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(
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SL, sex undetermined, both collected with the 
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A species of 
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distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters: cheek scales in six diagonal rows exposed, their size moderately large 2.2–2.5 % SL; predorsal ridge black; cheek almost silver with oval-shaped, yellow blotch along ventral rim of eye; dorsal fin translucent yellowish with black stripe overlapping yellow coloration along dorsal margin; upper lobe (two thirds) of caudal fin with 5–6 yellow horizontal stripes and tip with black blotch; lower third of caudal fin navy blue.
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Data for the 
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are presented first, followed by those of the 
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in parentheses. Counts and proportional measurements are shown in 
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Head and body scaled except for snout, forehead, and suborbital area; scales cycloid on cheek, opercle, pectoral inner corner, and breast; ctenoid elsewhere; six diagonal scale rows on cheek; scales slightly enlarged in the middle row; diameter of largest cheek scales 3.3 (3.7–4.0) in OD. Dorsal-fin origin above pectoral-fin base; 1st spine shortest, 1.5 (2.0–3.0) in OD; 2nd 0.9 (0.9–1.1) in OD, remainder gradually become longer posteriorly, 7th spine longest, 0.9 (0.8) in OD; dorsal-fin soft rays except 15th soft ray longer than all spines, 1st soft ray about 0.7 (0.7–0.9) in OD, becoming longer posteriorly to 13th soft ray; 13th dorsal-fin soft ray longest, extending to caudal-fin base, 
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OD. Pelvic fin wedge-shaped, its length shorter than 13th dorsal-fin soft ray, reaching posteriorly to about the midpoint between pelvic- and anal-fin origins; second pelvic-fin soft ray longest. Caudal peduncle somewhat deep, its depth 2.4 (2.3–2.4) in BD. Caudal fin double emarginate.
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(
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). Based on color transparencies of the 
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and two 
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. Body pinkish dorsally, gradually changing in color toward ventral area, becoming glint silver on belly. Snout pale pink. Cheek silvery or pinkish silver with oval-shaped, oblique yellow blotch along posteroventral rim of eye. Interorbital area silver with tinge of yellow. Predorsal ridge dark. Dorsal fin translucent yellowish with narrow black margin extending from 1st spine to 7th soft ray in 
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(to 12th soft ray in two 
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); yellowish tinge stronger dorsally and overlapped with black margin. Anal fin translucent entirely except for white along base. Pectoral fin semi-transparent. Pelvic fin almost white. Caudal fin with 5–6 yellow horizontal stripes on upper two-third with white interspaces; a black blotch on postero-dorsal corner; upper two-third with white margin; two middle of which extending over caudal peduncle; navy blue blotch on lower one-third; caudal-fin base yellow with a reddish tinge.
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCF0431FF1217EEFE5C91BE" box="[206,391,729,755]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Color in alcohol</emphasis>
. Body almost light yellow. Dorsal-fin membrane translucent bordered with dark. Pectoral fin translucent with dark posteriorly. Pelvic and anal fins semi-transparent. Caudal fin upper two thirds yellowish with light yellow stripes, and dark gray on lower one third.
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCF0431FF4B100AFEC8961B" bold="true" box="[151,275,1341,1366]" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCF0431FEC5100AFDC09618" box="[281,539,1341,1365]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Branchiostegus biendong</emphasis>
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, in fresh, VNMN-F 2017. 001, holotype, male, 209 mm SL., Quy Nhon, Vietnam, photographed by W. Hiramatsu.
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCF0431FF4B12B5FECE94D6" bold="true" box="[151,277,1922,1947]" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Line drawing of 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCF0431FE1712B4FD1494D6" box="[459,719,1923,1947]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Branchiostegus biendong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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, VNMN-F 2017. 001, holotype, male 209 mm SL, Quy Nhon, Vietnam, drawn by W. Hiramatsu. Dotted line indicates posterior margin of anus.
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCE0430FF4B15AEFECB93FC" bold="true" box="[151,272,153,177]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Measurements and counts of 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCE0430FD8315AEFCA793FC" box="[607,892,153,177]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Branchiostegus biendong</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BE49A2DFFCE0430FF43158AFAD39489" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
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<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF43158AFAAA939B" box="[159,1393,189,214]" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="136" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF43158AFDEE939B" box="[159,565,189,214]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Catalogue number</th>
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F158AFC5F939B" box="[691,900,189,214]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Holotype</th>
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E158AFBB0939B" box="[994,1131,189,214]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Paratypes</th>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4315D6FAAA93B2" box="[159,1393,225,255]" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="136" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F15D6FC5F93B2" box="[691,900,225,255]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">VNMN-F 2017. 001</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E15D6FBB093B2" box="[994,1131,225,255]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">BSKU 54029</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1815D6FAAA93B2" box="[1220,1393,225,255]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">NSMT-P 130013</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431432FAAA9253" box="[159,1393,261,286]" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431432FDEE9253" box="[159,565,261,286]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Total length (mm)</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1432FC5F9253" box="[691,900,261,286]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">257</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1432FBB09253" box="[994,1131,261,286]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">224</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181432FAAA9253" box="[1220,1393,261,286]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">222</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF43141DFAAA920E" box="[159,1393,298,323]" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF43141DFDEE920E" box="[159,565,298,323]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Standard length (mm)</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F141DFC5F920E" box="[691,900,298,323]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">209</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E141DFBB0920E" box="[994,1131,298,323]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">181</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB18141DFAAA920E" box="[1220,1393,298,323]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">181</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431479FAAA922A" box="[159,1393,334,359]" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431479FAAA922A" box="[159,1393,334,359]" colspan="4" colspanRight="3" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Measurements (as % of SL)</th>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431445FAAA92C6" box="[159,1393,370,395]" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431445FDEE92C6" box="[159,565,370,395]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Body depth</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1445FC5F92C6" box="[691,900,370,395]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">26.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1445FBB092C6" box="[994,1131,370,395]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">25.4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181445FAAA92C6" box="[1220,1393,370,395]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">26.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4314A0FAAA92F8" box="[159,1393,407,437]" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4314A0FDEE92F8" box="[159,565,407,437]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Head length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F14A0FC5F92F8" box="[691,900,407,437]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">29.9</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E14A0FBB092F8" box="[994,1131,407,437]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">29.4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1814A0FAAA92F8" box="[1220,1393,407,437]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">28.8</td>
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<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF43148CFAAA9297" box="[159,1393,443,474]" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF43148CFDEE9297" box="[159,565,443,474]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Head depth</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F148CFC5F9297" box="[691,900,443,474]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">25.4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E148CFBB09297" box="[994,1131,443,474]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">22.9</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB18148CFAAA9297" box="[1220,1393,443,474]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">24.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4314E8FAAA92B3" box="[159,1393,479,510]" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4314E8FDEE92B3" box="[159,565,479,510]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Snout length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F14E8FC5F92B3" box="[691,900,479,510]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">12.2</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E14E8FBB092B3" box="[994,1131,479,510]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">10.6</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1814E8FAAA92B3" box="[1220,1393,479,510]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">11.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431733FAAA916F" box="[159,1393,516,546]" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431733FDEE916F" box="[159,565,516,546]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Length of snout to dorsal-fin origin</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1733FC5F916F" box="[691,900,516,546]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">34.4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1733FBB0916F" box="[994,1131,516,546]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">33.6</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181733FAAA916F" box="[1220,1393,516,546]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">33.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF43171FFAAA910C" box="[159,1393,552,577]" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF43171FFDEE910C" box="[159,565,552,577]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Length of snout to anal-fin origin</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F171FFC5F910C" box="[691,900,552,577]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">56.8</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E171FFBB0910C" box="[994,1131,552,577]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">57.3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB18171FFAAA910C" box="[1220,1393,552,577]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">57.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF43177BFAAA9127" box="[159,1393,588,618]" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF43177BFDEE9127" box="[159,565,588,618]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Length of snout to pectoral-fin origin</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F177BFC5F9127" box="[691,900,588,618]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">29.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E177BFBB09127" box="[994,1131,588,618]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">27.8</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB18177BFAAA9127" box="[1220,1393,588,618]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">27.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431746FAAA91C2" box="[159,1393,625,655]" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431746FDEE91C2" box="[159,565,625,655]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Length of snout to pelvic-fin origin</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1746FC5F91C2" box="[691,900,625,655]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">27.2</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1746FBB091C2" box="[994,1131,625,655]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">27.8</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181746FAAA91C2" box="[1220,1393,625,655]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">26.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4317A2FAAA91FE" box="[159,1393,661,691]" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4317A2FDEE91FE" box="[159,565,661,691]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Length of snout to anus</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F17A2FC5F91FE" box="[691,900,661,691]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">54.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E17A2FBB091FE" box="[994,1131,661,691]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">54.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1817A2FAAA91FE" box="[1220,1393,661,691]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">53.4</td>
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<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF43178EFAAA919A" box="[159,1393,697,727]" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF43178EFDEE919A" box="[159,565,697,727]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Orbit diameter</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F178EFC5F919A" box="[691,900,697,727]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">8.2</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E178EFBB0919A" box="[994,1131,697,727]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">8.7</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB18178EFAAA919A" box="[1220,1393,697,727]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">8.3</td>
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<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4317EAFAAA91BB" box="[159,1393,733,758]" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4317EAFDEE91BB" box="[159,565,733,758]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Cheek scale diameter</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F17EAFC5F91BB" box="[691,900,733,758]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">2.5</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E17EAFBB091BB" box="[994,1131,733,758]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">2.2</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1817EAFAAA91BB" box="[1220,1393,733,758]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">2.3</td>
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<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431635FAAA906D" box="[159,1393,770,800]" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431635FDEE906D" box="[159,565,770,800]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Upper-jaw length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1635FC5F906D" box="[691,900,770,800]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">11.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1635FBB0906D" box="[994,1131,770,800]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">11.6</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181635FAAA906D" box="[1220,1393,770,800]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">11.3</td>
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<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431611FAAA9009" box="[159,1393,806,836]" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431611FDEE9009" box="[159,565,806,836]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Interorbital width</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1611FC5F9009" box="[691,900,806,836]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">8.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1611FBB09009" box="[994,1131,806,836]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">8.3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181611FAAA9009" box="[1220,1393,806,836]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">7.2</td>
