170,242,1690,1714]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">Adults</emphasis>
. Most common pattern similar for male and female. Background of body dark grey to black on the back. Flanks greyish to black. Four to five light brown or whitish interrupted bands on the flanks, sometimes not very vis- ible. The first one (if exists) below the first dorsal fin, the second one from the anterior part of the second dorsal fin to the medium part of belly, the third one from the posterior part of the second dorsal fin to the anterior part of the anal fin, the fourth around the caudal peduncle, and the fifth at the hypural base. Top of head brownish, with sometimes whitish parts between eyes and on nose. Lateral part brown with 3 dark brown stripes and sometimes a white one radiat- ing from the eye to the cheeks and operculum. Isthmus and belly greyish. Bigger specimens mostly dark grey (
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), without any white bands or white spots on the flanks, head or hypural base (white marks less marked on old specimens). The first and second dorsal fins are greyish with several rows of aligned dark spots along rays. The pelvic, pectoral and anal fins are grey. The anal and caudal fins have a light yel- low distal part (
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).
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<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE576F48D1721B44FC1E25C8" box="[850,977,633,657]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">Juveniles. </emphasis>
Background of body greyish to black on the back. Flanks greyish to black. Five vertical white bands on the flanks, two well marked flashy continuous bands; the first one, from the anterior part of the second dorsal fin to the medium part of belly, the second one, around the caudal peduncle; and three interrupted bands, the first one below the first dorsal fin, the second one from the posterior part of the second dorsal fin to the anterior part of the anal fin, and the third one with three white spots on hypural base. Top of head brownish, with whitish parts between eyes and on nose. Lat- eral part greyish with 3 dark brown stripes and two greyish radiating from the eye to the cheeks and operculum. A gold spot on operculum. Isthmus and belly whitish to greyish. The first and second dorsal fins are greyish with 4-5 rows of dark aligned spots along rays. The pelvic, pectoral and anal fins are translucent. The anal and caudal fins have a light yellow distal part (
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).
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</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE576F48D10D1D87FC48238B" bold="true" box="[813,903,1210,1234]" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">Ecology</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="753436AFAE576F48D1721DE7FB3722EB" blockId="15.[813,1456,1210,1458]" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">
The species occurs mainly in the vegetation or under stones, roots or under leaf litter in the lower parts of rivers and ponds, from tidal influence to
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high in altitude, with sandy, muddy or gravel bottoms. It is carnivorous and feeds on crustaceans, molluscs and fish. It is particularly abundant in
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Islands where it dominates the fish communi- ties in rivers and ponds (
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Keith
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE576F48D6511CA6FB6F22EB" box="[1137,1184,1434,1458]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">et al</emphasis>
., 2006
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).
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<subSubSection id="3D916524AE576F57D10D1CE7FE272688" lastPageId="16" lastPageNumber="105" pageId="15" pageNumber="104" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE576F48D10D1CE7FC7722AB" bold="true" box="[813,952,1498,1522]" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">Distribution</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="753436AFAE576F48D1721CC7FA4E212B" blockId="15.[813,1455,1498,1650]" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE576F48D1721CC7FBBF214B" baseAuthorityName="Valenciennes" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[850,1136,1530,1554]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="15" pageNumber="104" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="porocephala">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE576F48D1721CC7FBBF214B" box="[850,1136,1530,1554]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">Ophiocara porocephala</emphasis>
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is known from the Indian Ocean from
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and
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to
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,
<collectingCountry id="0D9C763FAE576F48D10D1F07FC5A210B" box="[813,917,1594,1618]" name="Comoros" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">Comoros</collectingCountry>
,
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, Andaman Islands and Indian Ocean coast of Sunda Islands and
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(
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) (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="753436AFAE576F48D10D1FA7FC7521EB" blockId="15.[813,1456,1690,1906]" box="[813,954,1690,1714]" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE576F48D10D1FA7FC7521EB" bold="true" box="[813,954,1690,1714]" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">Comparison</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE576F48D1721F87FB90218B" baseAuthorityName="Valenciennes" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[850,1119,1722,1746]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="15" pageNumber="104" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="porocephala">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE576F48D1721F87FB90218B" box="[850,1119,1722,1746]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">Ophiocara porocephala</emphasis>
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differs from the other species sequenced by having a significant percentage of divergence in
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE576F48D1681FC6FCB9204B" box="[840,886,1787,1810]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">COI</emphasis>
gene (8.2%) (Suppl. data). Moreover, it differs from
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<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE576F48D10D1E26FC2E206B" box="[813,993,1818,1842]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">O. ophicephalus</emphasis>
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by a combination of characters including more scales in lateral series (35-37
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE576F48D6E31E06FB15200B" box="[1219,1242,1851,1874]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">vs</emphasis>
32-34), transverse backward series (12-13
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE576F48D6101E66FB89202B" box="[1072,1094,1883,1906]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="104">vs</emphasis>
11-12) and in zigzag series (usu- ally 9-10
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE486F57D2CF19E7FEC927A8" box="[239,262,218,241]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="105">vs</emphasis>
usually 8), and a smaller jaw length (14-16
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE486F57D0D019E7FCC827A8" box="[752,775,218,241]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="105">vs</emphasis>
16-17% SL). The silver dotted pattern (
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), known for
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE486F57D2A41827FE8D2668" box="[132,322,281,305]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="105">
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE486F57D2A41827FEF22668" baseAuthorityName="Kottelat" baseAuthorityYear="2013" box="[132,317,281,305]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="16" pageNumber="105" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ophicephalus">O. ophicephalus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
is unknown for
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE486F57D3DA1827FD682668" baseAuthorityName="Valenciennes" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[506,679,281,305]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="16" pageNumber="105" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="porocephala">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE486F57D3DA1827FD682668" box="[506,679,281,305]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="105">O. porocephala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and the juveniles have usually more vertical interrupted white bands (3) on the flanks than
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE486F57D3541867FDE82628" baseAuthorityName="Kottelat" baseAuthorityYear="2013" box="[372,551,345,369]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="16" pageNumber="105" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ophicephalus">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE486F57D3541867FDE82628" box="[372,551,345,369]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="105">O. ophicephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(1).
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE486F57D07C1867FCC82628" baseAuthorityName="Valenciennes" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[604,775,345,369]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="16" pageNumber="105" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="porocephala">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE486F57D07C1867FCC82628" box="[604,775,345,369]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="105">O. porocephala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="B28B4D2CAE486F57D32A1847FE4C26C8" baseAuthorityName="Gunther" baseAuthorityYear="1861" box="[266,387,378,401]" family="Eleotridae" genus="Ophiocara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="16" pageNumber="105" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cantoris">
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE486F57D32A1847FE4C26C8" box="[266,387,378,401]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="105">O. cantoris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by fewer scales in lateral series (35- 37
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE486F57D28518A7FF7426E8" box="[165,187,410,433]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="105">vs</emphasis>
37-39), transverse forward series (16-18
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE486F57D05618A7FD4326E8" box="[630,652,410,433]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="105">vs</emphasis>
18-20) and predorsal series (21-24
<emphasis id="47FFEABDAE486F57D35D1887FE5C2688" box="[381,403,442,465]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="105">vs</emphasis>
25-27).
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</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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