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<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF43167DFAAA9025" box="[159,1393,842,872]" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF43167DFDEE9025" box="[159,565,842,872]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Suborbital depth</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F167DFC5F9025" box="[691,900,842,872]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">7.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E167DFBB09025" box="[994,1131,842,872]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">6.6</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB18167DFAAA9025" box="[1220,1393,842,872]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">6.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431658FAAA90C0" box="[159,1393,879,909]" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431658FDEE90C0" box="[159,565,879,909]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Dorsal-fin base length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1658FC5F90C0" box="[691,900,879,909]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">58.4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1658FBB090C0" box="[994,1131,879,909]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">58.4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181658FAAA90C0" box="[1220,1393,879,909]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">57.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4316A4FAAA90E1" box="[159,1393,915,940]" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4316A4FDEE90E1" box="[159,565,915,940]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">First dorsal-fin spine length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F16A4FC5F90E1" box="[691,900,915,940]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">5.3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E16A4FBB090E1" box="[994,1131,915,940]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">4.4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1816A4FAAA90E1" box="[1220,1393,915,940]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">2.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431680FAAA9098" box="[159,1393,951,981]" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431680FDEE9098" box="[159,565,951,981]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Second dorsal-fin spine length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1680FC5F9098" box="[691,900,951,981]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">8.8</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1680FBB09098" box="[994,1131,951,981]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">9.4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181680FAAA9098" box="[1220,1393,951,981]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">7.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4316ECFAAA90B7" box="[159,1393,987,1018]" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4316ECFDEE90B7" box="[159,565,987,1018]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Longest dorsal-fin spine length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F16ECFC5F90B7" box="[691,900,987,1018]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">8.9</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E16ECFBB090B7" box="[994,1131,987,1018]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">10.3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1816ECFAAA90B7" box="[1220,1393,987,1018]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">9.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431137FAAA9753" box="[159,1393,1024,1054]" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431137FDEE9753" box="[159,565,1024,1054]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">First dorsal-fin soft ray length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1137FC5F9753" box="[691,900,1024,1054]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">11.5</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1137FBB09753" box="[994,1131,1024,1054]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">9.4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181137FAAA9753" box="[1220,1393,1024,1054]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">11.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431113FAAA970F" box="[159,1393,1060,1090]" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431113FDEE970F" box="[159,565,1060,1090]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Longest dorsal-fin soft ray length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1113FC5F970F" box="[691,900,1060,1090]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">20.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1113FBB0970F" box="[994,1131,1060,1090]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">20.3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181113FAAA970F" box="[1220,1393,1060,1090]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">19.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF43117FFAAA972C" box="[159,1393,1096,1121]" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF43117FFDEE972C" box="[159,565,1096,1121]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Anal-fin base length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F117FFC5F972C" box="[691,900,1096,1121]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">31.6</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E117FFBB0972C" box="[994,1131,1096,1121]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">31.8</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB18117FFAAA972C" box="[1220,1393,1096,1121]" gridcol="3" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">31.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF43115AFAAA97C6" box="[159,1393,1133,1163]" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF43115AFDEE97C6" box="[159,565,1133,1163]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">First anal-fin spine length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F115AFC5F97C6" box="[691,900,1133,1163]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">3.3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E115AFBB097C6" box="[994,1131,1133,1163]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">2.8</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB18115AFAAA97C6" box="[1220,1393,1133,1163]" gridcol="3" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">2.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4311A6FAAA97E2" box="[159,1393,1169,1199]" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4311A6FDEE97E2" box="[159,565,1169,1199]" gridcol="0" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Second anal-fin spine length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F11A6FC5F97E2" box="[691,900,1169,1199]" gridcol="1" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">6.2</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E11A6FBB097E2" box="[994,1131,1169,1199]" gridcol="2" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">5.9</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1811A6FAAA97E2" box="[1220,1393,1169,1199]" gridcol="3" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">6.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431182FAAA979E" box="[159,1393,1205,1235]" gridrow="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431182FDEE979E" box="[159,565,1205,1235]" gridcol="0" gridrow="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">First anal-fin soft ray length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1182FC5F979E" box="[691,900,1205,1235]" gridcol="1" gridrow="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">9.2</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1182FBB0979E" box="[994,1131,1205,1235]" gridcol="2" gridrow="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">9.8</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181182FAAA979E" box="[1220,1393,1205,1235]" gridcol="3" gridrow="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">10.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4311EEFAAA97B5" box="[159,1393,1241,1272]" gridrow="29" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4311EEFDEE97B5" box="[159,565,1241,1272]" gridcol="0" gridrow="29" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Longest anal-fin soft ray length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F11EEFC5F97B5" box="[691,900,1241,1272]" gridcol="1" gridrow="29" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">14.8</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E11EEFBB097B5" box="[994,1131,1241,1272]" gridcol="2" gridrow="29" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">16.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1811EEFAAA97B5" box="[1220,1393,1241,1272]" gridcol="3" gridrow="29" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">15.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4311C9FAAA965A" box="[159,1393,1278,1303]" gridrow="30" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4311C9FDEE965A" box="[159,565,1278,1303]" gridcol="0" gridrow="30" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Pectoral-fin length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F11C9FC5F965A" box="[691,900,1278,1303]" gridcol="1" gridrow="30" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">28.2</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E11C9FBB0965A" box="[994,1131,1278,1303]" gridcol="2" gridrow="30" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">27.1</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1811C9FAAA965A" box="[1220,1393,1278,1303]" gridcol="3" gridrow="30" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">25.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431015FAAA960D" box="[159,1393,1314,1344]" gridrow="31" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431015FDEE960D" box="[159,565,1314,1344]" gridcol="0" gridrow="31" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">7th pectoral-fin soft ray length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1015FC5F960D" box="[691,900,1314,1344]" gridcol="1" gridrow="31" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">26.3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1015FBB0960D" box="[994,1131,1314,1344]" gridcol="2" gridrow="31" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">24.3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181015FAAA960D" box="[1220,1393,1314,1344]" gridcol="3" gridrow="31" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">23.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431071FAAA9629" box="[159,1393,1350,1380]" gridrow="32" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431071FDEE9629" box="[159,565,1350,1380]" gridcol="0" gridrow="32" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">8th pectoral-fin soft ray length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1071FC5F9629" box="[691,900,1350,1380]" gridcol="1" gridrow="32" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">17.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1071FBB09629" box="[994,1131,1350,1380]" gridcol="2" gridrow="32" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">16.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181071FAAA9629" box="[1220,1393,1350,1380]" gridcol="3" gridrow="32" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">16.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF43105CFAAA96C4" box="[159,1393,1387,1417]" gridrow="33" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF43105CFDEE96C4" box="[159,565,1387,1417]" gridcol="0" gridrow="33" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Pelvic-fin length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F105CFC5F96C4" box="[691,900,1387,1417]" gridcol="1" gridrow="33" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">15.8</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E105CFBB096C4" box="[994,1131,1387,1417]" gridcol="2" gridrow="33" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">16.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB18105CFAAA96C4" box="[1220,1393,1387,1417]" gridcol="3" gridrow="33" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">16.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4310B8FAAA96E0" box="[159,1393,1423,1453]" gridrow="34" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4310B8FDEE96E0" box="[159,565,1423,1453]" gridcol="0" gridrow="34" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Pelvic-fin spine length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F10B8FC5F96E0" box="[691,900,1423,1453]" gridcol="1" gridrow="34" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">10.7</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E10B8FBB096E0" box="[994,1131,1423,1453]" gridcol="2" gridrow="34" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">10.9</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1810B8FAAA96E0" box="[1220,1393,1423,1453]" gridcol="3" gridrow="34" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">10.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431084FAAA9681" box="[159,1393,1459,1484]" gridrow="35" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431084FDEE9681" box="[159,565,1459,1484]" gridcol="0" gridrow="35" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">First pelvic-fin soft ray length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1084FC5F9681" box="[691,900,1459,1484]" gridcol="1" gridrow="35" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">14.4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1084FBB09681" box="[994,1131,1459,1484]" gridcol="2" gridrow="35" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">14.6</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181084FAAA9681" box="[1220,1393,1459,1484]" gridcol="3" gridrow="35" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">14.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4310E0FAAA96BB" box="[159,1393,1495,1526]" gridrow="36" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4310E0FDEE96BB" box="[159,565,1495,1526]" gridcol="0" gridrow="36" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Second pelvic-fin soft ray length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F10E0FC5F96BB" box="[691,900,1495,1526]" gridcol="1" gridrow="36" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">15.6</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E10E0FBB096BB" box="[994,1131,1495,1526]" gridcol="2" gridrow="36" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">15.1</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1810E0FAAA96BB" box="[1220,1393,1495,1526]" gridcol="3" gridrow="36" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">15.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4310CBFAAA9557" box="[159,1393,1532,1562]" gridrow="37" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4310CBFDEE9557" box="[159,565,1532,1562]" gridcol="0" gridrow="37" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Third pelvic-fin soft ray length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F10CBFC5F9557" box="[691,900,1532,1562]" gridcol="1" gridrow="37" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">15.4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E10CBFBB09557" box="[994,1131,1532,1562]" gridcol="2" gridrow="37" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">14.4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1810CBFAAA9557" box="[1220,1393,1532,1562]" gridcol="3" gridrow="37" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">14.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431317FAAA9573" box="[159,1393,1568,1598]" gridrow="38" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431317FDEE9573" box="[159,565,1568,1598]" gridcol="0" gridrow="38" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Caudal-peduncle length</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1317FC5F9573" box="[691,900,1568,1598]" gridcol="1" gridrow="38" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">17.3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1317FBB09573" box="[994,1131,1568,1598]" gridcol="2" gridrow="38" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">16.5</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181317FAAA9573" box="[1220,1393,1568,1598]" gridcol="3" gridrow="38" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">16.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431373FAAA952F" box="[159,1393,1604,1634]" gridrow="39" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431373FDEE952F" box="[159,565,1604,1634]" gridcol="0" gridrow="39" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Caudal-peduncle depth</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1373FC5F952F" box="[691,900,1604,1634]" gridcol="1" gridrow="39" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">10.9</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1373FBB0952F" box="[994,1131,1604,1634]" gridcol="2" gridrow="39" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">10.4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181373FAAA952F" box="[1220,1393,1604,1634]" gridcol="3" gridrow="39" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">11.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF43135EFAAA95CC" box="[159,1393,1641,1665]" gridrow="40" pageId="3" pageNumber="136" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF43135EFDEE95CC" box="[159,565,1641,1665]" gridcol="0" gridrow="40" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Counts</th>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4313BAFAAA95EB" box="[159,1393,1677,1702]" gridrow="41" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4313BAFDEE95EB" box="[159,565,1677,1702]" gridcol="0" gridrow="41" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Dorsal-fin rays</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F13BAFC5F95EB" box="[691,900,1677,1702]" gridcol="1" gridrow="41" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">VII, 15</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E13BAFBB095EB" box="[994,1131,1677,1702]" gridcol="2" gridrow="41" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">VII, 15</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1813BAFAAA95EB" box="[1220,1393,1677,1702]" gridcol="3" gridrow="41" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">VII, 15</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431386FAAA9587" box="[159,1393,1713,1738]" gridrow="42" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431386FDEE9587" box="[159,565,1713,1738]" gridcol="0" gridrow="42" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Pectoral-fin rays</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1386FC5F9587" box="[691,900,1713,1738]" gridcol="1" gridrow="42" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">18</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1386FBB09587" box="[994,1131,1713,1738]" gridcol="2" gridrow="42" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">18</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181386FAAA9587" box="[1220,1393,1713,1738]" gridcol="3" gridrow="42" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">17</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4313E2FAAA95A2" box="[159,1393,1749,1775]" gridrow="43" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4313E2FDEE95A2" box="[159,565,1749,1775]" gridcol="0" gridrow="43" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Pelvic-fin rays</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F13E2FC5F95A2" box="[691,900,1749,1775]" gridcol="1" gridrow="43" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">I, 5</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E13E2FBB095A2" box="[994,1131,1749,1775]" gridcol="2" gridrow="43" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">I, 5</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1813E2FAAA95A2" box="[1220,1393,1749,1775]" gridcol="3" gridrow="43" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">I, 5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4313CDFAAA945E" box="[159,1393,1786,1811]" gridrow="44" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4313CDFDEE945E" box="[159,565,1786,1811]" gridcol="0" gridrow="44" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Anal-fin rays</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F13CDFC5F945E" box="[691,900,1786,1811]" gridcol="1" gridrow="44" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">II, 12</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E13CDFBB0945E" box="[994,1131,1786,1811]" gridcol="2" gridrow="44" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">II, 12</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1813CDFAAA945E" box="[1220,1393,1786,1811]" gridcol="3" gridrow="44" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">II, 12</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431229FAAA947A" box="[159,1393,1822,1847]" gridrow="45" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431229FDEE947A" box="[159,565,1822,1847]" gridcol="0" gridrow="45" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Gill rakers</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1229FC5F947A" box="[691,900,1822,1847]" gridcol="1" gridrow="45" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">8+13</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1229FBB0947A" box="[994,1131,1822,1847]" gridcol="2" gridrow="45" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">8+13</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181229FAAA947A" box="[1220,1393,1822,1847]" gridcol="3" gridrow="45" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">9+13</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431275FAAA9416" box="[159,1393,1858,1883]" gridrow="46" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431275FDEE9416" box="[159,565,1858,1883]" gridcol="0" gridrow="46" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Cheek scale rows</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1275FC5F9416" box="[691,900,1858,1883]" gridcol="1" gridrow="46" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">6</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1275FBB09416" box="[994,1131,1858,1883]" gridcol="2" gridrow="46" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">6</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181275FAAA9416" box="[1220,1393,1858,1883]" gridcol="3" gridrow="46" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF431250FAAA94CD" box="[159,1393,1895,1920]" gridrow="47" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF431250FDEE94CD" box="[159,565,1895,1920]" gridcol="0" gridrow="47" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Pored lateral-line scales</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F1250FC5F94CD" box="[691,900,1895,1920]" gridcol="1" gridrow="47" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">48</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E1250FBB094CD" box="[994,1131,1895,1920]" gridcol="2" gridrow="47" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">49</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB181250FAAA94CD" box="[1220,1393,1895,1920]" gridcol="3" gridrow="47" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">46</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF4312BCFAAA94E9" box="[159,1393,1931,1956]" gridrow="48" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF4312BCFDEE94E9" box="[159,565,1931,1956]" gridcol="0" gridrow="48" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Longitudinal scale rows</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F12BCFC5F94E9" box="[691,900,1931,1956]" gridcol="1" gridrow="48" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">72</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E12BCFBB094E9" box="[994,1131,1931,1956]" gridcol="2" gridrow="48" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">71</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB1812BCFAAA94E9" box="[1220,1393,1931,1956]" gridcol="3" gridrow="48" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">–</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCEFBCCFF43129CFAAA9489" box="[159,1393,1963,1988]" gridrow="49" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<th id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFF43129CFDEE9489" box="[159,565,1963,1988]" gridcol="0" gridrow="49" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Vertebrae</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFD6F129CFC5F9489" box="[691,900,1963,1988]" gridcol="1" gridrow="49" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">10+14</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFC3E129CFBB09489" box="[994,1131,1963,1988]" gridcol="2" gridrow="49" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">10+14</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCEFBCCFB18129CFAAA9489" box="[1220,1393,1963,1988]" gridcol="3" gridrow="49" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">10+14</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC90437FF4B1147FEC197C4" bold="true" box="[151,282,1136,1161]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">FIGURE. 3.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC90437FEFD1146FDF897C4" box="[289,547,1137,1161]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Branchiostegus biendong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC90437FDF71146FDBF97C4" bold="true" box="[555,612,1137,1161]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21CFB44FFC90437FDF71146FDBF97C4" box="[555,612,1137,1161]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, in the local fish market of Nha Trang, 
<collectingCountry id="F34CDABDFFC90437FC251147FB8A97C4" box="[1017,1105,1136,1161]" name="Vietnam" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
, Photographed by N. Nakayama (
<date id="FFE5BCEDFFC90437FF4211A2FEF797E0" box="[158,300,1172,1197]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137" value="2016-12-20">20 Dec. 2016</date>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BE49A2DFFC90437FF1B11ECFEC19654" blockId="4.[151,1437,1243,2026]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC90437FF1B11ECFEBA97BB" bold="true" box="[199,353,1243,1270]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Distribution.</emphasis>
Currently known from Quy Nhon and Nha Trang on the southern central coast of 
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(South 
<collectingCountry id="F34CDABDFFC90437FF4B11C8FF019654" box="[151,218,1279,1305]" name="China" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">China</collectingCountry>
Sea).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE49A2DFFC90437FF1B1013FC3F9680" blockId="4.[151,1437,1243,2026]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC90437FF1B1013FE959673" bold="true" box="[199,334,1316,1342]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Etymology.</emphasis>
Named after the R/V “Biển Dộng” belonging to the Research Institute of Marine Products, Minis- try of Fishery (currently Research Institute for Marine Fisheries, Hai Phong), which was used for the study of fish resources in the South 
<collectingCountry id="F34CDABDFFC90437FE49105CFE0396C8" box="[405,472,1387,1413]" name="China" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">China</collectingCountry>
Sea. In addition, in Vietnamese, “ 
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<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC90437FC89105CFC1896C8" authorityName="Hiramatsu &amp; Vinh &amp; Endo" authorityYear="2019" box="[853,963,1387,1413]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="137" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="biendong">biendong</taxonomicName>
”
</emphasis>
alludes to the South 
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Sea where the 
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specimens were collected. The new English name, Yellow-blotched tilefish, is named after the yellow ovalshaped blotch under the eye, which is one of the distinguishable characters.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE49A2DFFC90437FF0D10E0FB3C95E8" blockId="4.[151,1437,1243,2026]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC90437FF0D10E0FEAC96BF" bold="true" box="[209,375,1495,1522]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Comparisons.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC90437FE5D10E0FD7A96BC" box="[385,673,1495,1521]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Branchiostegus biendong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is most similar to 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC90437FC5C10EFFC3996BC" box="[896,994,1495,1521]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">B. wardi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the eastern coast of 
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in having yellowish dorsal-fin membrane, a silver cheek with a yellow blotch instead of a yellow marking or bar, and several yellow stripes on the caudal fin, but clearly differs in having larger cheek scales (their diameter 2.2–2.5% SL vs. 1.2–1.9% SL), six cheek scale rows (vs. 10–11), the dorsal fin with black margin (vs. entirely yellowish), the caudal fin with 5–6 yellow stripes (vs. two central yellow stripes), and a black blotch at the tip of the upper caudal fin (vs. black blotch absent) (
<tableCitation id="C6D9AF96FFC90437FE0113BCFDEF95E8" box="[477,564,1675,1701]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,231,582,605]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="TABLE 3. Selected characters in 8 species of Branchiostegus. Data from the followings: 1—Herre (1928), 2—Whitley (1932), 3—Dooley (1978), 4—Dooley &amp; Kailola (1988)," httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF24CAA5FFCB0435FF4B1771FC659137" pageId="4" pageNumber="137" tableUuid="DF24CAA5FFCB0435FF4B1771FC659137">Table 3</tableCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFC90437FD9C13BCFD0695E8" author="Whitley, G. P." box="[576,733,1675,1701]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137" pagination="331 - 348" refId="ref8906" refString="Whitley, G. P. (1932) Studies in ichthyology No. 6. Records of the Australian Museum, 18, 331 - 348., pls. 16 - 19. https: // doi. org / 10.3853 / j. 0067 - 1975.18.1932.73 7" type="journal article" year="1932">Whitley 1932</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFC90437FD3413BCFCA695E8" author="Dooley, J. K." box="[744,893,1675,1701]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137" refId="ref7625" refString="Dooley, J. K. (1978) Systemtics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae), with descriptions of two new species. National Oceanography and Atomospheric Administration Technical Report, National Marine Fisheries Service Circular, USA, 411, v + 78 pp." type="book" year="1978">Dooley 1978</bibRefCitation>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFC90437FC5413BCFC1895E8" author="Dooley, J. K." box="[904,963,1675,1701]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137" pagination="2630 - 2648" refId="ref7678" refString="Dooley, J. K. (1999) Family Malacanthidae. In: Carpenter, K. E. &amp; Niem, V. H., (Eds.), FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4, Bony fishes, part 2 (Mugillidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome, pp. 2630 - 2648." type="book chapter" year="1999">1999</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFC90437FC1313BCFB0195E8" author="Dooley J. K. &amp; Kailola, P. J." box="[975,1242,1675,1701]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137" pagination="247 - 260" refId="ref7801" refString="Dooley J. K. &amp; Kailola, P. J. (1988) Four new tilefishes from the northwestern Indian Ocean, with a review of the genus Branchiostegus. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 35 (3), 247 - 260." type="journal article" year="1988">Dooley &amp; Kailola 1988</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE49A2DFFC90437FF0C1398FBD294EC" blockId="4.[151,1437,1243,2026]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">
Further, 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC90437FEED1387FE609584" box="[305,443,1711,1737]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">B. biendong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
resembles 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC90437FDE11387FD6F9584" box="[573,692,1712,1737]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">B. auratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a vivid pink dorsum with somewhat yellowish head, a black predorsal ridge, a yellowish dorsal-fin membrane, and several yellow stripes on the caudal fin, but clearly differs in having the following combination of characters except the cheek scale ones mentioned above: cheek silver with an oval-shaped, yellow blotch below the eye (vs. entirely yellow with a silver bar extending from the ventral rim of the eye to the upper lip); anal fin translucent (vs. grey excluding translucent area along the base); a black blotch at the tip of the upper caudal-fin lobe (vs. absent); and the lack of a row of yellow spots along the most ventral stripe (vs. present) (
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, 
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; 
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Yoshino 
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC90437FDBE12BFFD4194EC" box="[610,666,1927,1953]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">et al.</emphasis>
1984
</bibRefCitation>
; 
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE49A2DFFC90436FF1B129CFE01920E" blockId="4.[151,1437,1243,2026]" lastBlockId="5.[151,1437,153,720]" lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="138" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">
The new species resembles only 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC90437FDEF129BFD339488" box="[563,744,1963,1989]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">B. okinawaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having 5–6 rows of large cheek scales (including their largest size of 2.2–3.3 % SL), while other congeners usually have 8–12 rows of smaller scales (1.2–2.2 % SL; 
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). However, the new species is readily distinguished from 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FCDF15ADFC6393FE" authorityName="Hiramatsu &amp; Yoshino" authorityYear="2012" box="[771,952,153,179]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="okinawaensis">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FCDF15ADFC6393FE" box="[771,952,153,179]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. okinawaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a relatively small head 28.8–29.9 % SL (vs. 30.3–33.3 % SL), the cheek with a yellow blotch below eye (vs. no markings), the dorsal fin with black margin (vs. with an olive-drab blotch between 1st and 3rd spines), 5–6 yellow stripes on the caudal fin (vs. two yellow central stripes with a dark interspace), and a black blotch at the tip of upper caudal fin (vs. absent) (
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, 
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; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFC80436FF4B141EFE14920E" author="Hiramatsu, W. &amp; Yoshino, T." box="[151,463,297,323]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" pagination="41 - 49" refId="ref8003" refString="Hiramatsu, W. &amp; Yoshino, T. (2012) A new tilefish, Branchiostegus okinawaensis (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae), from Okinawa Island, Southern Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series A (Zoology). Supplement, 6, 41 - 49." type="journal article" year="2012">Hiramatsu &amp; Yoshino 2012</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE49A2DFFC80436FF1B147AFE379182" blockId="5.[151,1437,153,720]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF1B147AFE38922A" authorityName="Hiramatsu &amp; Vinh &amp; Endo" authorityYear="2019" box="[199,483,333,359]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="biendong">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF1B147AFE38922A" box="[199,483,333,359]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Branchiostegus biendong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
somewhat resembles the three Eastern Asian species, 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FBE61479FB1E922A" baseAuthorityName="Houttuyn" baseAuthorityYear="1782" box="[1082,1221,334,359]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="japonicus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FBE61479FB1E922A" box="[1082,1221,334,359]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. japonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FB0E1479FABC922A" baseAuthorityName="Cuvier" baseAuthorityYear="1830" box="[1234,1383,334,359]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="argentatus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FB0E1479FABC922A" box="[1234,1383,334,359]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. argentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF4B1445FF2E92C6" authorityName="Dooley" authorityYear="1978" box="[151,245,369,395]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF4B1445FF2E92C6" box="[151,245,369,395]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. albus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, in having similar body colorations: viz., pinkish dorsally and silver ventrally, reddish pink or yellowish dorsal fin, and several yellow stripes on the caudal fin. However, excluding cheek scale ones above-mentioned, the new species differs from them in having the following combination of characters: a yellow blotch along the ventral rim of the eye (vs. absent in the latter three), dorsal fin with narrow black stripe overlapping yellow coloration along dorsal margin (vs. absent), and a black blotch on the tip of the upper caudal-fin lobe (vs. absent) (
<figureCitation id="136086A8FFC80436FACD1736FABB9156" box="[1297,1376,513,539]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1922,1947]" captionTargetBox="[168,1415,1439,1886]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,1416,1903]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2. Line drawing of Branchiostegus biendong n. sp., VNMN-F 2017. 001, holotype, male 209 mm SL, Quy Nhon, Vietnam, drawn by W. Hiramatsu. Dotted line indicates posterior margin of anus." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3378604/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Figs. 2</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="136086A8FFC80436FAB71736FAA19156" box="[1387,1402,513,539]" captionStart="FIGURE" captionStartId="4.[151,251,1136,1161]" captionTargetBox="[151,1439,174,1117]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1439,174,1117]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE. 3. Branchiostegus biendong n. sp., in the local fish market of Nha Trang, Vietnam, Photographed by N. Nakayama (20 Dec. 2016)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3446079" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3446079/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">3</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="136086A8FFC80436FA5A1736FA4C9156" box="[1414,1431,513,539]" captionStart="FIGURE" captionStartId="8.[151,251,1584,1609]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,589,1564]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,589,1564]" captionText="FIGURE. 4. A. Branchiostegus albus, BSKU 92864, 224 mm SL, B. Branchiostegus japonicus, BSKU 92582, 231 mm SL, collected from Tosa Bay, Japan. Photographed by N. Nakayama." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3446081" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3446081/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">4</figureCitation>
; 
<tableCitation id="C6D9AF96FFC80436FF4B1712FF2C9172" box="[151,247,549,575]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="5.[151,239,766,790]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 2. Cheek-scale diameter (CSD) and frequency distribution of scale rows on cheek in species of Branchiostegus." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF24CAA5FFC80436FF4B17C9FAAF905A" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" tableUuid="DF24CAA5FFC80436FF4B17C9FAAF905A">Tables 2</tableCitation>
, 
<tableCitation id="C6D9AF96FFC80436FED81712FECF9172" box="[260,276,549,575]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,231,582,605]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="TABLE 3. Selected characters in 8 species of Branchiostegus. Data from the followings: 1—Herre (1928), 2—Whitley (1932), 3—Dooley (1978), 4—Dooley &amp; Kailola (1988)," httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF24CAA5FFCB0435FF4B1771FC659137" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" tableUuid="DF24CAA5FFCB0435FF4B1771FC659137">3</tableCitation>
). Additionally, 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FE1E1711FD919172" authorityName="Hiramatsu &amp; Vinh &amp; Endo" authorityYear="2019" box="[450,586,549,575]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="biendong">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FE1E1711FD919172" box="[450,586,549,575]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. biendong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is distinguished from 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FC9B1711FC089172" baseAuthorityName="Houttuyn" baseAuthorityYear="1782" box="[839,979,549,575]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="japonicus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FC9B1711FC839172" box="[839,856,550,575]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FCBA1711FC089172" box="[870,979,550,575]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">japonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having cheek scales not covered with skin (vs. covered with skin); 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FE06177DFDAB912E" baseAuthorityName="Cuvier" baseAuthorityYear="1830" box="[474,624,586,611]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="argentatus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FE06177DFDAB912E" box="[474,624,586,611]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. argentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having large head 28.8–29.9 % SL (vs. 26.5–26.7 % SL) and short 1st dorsal-fin spine 4.4–5.3 % SL (vs. long, 9.0–9.1 % SL); 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FCC91759FCA991CA" authorityName="Dooley" authorityYear="1978" box="[789,882,621,647]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FCC91759FCA991CA" box="[789,882,621,647]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. albus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having 2nd pelvic-fin soft ray longest (vs. 3rd longest), pelvic fin shorter than 13th dorsal-fin soft ray (vs. longer than 13th dorsal-fin soft ray), and predorsal ridge black (vs. white) (
<tableCitation id="C6D9AF96FFC80436FEBD1782FE189182" box="[353,451,693,719]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="5.[151,239,766,790]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 2. Cheek-scale diameter (CSD) and frequency distribution of scale rows on cheek in species of Branchiostegus." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF24CAA5FFC80436FF4B17C9FAAF905A" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" tableUuid="DF24CAA5FFC80436FF4B17C9FAAF905A">Tables 2</tableCitation>
, 
<tableCitation id="C6D9AF96FFC80436FE131782FE049182" box="[463,479,693,719]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,231,582,605]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="TABLE 3. Selected characters in 8 species of Branchiostegus. Data from the followings: 1—Herre (1928), 2—Whitley (1932), 3—Dooley (1978), 4—Dooley &amp; Kailola (1988)," httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF24CAA5FFCB0435FF4B1771FC659137" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" tableUuid="DF24CAA5FFCB0435FF4B1771FC659137">3</tableCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF24CAA5FFC80436FF4B17C9FAAF905A" ID-Table-UUID="DF24CAA5FFC80436FF4B17C9FAAF905A" box="[151,1396,766,791]" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF24CAA5FFC80436FF4B17C9FAAF905A" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" targetBox="[159,1395,802,1546]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="5">
<paragraph id="8BE49A2DFFC80436FF4B17C9FAAF905A" blockId="5.[151,1396,766,791]" box="[151,1396,766,791]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF4B17C9FED3905B" bold="true" box="[151,264,766,790]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Cheek-scale diameter (CSD) and frequency distribution of scale rows on cheek in species of 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FB1B17C8FAAB905A" box="[1223,1392,767,791]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Branchiostegus</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BE49A2DFFC80436FCBE1615FB089547" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<table id="F95B688DFFC8FBCCFF431615FAA89547" box="[159,1395,802,1546]" gridcols="13" gridrows="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF431615FAA89076" box="[159,1395,802,827]" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-8="1" rowspan-9="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCBE1615FBE99076" box="[866,1074,802,827]" colspan="4" colspanRight="3" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Scale rows on cheek</th>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF43167FFAA8902C" box="[159,1395,840,865]" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF43167FFE82902C" box="[159,345,840,865]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Species</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE68167FFDEE902C" box="[436,565,840,865]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">CSD/SL (%)</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD79167FFD12902C" box="[677,713,840,865]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Av.</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD167FFCC7902C" box="[769,796,840,865]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">n</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCBE167FFCB4902C" box="[866,879,840,865]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFC6D167FFC65902C" box="[945,958,840,865]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">5</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFC34167FFC2E902C" box="[1000,1013,840,865]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">6</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFBFC167FFBE9902C" box="[1056,1074,840,865]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">7</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB8B167FFBBF902C" box="[1111,1124,840,865]" gridcol="8" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">8</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB53167FFB47902C" box="[1167,1180,840,865]" gridcol="9" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">9</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB1A167FFB04902C" box="[1222,1247,840,865]" gridcol="10" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">10</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFACC167FFAF3902C" box="[1296,1320,840,865]" gridcol="11" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">11</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFA86167FFAA8902C" box="[1370,1395,840,865]" gridcol="12" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">12</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF431659FAA890CA" box="[159,1395,878,903]" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-9="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF431659FE8290CA" box="[159,345,878,903]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF431658FF2990CA" authorityName="Dooley" authorityYear="1978" box="[159,242,879,903]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF431658FF2990CA" box="[159,242,879,903]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. albus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE681659FDEE90CA" box="[436,565,878,903]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.3–1.9</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD791659FD1290CA" box="[677,713,878,903]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.6</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD1659FCC790CA" box="[769,796,878,903]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">5</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB8B1659FBBF90CA" box="[1111,1124,878,903]" gridcol="8" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF4316A3FAA890E1" box="[159,1395,916,940]" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF4316A3FE8290E1" box="[159,345,916,940]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF4316A2FEFD90E1" baseAuthorityName="Cuvier" baseAuthorityYear="1830" box="[159,294,917,940]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="argentatus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF4316A2FEFD90E1" box="[159,294,917,940]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. argentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE6816A3FDEE90E1" box="[436,565,916,940]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.9–2.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD7916A3FD1290E1" box="[677,713,916,940]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">-</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD16A3FCC790E1" box="[769,796,916,940]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">2</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB8B16A3FBBF90E1" box="[1111,1124,916,940]" gridcol="8" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB5316A3FB4790E1" box="[1167,1180,916,940]" gridcol="9" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF43168EFAA8909F" box="[159,1395,953,978]" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF43168EFE82909F" box="[159,345,953,978]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF43168CFED3909F" baseAuthorityName="Kishinouye" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[159,264,955,978]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="auratus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF43168CFED3909F" box="[159,264,955,978]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. auratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE68168EFDEE909F" box="[436,565,953,978]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.5–2.2</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD79168EFD12909F" box="[677,713,953,978]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.8</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD168EFCC7909F" box="[769,796,953,978]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB8B168EFBBF909F" box="[1111,1124,953,978]" gridcol="8" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB53168EFB47909F" box="[1167,1180,953,978]" gridcol="9" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB1A168EFB04909F" box="[1222,1247,953,978]" gridcol="10" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF4316E8FAA890B5" box="[159,1395,991,1016]" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF4316E8FE8290B5" box="[159,345,991,1016]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF4316D6FEC590B5" baseAuthorityName="Houttuyn" baseAuthorityYear="1782" box="[159,286,993,1016]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="japonicus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF4316D6FEC590B5" box="[159,286,993,1016]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. japonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE6816E8FDEE90B5" box="[436,565,991,1016]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.3–1.8</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD7916E8FD1290B5" box="[677,713,991,1016]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.5</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD16E8FCC790B5" box="[769,796,991,1016]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">7</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB8B16E8FBBF90B5" box="[1111,1124,991,1016]" gridcol="8" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">5</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB5316E8FB4790B5" box="[1167,1180,991,1016]" gridcol="9" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF431132FAA89753" box="[159,1395,1029,1054]" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-8="1" rowspan-9="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF431132FE829753" box="[159,345,1029,1054]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF431131FE9F9753" authorityName="Hiramatsu &amp; Yoshino" authorityYear="2012" box="[159,324,1030,1054]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="okinawaensis">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF431131FE9F9753" box="[159,324,1030,1054]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. okinawaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE681132FDEE9753" box="[436,565,1029,1054]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">2.5–3.3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD791132FD129753" box="[677,713,1029,1054]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">2.9</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD1132FCC79753" box="[769,796,1029,1054]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">10</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFC6D1132FC659753" box="[945,958,1029,1054]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFC341132FC2E9753" box="[1000,1013,1029,1054]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF43111CFAA89709" box="[159,1395,1067,1092]" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-8="1" rowspan-9="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF43111CFE829709" box="[159,345,1067,1092]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF43111BFEC2970E" authority="Hiramatsu &amp; Vinh &amp; Endo, 2019" authorityName="Hiramatsu &amp; Vinh &amp; Endo" authorityYear="2019" box="[159,281,1067,1091]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="biendong" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF43111BFEC2970E" box="[159,281,1067,1091]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. biendong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FEC3111BFE829709" bold="true" box="[287,345,1068,1092]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21CFB44FFC80436FEC3111BFE829709" box="[287,345,1068,1092]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE68111CFDEE9709" box="[436,565,1067,1092]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">2.2–2.5</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD79111CFD129709" box="[677,713,1067,1092]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">2.3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD111CFCC79709" box="[769,796,1067,1092]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFC34111CFC2E9709" box="[1000,1013,1067,1092]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF431166FAA89724" box="[159,1395,1105,1129]" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-9="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF431166FE829724" box="[159,345,1105,1129]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF431165FECA9724" authorityName="Herre" authorityYear="1928" box="[159,273,1105,1129]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ilocanus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF431165FECA9724" box="[159,273,1105,1129]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. ilocanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE681166FDEE9724" box="[436,565,1105,1129]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">–</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD791166FD129724" box="[677,713,1105,1129]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">–</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD1166FCC79724" box="[769,796,1105,1129]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">–</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB8B1166FBBF9724" box="[1111,1124,1105,1129]" gridcol="8" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
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<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF431140FAA897C2" box="[159,1395,1143,1167]" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-8="1" rowspan-9="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF431140FE8297C2" box="[159,345,1143,1167]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF43114FFEDD97C2" authorityName="Herre" authorityYear="1926" box="[159,262,1144,1167]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vittatus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF43114FFEDD97C2" box="[159,262,1144,1167]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. vittatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE681140FDEE97C2" box="[436,565,1143,1167]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">–</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD791140FD1297C2" box="[677,713,1143,1167]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">–</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD1140FCC797C2" box="[769,796,1143,1167]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">–</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB1A1140FB0497C2" box="[1222,1247,1143,1167]" gridcol="10" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF4311AAFAA897F8" box="[159,1395,1181,1205]" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-8="1" rowspan-9="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF4311AAFE8297F8" box="[159,345,1181,1205]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF4311A9FF2897F8" authorityName="Dooley &amp; Iwatsuki" authorityYear="2012" box="[159,243,1182,1205]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="saitoi">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF4311A9FF2897F8" box="[159,243,1182,1205]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. saitoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE6811AAFDEE97F8" box="[436,565,1181,1205]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">–</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD7911AAFD1297F8" box="[677,713,1181,1205]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">–</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD11AAFCC797F8" box="[769,796,1181,1205]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">–</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFACC11AAFAF397F8" box="[1296,1320,1181,1205]" gridcol="11" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFA8611AAFAA897F8" box="[1370,1395,1181,1205]" gridcol="12" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF4311F4FAA89796" box="[159,1395,1219,1243]" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF4311F4FE829796" box="[159,345,1219,1243]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF4311F4FED69796" baseAuthorityName="Cuvier" baseAuthorityYear="1830" box="[159,269,1219,1243]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="doliatus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF4311F4FED69796" box="[159,269,1219,1243]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. doliatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE6811F4FDEE9796" box="[436,565,1219,1243]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.3–1.8</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD7911F4FD129796" box="[677,713,1219,1243]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD11F4FCC79796" box="[769,796,1219,1243]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">9</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB8B11F4FBBF9796" box="[1111,1124,1219,1243]" gridcol="8" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB5311F4FB479796" box="[1167,1180,1219,1243]" gridcol="9" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">4</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB1A11F4FB049796" box="[1222,1247,1219,1243]" gridcol="10" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF4311DFFAA8964D" box="[159,1395,1256,1280]" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-9="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF4311DFFE82964D" box="[159,345,1256,1280]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF4311DEFE9A964D" authorityName="Amirthalingam" authorityYear="1969" box="[159,321,1256,1280]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sawakinensis">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF4311DEFE9A964D" box="[159,321,1256,1280]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. sawakinensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE6811DFFDEE964D" box="[436,565,1256,1280]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.8–2.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD7911DFFD12964D" box="[677,713,1256,1280]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.9</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD11DFFCC7964D" box="[769,796,1256,1280]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">2</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB8B11DFFBBF964D" box="[1111,1124,1256,1280]" gridcol="8" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF431039FAA8966B" box="[159,1395,1294,1318]" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF431039FE82966B" box="[159,345,1294,1318]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF431038FEE6966B" authorityName="Dooley &amp; Kailola" authorityYear="1988" box="[159,317,1294,1318]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="australiensis">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF431038FEE6966B" box="[159,317,1294,1318]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. australiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE681039FDEE966B" box="[436,565,1294,1318]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.8–2.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD791039FD12966B" box="[677,713,1294,1318]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.9</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD1039FCC7966B" box="[769,796,1294,1318]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB8B1039FBBF966B" box="[1111,1124,1294,1318]" gridcol="8" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">2</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB531039FB47966B" box="[1167,1180,1294,1318]" gridcol="9" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF431004FAA89601" box="[159,1395,1331,1356]" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-8="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF431004FE829601" box="[159,345,1331,1356]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF431002FEC39601" authorityName="Dooley &amp; Kailola" authorityYear="1988" box="[159,280,1332,1356]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gloerfelti">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF431002FEC39601" box="[159,280,1332,1356]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. gloerfelti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE681004FDEE9601" box="[436,565,1331,1356]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.5</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD791004FD129601" box="[677,713,1331,1356]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">–</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD1004FCC79601" box="[769,796,1331,1356]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB531004FB479601" box="[1167,1180,1331,1356]" gridcol="9" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF43106CFAA8963E" box="[159,1395,1371,1395]" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-8="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF43106CFE82963E" box="[159,345,1371,1395]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF43106BFEE4963E" authorityName="Dooley &amp; Kailola" authorityYear="1988" box="[159,319,1371,1395]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hedlandensis">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF43106BFEE4963E" box="[159,319,1371,1395]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. hedlandensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE68106CFDEE963E" box="[436,565,1371,1395]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.7–2.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD79106CFD12963E" box="[677,713,1371,1395]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.9</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD106CFCC7963E" box="[769,796,1371,1395]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">2</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB53106CFB47963E" box="[1167,1180,1371,1395]" gridcol="9" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFA86106CFAA8963E" box="[1370,1395,1371,1395]" gridcol="12" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF4310B7FAA896D4" box="[159,1395,1408,1433]" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF4310B7FE8296D4" box="[159,345,1408,1433]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF4310B6FEDC96D5" authorityName="Dooley &amp; Kailola" authorityYear="1988" box="[159,263,1409,1432]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="paxtoni">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF4310B6FEDC96D5" box="[159,263,1409,1432]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. paxtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE6810B7FDEE96D4" box="[436,565,1408,1433]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.4–2.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD7910B7FD1296D4" box="[677,713,1408,1433]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.6</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD10B7FCC796D4" box="[769,796,1408,1433]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFBFC10B7FBE996D4" box="[1056,1074,1408,1433]" gridcol="7" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB8B10B7FBBF96D4" box="[1111,1124,1408,1433]" gridcol="8" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB5310B7FB4796D4" box="[1167,1180,1408,1433]" gridcol="9" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF431091FAA896F2" box="[159,1395,1446,1471]" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF431091FE8296F2" box="[159,345,1446,1471]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF431090FED596F3" authorityName="Dooley &amp; Paxton" authorityYear="1975" box="[159,270,1447,1470]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="serratus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF431090FED596F3" box="[159,270,1447,1470]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. serratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE681091FDEE96F2" box="[436,565,1446,1471]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.2–1.7</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD791091FD1296F2" box="[677,713,1446,1471]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.5</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD1091FCC796F2" box="[769,796,1446,1471]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">5</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB8B1091FBBF96F2" box="[1111,1124,1446,1471]" gridcol="8" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB531091FB4796F2" box="[1167,1180,1446,1471]" gridcol="9" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFC8FBCCFF4310FBFAA896A8" box="[159,1395,1484,1509]" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-8="1">
<th id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFF4310FBFE8296A8" box="[159,345,1484,1509]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FF4310FAFF2E96A9" authorityName="Whitley" authorityYear="1932" box="[159,245,1484,1508]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wardi">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF4310FAFF2E96A9" box="[159,245,1484,1508]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. wardi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFE6810FBFDEE96A8" box="[436,565,1484,1509]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.2–1.9</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD7910FBFD1296A8" box="[677,713,1484,1509]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.6</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFCDD10FBFCC796A8" box="[769,796,1484,1509]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">11</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB5310FBFB4796A8" box="[1167,1180,1484,1509]" gridcol="9" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB1A10FBFB0496A8" box="[1222,1247,1484,1509]" gridcol="10" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">5</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFACC10FBFAF396A8" box="[1296,1320,1484,1509]" gridcol="11" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">5</td>
</tr>
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF4310C4FE9F9547" box="[159,324,1522,1546]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. semifasciatus</emphasis>
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<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFD7910C5FD129547" box="[677,713,1522,1546]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">1.2</td>
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<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB5310C5FB479547" box="[1167,1180,1522,1546]" gridcol="9" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFC8FBCCFB1A10C5FB049547" box="[1222,1247,1522,1546]" gridcol="10" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">3</td>
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In the western North Pacific, three natural hybrids among four species of 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FBDA130CFB6F9518" box="[1030,1204,1595,1621]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Branchiostegus</emphasis>
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have been rarely reported from the East 
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Sea, the Bungo Channel, and the Hyuga-nada Sea (W. Hiramatsu, pers. comm.), 
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: i.e., 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF1B13B3FE8995D0" box="[199,338,1668,1693]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. japonicus</emphasis>
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x 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FEB113B3FE3995D0" baseAuthorityName="Kishinouye" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[365,482,1668,1693]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="auratus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FEB113B3FE3995D0" box="[365,482,1668,1693]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. auratus</emphasis>
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, 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FE3313B3FDA095D0" box="[495,635,1668,1693]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. japonicus</emphasis>
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x 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FD4913B3FCF095D0" baseAuthorityName="Cuvier" baseAuthorityYear="1830" box="[661,811,1668,1693]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="argentatus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FD4913B3FCF095D0" box="[661,811,1668,1693]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. argentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FCBB13B3FC2895D0" box="[871,1011,1668,1693]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. japonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
x 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FBD213B3FBB295D0" authorityName="Dooley" authorityYear="1978" box="[1038,1129,1667,1693]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FBD213B3FBB295D0" box="[1038,1129,1667,1693]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. albus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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Yamada 
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FB0613B3FAD195D0" box="[1242,1290,1667,1693]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">et al</emphasis>
. 1998
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, 
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, 2007; 
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Yamashita 
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FE85139FFE51958C" box="[345,394,1703,1729]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">et al</emphasis>
. 2013
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). Also, an unpublished hybrid of 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FC95139FFC7E958C" box="[841,933,1703,1729]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. albus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
x 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FC1D139FFBED958C" baseAuthorityName="Kishinouye" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[961,1078,1704,1729]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="auratus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FC1D139FFBED958C" box="[961,1078,1704,1729]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. auratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has also found (J. Dooley, pers. comm.). Among the parent species, 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FDF513FBFD6E95A8" box="[553,693,1740,1765]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. japonicus</emphasis>
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is the most abundant and widely occurs from shallow to deep bottoms, and its habitat mostly overlaps those of the others in depts of 
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(
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Yamashita 
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FB5413C7FB629444" box="[1160,1209,1775,1801]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">et al</emphasis>
. 2013
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).
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For the external features, these hybrids usually possess both characteristics from the parent species: i.e., 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FA821223FF35941C" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. japonicus</emphasis>
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x 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FED7120FFEB3941C" authorityName="Dooley" authorityYear="1978" box="[267,360,1847,1873]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albus">
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has yellowish pink cheek lacking silver bars and blotches, dark large pelvic fin, caudal fin with pale yellow stripes and spots, and dark predorsal ridge; 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FCD0126BFC429438" box="[780,921,1884,1909]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. japonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
x 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FC6A126BFB969438" baseAuthorityName="Cuvier" baseAuthorityYear="1830" box="[950,1101,1884,1909]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="argentatus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FC6A126BFB969438" box="[950,1101,1884,1909]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. argentatus</emphasis>
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has one silver bar below eye, one silver wavy marking behind eye, no yellow blotches on body, and a series of faint dark blotches on dorsal fin; and 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC80436FF1A1293FE8A94F0" box="[198,337,1956,1981]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">B. japonicus</emphasis>
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x 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFC80436FEB71293FE0494F0" baseAuthorityName="Kishinouye" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[363,479,1956,1981]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="auratus">
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has reddish cheek with one silver bar below eye and one silver, triangle-shaped blotch behind eye, cheek scales exposed or covered with thin skin, yellowish translucent dorsal-fin membrane except for whitish anterior, an indistinct yellow blotch on the middle of the body, and yellow spots on lower lobe of caudal fin (but sometimes lost). Concerning the hybrid of 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FD7B1589FCE8939A" box="[679,819,190,215]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. japonicus</emphasis>
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x 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FC911589FC19939A" box="[845,962,190,215]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. auratus</emphasis>
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, morphometric and nuclear DNA analyses by 
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Yamashita 
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FEE615D5FEB693B6" box="[314,365,225,251]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">et al</emphasis>
. (2013)
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demonstrated that two specimens were indeed a mixture and intermediate of the two parent species. In the South 
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Sea, off 
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, 
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can be distinguished from the known hybrids by color patterns and the number of diagonal cheek scale rows, i.e., pale pink to silver cheek with a yellow blotch below eye, yellowish dorsal fin with black stripe along the dorsal margin, black blotch on the dorsal tip of caudal fin, and 6 cheek scale rows in 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FE271445FD5E92C6" box="[507,645,369,395]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. biendong</emphasis>
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(vs. 
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the others, but the counts of the hybrids are unknown).
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCB0435FF4B1771FF249110" bold="true" box="[151,255,582,605]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">TABLE 3.</emphasis>
Selected characters in 8 species of 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCB0435FD8F1771FD339110" box="[595,744,582,605]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Branchiostegus</emphasis>
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. Data from the followings: 1— 
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, 2— 
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, 3— 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFCB0435FA5A1771F9CD9110" author="Dooley, J. K." box="[1414,1558,582,605]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" refId="ref7625" refString="Dooley, J. K. (1978) Systemtics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae), with descriptions of two new species. National Oceanography and Atomospheric Administration Technical Report, National Marine Fisheries Service Circular, USA, 411, v + 78 pp." type="book" year="1978">Dooley (1978)</bibRefCitation>
, 4— 
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,
</paragraph>
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5— 
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, 6— 
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, and 7—this study.
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCB0435FDEA17B8FD7191EB" box="[566,682,655,678]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">B. biendong</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCB0435FD6C17B8FD3B91EB" bold="true" box="[688,736,655,678]" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">n. sp</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCB0435FCCD17B8FC7691EB" box="[785,941,655,678]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">B. okinawaensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFCB0435FC0D17B8FBE691EB" authorityName="Herre" authorityYear="1928" box="[977,1085,655,678]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ilocanus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCB0435FC0D17B8FBE691EB" box="[977,1085,655,678]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">B. ilocanus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCB0435FBAE17B8FB3191EB" box="[1138,1258,655,678]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">B. japonicus</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFCB0435FAE617B8FA4691EB" baseAuthorityName="Kishinouye" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[1338,1437,655,678]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="auratus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCB0435FAE617B8FA4691EB" box="[1338,1437,655,678]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">B. auratus</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFCB0435F9DE17B8F98A91EB" authorityName="Dooley" authorityYear="1978" box="[1538,1617,655,678]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCB0435F9DE17B8F98A91EB" box="[1538,1617,655,678]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">B. albus</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFCB0435F97B17B8F8FC91EB" baseAuthorityName="Cuvier" baseAuthorityYear="1830" box="[1703,1831,655,678]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="argentatus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCB0435F97B17B8F8FC91EB" box="[1703,1831,655,678]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">B. argentatus</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFCB0435F8A017B8F81691EB" authorityName="Whitley" authorityYear="1932" box="[1916,1997,655,678]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="139" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wardi">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCB0435F8A017B8F81691EB" box="[1916,1997,655,678]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">B. wardi</emphasis>
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<tr id="356B986FFFCBFBCCFF7917F2F8379191" box="[165,2028,709,732]" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">
<th id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFF7917F2FDD39191" box="[165,520,709,732]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Source</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFDF617F2FD379191" box="[554,748,709,732]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">7</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFCD217F2FC6A9191" box="[782,945,709,732]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">5, 6, 7</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFC1217F2FB9B9191" box="[974,1088,709,732]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">1, 3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFB8217F2FB269191" box="[1118,1277,709,732]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">6, 7</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFAC717F2FA679191" box="[1307,1468,709,732]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">6, 7</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFA0617F2F9A29191" box="[1498,1657,709,732]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">3, 6, 7</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF97C17F2F8F59191" box="[1696,1838,709,732]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">6, 7</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF88217F2F8379191" box="[1886,2028,709,732]" gridcol="8" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">2, 3, 4, 7</td>
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<tr id="356B986FFFCBFBCCFF7917C3F8379046" box="[165,2028,756,779]" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">
<th id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFF7917C3FDD39046" box="[165,520,756,779]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Cheek scales covered with skin</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFDF617C3FD379046" box="[554,748,756,779]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">no</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFCD217C3FC6A9046" box="[782,945,756,779]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">no</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFC1217C3FB9B9046" box="[974,1088,756,779]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">no</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFB8217C3FB269046" box="[1118,1277,756,779]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">no</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFAC717C3FA679046" box="[1307,1468,756,779]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">no</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFA0617C3F9A29046" box="[1498,1657,756,779]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">no</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF97C17C3F8F59046" box="[1696,1838,756,779]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">no</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF88217C3F8379046" box="[1886,2028,756,779]" gridcol="8" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">no</td>
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<tr id="356B986FFFCBFBCCFF791629F8379078" box="[165,2028,798,821]" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">
<th id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFF791629FDD39078" box="[165,520,798,821]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">HL/SL(%)</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFDF61629FD379078" box="[554,748,798,821]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">28.8–29.9</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFCD21629FC6A9078" box="[782,945,798,821]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">30.3–33.3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFC121629FB9B9078" box="[974,1088,798,821]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">33.3</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFB821629FB269078" box="[1118,1277,798,821]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">27.3–30.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFAC71629FA679078" box="[1307,1468,798,821]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">27.0–32.7</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFA061629F9A29078" box="[1498,1657,798,821]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">28.0–29.0</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF97C1629F8F59078" box="[1696,1838,798,821]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">26.5–26.7</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF8821629F8379078" box="[1886,2028,798,821]" gridcol="8" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">26.9–28.9</td>
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<tr id="356B986FFFCBFBCCFF79167EF83790CD" box="[165,2028,841,896]" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">
<th id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFF79167EFDD390CD" box="[165,520,841,896]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">First dorsal-fin spine length/SL (%) Longest pelvic-fin soft ray</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFDF6167EFD3790CD" box="[554,748,841,896]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">2.8–5.3 2nd ray</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFCD2167EFC6A90CD" box="[782,945,841,896]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">3.5–4.7 2nd ray</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFC12167EFB9B90CD" box="[974,1088,841,896]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">– –</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFB82167EFB2690CD" box="[1118,1277,841,896]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">4.1–6.8 2nd ray</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFAC7167EFA6790CD" box="[1307,1468,841,896]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">3.9–6.4 2nd ray</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFA06167EF9A290CD" box="[1498,1657,841,896]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">3.7–5.8 3nd ray</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF97C167EF8F590CD" box="[1696,1838,841,896]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">7.7–12.5 2nd ray</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF882167EF83790CD" box="[1886,2028,841,896]" gridcol="8" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">3.7–6.0 2nd ray</td>
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<tr id="356B986FFFCBFBCCFF7916BFF83790F0" box="[165,2028,904,957]" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">
<th id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFF7916BFFDD390F0" box="[165,520,904,957]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Pelvic fin (PF) vs. 13th dorsal-fin soft ray (LD)</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFDF616BFFD3790F0" box="[554,748,904,957]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">PF&lt;LD</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFCD216BFFC6A90F0" box="[782,945,904,957]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">PF&lt;LD</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFC1216BFFB9B90F0" box="[974,1088,904,957]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">PF&lt;LD</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFB8216BFFB2690F0" box="[1118,1277,904,957]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">PF&lt;LD</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFAC716BFFA6790F0" box="[1307,1468,904,957]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">PF&lt;LD</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFA0616BFF9A290F0" box="[1498,1657,904,957]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">PF&lt;LD</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF97C16BFF8F590F0" box="[1696,1838,904,957]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">PF&lt;LD</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF88216BFF83790F0" box="[1886,2028,904,957]" gridcol="8" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">PF&lt;LD</td>
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<tr id="356B986FFFCBFBCCFF7916E5F83790A4" box="[165,2028,978,1001]" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">
<th id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFF7916E5FDD390A4" box="[165,520,978,1001]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Predorsal ridge</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFDF616E5FD3790A4" box="[554,748,978,1001]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Black</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFCD216E5FC6A90A4" box="[782,945,978,1001]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Black</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFC1216E5FB9B90A4" box="[974,1088,978,1001]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Black</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFB8216E5FB2690A4" box="[1118,1277,978,1001]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Black</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFAC716E5FA6790A4" box="[1307,1468,978,1001]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Black</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFA0616E5F9A290A4" box="[1498,1657,978,1001]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Black</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF97C16E5F8F590A4" box="[1696,1838,978,1001]" gridcol="7" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Black</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF88216E5F83790A4" box="[1886,2028,978,1001]" gridcol="8" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Black</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCBFBCCFF7916C8F83797E4" box="[165,2028,1023,1193]" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">
<th id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFF7916C8FDD397E4" box="[165,520,1023,1193]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Cheek</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFDF616C8FD3797E4" box="[554,748,1023,1193]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Silver with a yellow blotch below eye</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFCD216C8FC6A97E4" box="[782,945,1023,1193]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Silver</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFC1216C8FB9B97E4" box="[974,1088,1023,1193]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Bright yellow with orange spot on lower snout</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFB8216C8FB2697E4" box="[1118,1277,1023,1193]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Redish with a silver triangular blotch</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFAC716C8FA6797E4" box="[1307,1468,1023,1193]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Yellow with a silver bar</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFA0616C8F9A297E4" box="[1498,1657,1023,1193]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Whitish pink</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF97C16C8F8F597E4" box="[1696,1838,1023,1193]" gridcol="7" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Reddish pink with two silver bars</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF88216C8F83797E4" box="[1886,2028,1023,1193]" gridcol="8" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Silvery pink</td>
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<tr id="356B986FFFCBFBCCFF791184F8379672" box="[165,2028,1203,1343]" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">
<th id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFF791184FDD39672" box="[165,520,1203,1343]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Dorsal fin</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFDF61184FD379672" box="[554,748,1203,1343]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Translucent with black margin, overlapped yellow</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFCD21184FC6A9672" box="[782,945,1203,1343]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Translucent with olive drab blotch between 1st and 3rd spines</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFC121184FB9B9672" box="[974,1088,1203,1343]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Yellow at the base with black marign</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFB821184FB269672" box="[1118,1277,1203,1343]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Translucent red</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFAC71184FA679672" box="[1307,1468,1203,1343]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Translucent pink with yellow distally</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFA061184F9A29672" box="[1498,1657,1203,1343]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Translucent with yellow distally</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF97C1184F8F59672" box="[1696,1838,1203,1343]" gridcol="7" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Translucent with a serise of balck blotches</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF8821184F8379672" box="[1886,2028,1203,1343]" gridcol="8" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Translucent yellowish with yellow distally</td>
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<tr id="356B986FFFCBFBCCFF79107FF8379699" box="[165,2028,1352,1492]" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">
<th id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFF79107FFDD39699" box="[165,520,1352,1492]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Anal fin</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFDF6107FFD379699" box="[554,748,1352,1492]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Translucent</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFCD2107FFC6A9699" box="[782,945,1352,1492]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Translucent</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFC12107FFB9B9699" box="[974,1088,1352,1492]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Translucent</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFB82107FFB269699" box="[1118,1277,1352,1492]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Grey translucent or with white at base</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFAC7107FFA679699" box="[1307,1468,1352,1492]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Grey; with white or translucent on lower two-thirds of fin</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFA06107FF9A29699" box="[1498,1657,1352,1492]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Whitish grey; translucent at base</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF97C107FF8F59699" box="[1696,1838,1352,1492]" gridcol="7" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">White; translucent at base</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF882107FF8379699" box="[1886,2028,1352,1492]" gridcol="8" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Colorless</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356B986FFFCBFBCCFF7910EAF837955C" box="[165,2028,1501,1553]" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">
<th id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFF7910EAFDD3955C" box="[165,520,1501,1553]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Yellow stripes on caudal fin</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFDF610EAFD37955C" box="[554,748,1501,1553]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">5–6</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFCD210EAFC6A955C" box="[782,945,1501,1553]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">2 on central</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFC1210EAFB9B955C" box="[974,1088,1501,1553]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">1</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFB8210EAFB26955C" box="[1118,1277,1501,1553]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">4–6</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFAC710EAFA67955C" box="[1307,1468,1501,1553]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">4–5</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFA0610EAF9A2955C" box="[1498,1657,1501,1553]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">ca. 10 indistinct, lemon yellow</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF97C10EAF8F5955C" box="[1696,1838,1501,1553]" gridcol="7" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">5–6 with dark interspaces</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF88210EAF837955C" box="[1886,2028,1501,1553]" gridcol="8" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">2 on central</td>
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<tr id="356B986FFFCBFBCCFF791377F8379539" box="[165,2028,1600,1652]" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">
<th id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFF791377FDD39539" box="[165,520,1600,1652]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Dark blotch on upper lobe of caudal fin</th>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFDF61377FD379539" box="[554,748,1600,1652]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Present near tip</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFCD21377FC6A9539" box="[782,945,1600,1652]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Absent</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFC121377FB9B9539" box="[974,1088,1600,1652]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Absent</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFB821377FB269539" box="[1118,1277,1600,1652]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Absent</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFAC71377FA679539" box="[1307,1468,1600,1652]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Absent</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCFA061377F9A29539" box="[1498,1657,1600,1652]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Absent</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF97C1377F8F59539" box="[1696,1838,1600,1652]" gridcol="7" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Absent</td>
<td id="76BAF113FFCBFBCCF8821377F8379539" box="[1886,2028,1600,1652]" gridcol="8" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Absent</td>
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FF1B14A2FEE092E2" bold="true" box="[199,315,405,431]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Remarks.</emphasis>
The first species of 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FDC114A2FD1092E2" box="[541,715,405,431]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Branchiostegus</emphasis>
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reported from 
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was “ 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FBCB14A2FB6592E2" box="[1047,1214,405,431]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Latilus tollardi</emphasis>
Chabanaud, 1924
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”, described as new on the basis of a single specimen collected from central 
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(
<collectingCountry id="F34CDABDFFCA0434FBB7148EFB1F929E" box="[1131,1220,441,467]" name="Vietnam" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Annam</collectingCountry>
). Later, 
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listed 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FEF114E9FE7B92BA" box="[301,416,477,503]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. tollarai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(misspelling of 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FD8B14E9FD1292BA" box="[599,713,477,503]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. tollardi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FCD414E9FC4492BA" box="[776,927,478,503]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. argentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(not 
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) in 
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A check list of Fishes of 
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</emphasis>
giving the Japanese names “Amadai” and “Shiroamadai” to these two species respectively. Several years later, 
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recorded 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FDCA1711FD4B9172" box="[534,656,550,575]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. sericeus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(misspelling of 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FC9F1711FC749172" box="[835,943,550,575]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. sericus</emphasis>
Herre, 1935
</taxonomicName>
), with a line drawing, from Nha Trang in southern 
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. 
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, fig. 28), clearly illustrated 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FC25177DFB55912E" box="[1017,1166,586,611]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. argentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with two bars on cheek, a row of black blotches on the dorsal-fin membrane, and two stripes on the sides of the body.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE49A2DFFCA0434FF1B17A6FDDE9012" blockId="7.[151,1437,153,2015]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">
In an extensive review of the family, 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFCA0434FD5F17A6FCF091E6" author="Dooley, J. K." box="[643,811,657,683]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140" refId="ref7625" refString="Dooley, J. K. (1978) Systemtics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae), with descriptions of two new species. National Oceanography and Atomospheric Administration Technical Report, National Marine Fisheries Service Circular, USA, 411, v + 78 pp." type="book" year="1978">Dooley (1978)</bibRefCitation>
reviewed all nominal species of 
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,
</emphasis>
and synonymized both 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FEB21781FE3A9182" box="[366,481,693,719]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. tollardi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FDC51781FD539182" box="[537,648,694,719]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. sericus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
under 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FD0B1781FCB59182" box="[727,878,694,719]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. argentatus</emphasis>
(
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)
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based on the examination of their 
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. Additionally, 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFCA0434FEA617EEFDC491BE" author="Dooley, J. K." box="[378,543,729,755]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140" refId="ref7625" refString="Dooley, J. K. (1978) Systemtics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae), with descriptions of two new species. National Oceanography and Atomospheric Administration Technical Report, National Marine Fisheries Service Circular, USA, 411, v + 78 pp." type="book" year="1978">Dooley (1978)</bibRefCitation>
pointed out that all Japanese ichthyologists had long been incorrectly applying the name “ 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FECD17C9FE7C905A" box="[273,423,766,791]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. argentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
” reported by 
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to a species newly described in his paper as 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FA5817C9FF0F9076" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. albus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. 
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also recorded 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FDF61615FD6C9076" box="[554,695,802,827]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. japonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from off central 
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(15˚40'N, 109˚25'E, off 
<collectingRegion id="499F54CFFFCA0434FB341616FAAA9071" box="[1256,1393,801,828]" country="Vietnam" name="Quang Ngai" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Quang Ngai</collectingRegion>
) on the basis of museum collections.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE49A2DFFCA0434FF1B165EFE089562" blockId="7.[151,1437,153,2015]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFCA0434FF1B165EFE4390CE" author="Muda, O. &amp; Mansor, M. I. &amp; Vinh, C. T. &amp; Mohd Taupek, M. N. &amp; Aznan, Z." box="[199,408,873,899]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140" pagination="41 - 54" refId="ref8547" refString="Muda, O., Mansor, M. I., Vinh, C. T., Mohd Taupek, M. N. &amp; Aznan, Z. (2001) Fish taxonomic studies in the South China Sea, Area IV: Vietnamese waters. In: SEAFDEC (Ed.), Proceedings of the SEAFDEC Seminar on Fishery Resources in the South China Sea, Area IV: Vietnamese Waters (18 - 20 September 2000, Bangkok). Southeastern Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEADEC), Bangkok, pp. 41 - 54." type="book chapter" year="2001">
Muda 
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FED3165DFE9C90CE" box="[271,327,873,899]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">et al.</emphasis>
(2001)
</bibRefCitation>
listed four species of 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FD50165EFCE190CE" box="[652,826,873,899]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Branchiostegus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from 
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: 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FC36165DFB9E90CE" box="[1002,1093,873,899]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. albus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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TL) from Nha Trang in southern 
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, 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FE5016B9FDFF90EA" box="[396,548,910,935]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. argentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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TL) from 
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in central 
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and two unidentified species from 
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and Cut Ba in central and northern 
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. In the following year, three species, 
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, 
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. 
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</taxonomicName>
, and 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FEF216E1FE6790A2" box="[302,444,982,1007]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. japonicus</emphasis>
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, were reported from the Spratly (= Nansha) Islands, which are about 
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from the southern coast of 
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(Chen 
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FDCF16CDFD96975E" box="[531,589,1017,1043]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">et al.</emphasis>
2002: 28, figs. 80–82). Of these, 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FC1116CDFB81975E" box="[973,1114,1018,1043]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. japonicus</emphasis>
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is currently known from off central 
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, 
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Island in the South 
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Sea, along the coast of 
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, 
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in the East 
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Sea, 
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, from northern Kyushu and central Honshu Islands facing the 
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Sea north to the Tsugaru Strait (
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, 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFCA0434FE9E1152FEA69732" author="Dooley, J. K." box="[322,381,1125,1151]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140" pagination="2630 - 2648" refId="ref7678" refString="Dooley, J. K. (1999) Family Malacanthidae. In: Carpenter, K. E. &amp; Niem, V. H., (Eds.), FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4, Bony fishes, part 2 (Mugillidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome, pp. 2630 - 2648." type="book chapter" year="1999">1999</bibRefCitation>
; Kim &amp; Ryu 1984; 
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, 1994; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFCA0434FCF01152FBE19732" author="Dooley J. K. &amp; Kailola, P. J." box="[812,1082,1125,1151]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140" pagination="247 - 260" refId="ref7801" refString="Dooley J. K. &amp; Kailola, P. J. (1988) Four new tilefishes from the northwestern Indian Ocean, with a review of the genus Branchiostegus. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 35 (3), 247 - 260." type="journal article" year="1988">Dooley &amp; Kailola 1988</bibRefCitation>
; 
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). Additionally, 
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FED311BDFE5E97EE" box="[271,389,1162,1187]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">
B, 
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</emphasis>
shows a similar distributional range in the northern South 
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and East 
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Seas, 
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Sea and western Pacific Ocean, from Hainan Island and 
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, Canton along the coast of 
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, to 
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, 
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, and southern 
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(
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, 
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; Kim &amp; Ryu 1984; 
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, 1994; 
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Yoshino 
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FAC611E5FA8F97A6" box="[1306,1364,1233,1259]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">et al.</emphasis>
1984
</bibRefCitation>
; Yamada 
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FF2511C1FEE99642" box="[249,306,1269,1295]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">et al.</emphasis>
2007; 
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). For 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FD0411C1FCBF9642" box="[728,868,1270,1295]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. japonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FC4711C1FBCB9642" box="[923,1040,1270,1295]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. auratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, this report therefore refers to their southernmost and first reliable records from the southern South 
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Sea. Although J. K. Dooley (pers. comm.) made efforts to find these two species in fish markets in the 
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, South 
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Sea, south to 
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Island and the coast of 
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, he was unsuccessful. Accordingly, he noted that the records of 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FB1E1055FA959636" box="[1218,1358,1378,1403]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. japonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FA581055FF3696D2" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. auratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the South 
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Sea south to 
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including the Vietnamese coast are doubtful. Recently, 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFCA0434FAF710B2FEDC968E" author="Kimura, S &amp; Imamura, H. &amp; Nguyen, V. Q. &amp; Ha, P. H." pageId="7" pageNumber="140" refId="ref8293" refString="Kimura, S, Imamura, H., Nguyen, V. Q. &amp; Ha, P. H. (Eds.) (2018) Fishes of Ha Long Bay, the natural world heritage side in northern Vietnam. Fisheries Research Laboratory, Mie University, Shima, ix + 314 pp." type="book" year="2018">
Kimura 
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FA5410B1FF6F968E" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">et al.</emphasis>
(2018)
</bibRefCitation>
reported 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FEA9109DFE08968E" box="[373,467,1449,1475]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. albus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FDD7109DFD78968E" box="[523,675,1450,1475]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. argentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with excellent color photographs from Ha Long Bay. Hence, three species, 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FF2910F9FE5096AA" box="[245,395,1486,1511]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. argentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C5BE1AEFFCA0434FE4410F9FE2F96AA" authorityName="Dooley" authorityYear="1978" box="[408,500,1485,1511]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Malacanthidae" genus="Branchiostegus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="140" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albus">
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FE4410F9FE2F96AA" box="[408,500,1485,1511]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. albus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FDEC10F9FD6D96AA" box="[560,694,1485,1511]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. biendong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are currently known from the coast of 
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. Additionally, considering the reliable record of 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FE3810C5FDB49546" box="[484,623,1522,1547]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. japonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FD7F10C5FCCC9546" box="[675,791,1522,1547]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. auratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the 
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, we consider that they potentially occur in Vietnamese waters.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FF1B130EFE3D951E" box="[199,486,1593,1619]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Branchiostegus biendong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was initially known only from Quy Nhon in southern central 
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in the South 
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Sea. In 
<date id="FFE5BCEDFFCA0434FEE4136AFE0D953A" box="[312,470,1629,1655]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140" value="2016-10">October 2016</date>
, one specimen of the species was collected and photographed at a fish market in Nha Trang, which is located south of Quy Nhon (
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; Naohide Nakayama, pers. comm.). Further, we searched websites to gather information regarding the occurrences of tilefishes from 
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. As a result, we found several photographs of different tilefishes in a few weblogs, which were taken at a local fish market of 
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on the central coast of 
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. Some of them agree well with 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FD6513D9FC9B944A" box="[697,832,1773,1799]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. biendong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having the yellow blotch below the eye, 5 or 6 yellow stripes on the upper two thirds of the caudal fin, and one black blotch on the upper lobe of the caudal fin. It is probable that the new species is common and landed commercially in the area along with 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FBAE1201FB169402" box="[1138,1229,1845,1871]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. albus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FADD1201FA4E9402" box="[1281,1429,1846,1871]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">B. argentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The latter two species show a similar distributional pattern, ranging widely from the South and East 
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Seas (including 
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, 
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, Hainan Island, 
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, 
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and southern 
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) to southern 
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(including southern Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu islands) (
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFCA0434FD621296FC8F94F6" author="Dooley, J. K." box="[702,852,1953,1979]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140" pagination="2630 - 2648" refId="ref7678" refString="Dooley, J. K. (1999) Family Malacanthidae. In: Carpenter, K. E. &amp; Niem, V. H., (Eds.), FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4, Bony fishes, part 2 (Mugillidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome, pp. 2630 - 2648." type="book chapter" year="1999">Dooley 1999</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFCA0434FCBC1296FBFC94F6" author="Kim, Y. U. &amp; Ryu, J. W." box="[864,1063,1953,1979]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140" pagination="40 - 48" refId="ref8245" refString="Kim, Y. U. &amp; Ryu, J. W. (1998) Taxonomic revision of the genus Branchiostegus (Perciformes, Pisces) from the adjacent waters of Korea. Korean Journal of Ichthyology, 10 (1), 40 - 48." type="journal article" year="1998">Kim &amp; Ryu 1998</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFCA0434FBEF1296FAC494F6" author="Matsuura, K. &amp; Shibukawa, K. &amp; Shinohara, G. &amp; Liu, J." box="[1075,1311,1953,1979]" pageId="7" pageNumber="140" pagination="101 - 126" refId="ref8498" refString="Matsuura, K., Shibukawa, K., Shinohara, G. &amp; Liu, J. (2001) Fishes collected from the shallow waters of Hainan Island, South China Sea. National Science Museum Monographs, (21), 101 - 126." type="journal article" year="2001">
Matsuura 
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFCA0434FB781295FB0694F6" box="[1188,1245,1953,1979]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="140">et al.</emphasis>
2001
</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFCA0434FAF61296FEED9492" author="Aizawa, M. &amp; Doiuchi, R." pageId="7" pageNumber="140" refId="ref7357" refString="Aizawa, M. &amp; Doiuchi, R. (2013) Branchiostegidae. In: Nakabo, T., (Ed.), Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species," type="book" year="2013">Aizawa &amp; Doiuchi 2013</bibRefCitation>
). Considering the previous records from 
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(i.e., Cut Ba, 
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, 
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, Quy Nhon, and Nha Trang), 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC5043BFEF815ADFE7193FE" box="[292,426,153,179]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="141">B. biendong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
may be widely distributed along the Vietnamese coast (Chabanaud 1924; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFC5043BFB0315AEFA4C93FE" author="Kuronuma, K." box="[1247,1431,153,179]" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" refId="ref8384" refString="Kuronuma, K. (1961) A Check List of Fishes of Vietnam. Division of Agriculture &amp; Natural Resources United States Operations Mission to Vietnam, U. S. Operations Mission to Vietnam. United States Consultants Inch, International Cooperation Administration, vii + 66 pp." type="book" year="1961">Kuronuma 1961</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFC5043BFF4B158AFE86939A" author="Fourmanoir, P." box="[151,349,188,215]" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" pagination="1 - 114" refId="ref7886" refString="Fourmanoir, P. (1965) Listge complementaire des poissons marines de Nha-trung. Ocanographic Numero Special Cahiers O. R. S. T. O. M. (Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Techinique Outre-Mer). Serie Oceanographie, 1 - 114." type="book chapter" year="1965">Fourmanoir 1965</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFC5043BFEB5158AFDF7939A" author="Muda, O. &amp; Mansor, M. I. &amp; Vinh, C. T. &amp; Mohd Taupek, M. N. &amp; Aznan, Z." box="[361,556,189,215]" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" pagination="41 - 54" refId="ref8547" refString="Muda, O., Mansor, M. I., Vinh, C. T., Mohd Taupek, M. N. &amp; Aznan, Z. (2001) Fish taxonomic studies in the South China Sea, Area IV: Vietnamese waters. In: SEAFDEC (Ed.), Proceedings of the SEAFDEC Seminar on Fishery Resources in the South China Sea, Area IV: Vietnamese Waters (18 - 20 September 2000, Bangkok). Southeastern Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEADEC), Bangkok, pp. 41 - 54." type="book chapter" year="2001">
Muda 
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC5043BFE6D1589FE31939A" box="[433,490,189,215]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="141">et al.</emphasis>
2001
</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE49A2DFFC5043BFF1B15D6FBCB9172" blockId="8.[151,1437,153,576]" pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC5043BFF1B15D6FE0093B6" box="[199,475,225,251]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="141">Branchiostegus ilocanus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFC5043BFE3D15D6FDBD93B6" author="Herre, A. W." box="[481,614,225,251]" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" pagination="31 - 37" refId="ref7969" refString="Herre, A. W. (1928) Three new Philippine fishes. Philippine Journal of Science, 35 (1), 31 - 37, pls. 1 - 3." type="journal article" year="1928">Herre, 1928</bibRefCitation>
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was originally described on the basis of a single specimen (
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long) collected at a fish market in Narvacan, Ilocos, Luzon Island, 
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, but has been regarded as 
<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC5043BFB2A1431FA479252" box="[1270,1436,261,287]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="141">nomen dubium</emphasis>
(
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; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFC5043BFE98141EFDAD920E" author="Dooley, J. K. &amp; Iwatsuki, Y." box="[324,630,297,323]" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" pagination="31 - 38" refId="ref7753" refString="Dooley, J. K. &amp; Iwatsuki, Y. (2012) A new species of deepwater tilefish (Percoidea: Branchiostegidae) from the Philippines, with a brief discussion of the status of tilefish systematics. Zootaxa, 3249, 31 - 38." type="journal article" year="2012">Dooley and Iwatsuki 2012</bibRefCitation>
). Although 
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did not note the whereabouts of the 
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, 
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reported that it would have been destroyed in the 
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during World War II. Regarding cheek scales, 
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, pl. 3) illustrated 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC5043BFD871445FD0392C6" box="[603,728,369,395]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="141">B. ilocanus</emphasis>
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uniquely with three large central scales. The new species, 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC5043BFA831445FF3292E2" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="141">B. biendong</emphasis>
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, is readily distinguished from 
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<emphasis id="B92F463FFFC5043BFDE614A1FD6C92E2" box="[570,695,405,431]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="141">B. ilocanus</emphasis>
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in having 6 scale rows on the cheek (vs. 8), a somewhat small head 28.8–29.9 % SL (33.3 % SL), a double-emarginate caudal fin (vs. truncated), a silver cheek with an oval-shaped yellow blotch along the ventral rim of the eye (vs. yellow with an orange spot on the lower part of the snout), 5–6 yellow stripes on the caudal fin (vs. one central yellow stripe), and a black blotch at the tip of the upper lobe of the caudal fin (vs. absent) (
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFC5043BFE411712FDFA9172" author="Herre, A. W." box="[413,545,549,575]" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" pagination="31 - 37" refId="ref7969" refString="Herre, A. W. (1928) Three new Philippine fishes. Philippine Journal of Science, 35 (1), 31 - 37, pls. 1 - 3." type="journal article" year="1928">Herre 1928</bibRefCitation>
; 
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; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFCAE7DCFFC5043BFD111712FBDF9172" author="Hiramatsu, W. &amp; Yoshino, T." box="[717,1028,549,575]" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" pagination="41 - 49" refId="ref8003" refString="Hiramatsu, W. &amp; Yoshino, T. (2012) A new tilefish, Branchiostegus okinawaensis (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae), from Okinawa Island, Southern Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series A (Zoology). Supplement, 6, 41 - 49." type="journal article" year="2012">Hiramatsu &amp; Yoshino 2012</bibRefCitation>
).
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