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<emphasis id="0BC5EA97FFF4FFFDFF51810BDE38F061" bold="true" box="[199,322,294,320]" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
An extremely elongate species of
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<emphasis id="0BC5EA97FFF4FFFDFD28810ADC1AF060" box="[702,864,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Bascanichthys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with the following combination of characters: head 3.74.3% TL; tail 43.344.2% TL; predorsal-fin length 40.745.4% of head length; snout length 11.313.1% of head length; body pale brown, head without distinct dark bands after preservation; lateral-line pores anterior to anus 114118; total vertebrae 207216, mean vertebral formula 2-116-212; and dorsal-fin origin slightly before middle of head and before first lateral-line pore.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="0BC5EA97FFF4FFFDFF0E822DDE75F339" bold="true" box="[152,271,512,536]" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Counts and measurements of two new
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<emphasis id="0BC5EA97FFF4FFFDFD25822DDC37F339" box="[691,845,512,536]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Bascanichthys</emphasis>
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described in this study.
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<paragraph id="390E3685FFF4FFFDFD348204DA29F653" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
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<taxonomicName id="FEB14D06FFF4FFFDFD348204DC4AF360" authority="Hibino &amp; Yamashita &amp; Sakurai &amp; Ho, 2022" authorityName="Hibino &amp; Yamashita &amp; Sakurai &amp; Ho" authorityYear="2022" box="[674,816,553,577]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Bascanichthys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="108" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kabeyawan" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="0BC5EA97FFF4FFFDFD348204DC4AF360" box="[674,816,553,577]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">B. kabeyawan</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="0BC5EA97FFF4FFFDFCA08204DCF3F360" bold="true" box="[822,905,553,577]" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
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<taxonomicName id="FEB14D06FFF4FFFDFBC48204DB9CF360" authority="Hibino &amp; Yamashita &amp; Sakurai &amp; Ho, 2022" authorityName="Hibino &amp; Yamashita &amp; Sakurai &amp; Ho" authorityYear="2022" box="[1106,1254,553,577]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Bascanichthys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="108" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ryukyuensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="0BC5EA97FFF4FFFDFBC48204DB9CF360" box="[1106,1254,553,577]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">B. ryukyuensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="0BC5EA97FFF4FFFDFB7A8204DA45F360" bold="true" box="[1260,1343,553,577]" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="10F657ECFFF4FFFDFB7A8204DA45F360" box="[1260,1343,553,577]" pageId="5" pageNumber="108" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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</th>
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<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF35827CDA0AF348" box="[163,1392,593,617]" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="108" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD34827CDCF3F348" box="[674,905,593,617]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Holotype</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF827CDBFDF348" box="[1065,1159,593,617]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Holotype</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA81827CDA0AF348" box="[1303,1392,593,617]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Paratype</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF358254DA0AF3B0" box="[163,1392,633,657]" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF358254DD50F3B0" box="[163,554,633,657]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Total length (TL, mm)</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD348254DCF3F3B0" box="[674,905,633,657]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">526</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF8254DBFDF3B0" box="[1065,1159,633,657]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">627</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA818254DA0AF3B0" box="[1303,1392,633,657]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">516</td>
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<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF35828FDA0AF39B" box="[163,1392,674,698]" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF35828FDA0AF39B" box="[163,1392,674,698]" colspan="4" colspanRight="3" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Counts</th>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF3582E7DA0AF3C3" box="[163,1392,714,738]" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF3582E7DD50F3C3" box="[163,554,714,738]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Predorsal vertebrae</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD3482E7DCF3F3C3" box="[674,905,714,738]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">4</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF82E7DBFDF3C3" box="[1065,1159,714,738]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">2</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA8182E7DA0AF3C3" box="[1303,1392,714,738]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">3</td>
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<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF3582DFDA0AF22B" box="[163,1392,754,778]" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF3582DFDD50F22B" box="[163,554,754,778]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Preanal vertebrae</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD3482DFDCF3F22B" box="[674,905,754,778]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">103</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF82DFDBFDF22B" box="[1065,1159,754,778]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">118</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA8182DFDA0AF22B" box="[1303,1392,754,778]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">114</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF358337DA0AF213" box="[163,1392,794,818]" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF358337DD50F213" box="[163,554,794,818]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Total vertebrae</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD348337DCF3F213" box="[674,905,794,818]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">224</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF8337DBFDF213" box="[1065,1159,794,818]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">216</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA818337DA0AF213" box="[1303,1392,794,818]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">207</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF35836FDA0AF27A" box="[163,1392,834,859]" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF35836FDD50F27A" box="[163,554,834,859]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Lateral-line pores before gill opening</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD34836FDCF3F27A" box="[674,905,834,859]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">10</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF836FDBFDF27A" box="[1065,1159,834,859]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">8</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA81836FDA0AF27A" box="[1303,1392,834,859]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF358346DA0AF2A2" box="[163,1392,875,899]" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF358346DD50F2A2" box="[163,554,875,899]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Lateral-line pores before anus</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD348346DCF3F2A2" box="[674,905,875,899]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">104</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF8346DBFDF2A2" box="[1065,1159,875,899]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">118</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA818346DA0AF2A2" box="[1303,1392,875,899]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">114</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF3583BEDA0AF28A" box="[163,1392,915,939]" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF3583BEDD50F28A" box="[163,554,915,939]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Total lateral-line pores</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD3483BEDCF3F28A" box="[674,905,915,939]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">214</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF83BEDBFDF28A" box="[1065,1159,915,939]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">207</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA8183BEDA0AF28A" box="[1303,1392,915,939]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">195</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF358391DA0AF2F2" box="[163,1392,956,979]" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF358391DA0AF2F2" box="[163,1392,956,979]" colspan="4" colspanRight="3" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Measurements</th>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF3583CEDA0AF2DD" box="[163,1392,995,1020]" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF3583CEDA0AF2DD" box="[163,1392,995,1020]" colspan="4" colspanRight="3" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">As % ofTL</th>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF358421DA0AF505" box="[163,1392,1036,1060]" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF358421DD50F505" box="[163,554,1036,1060]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Head length (HL)</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD348421DCF3F505" box="[674,905,1036,1060]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">4.6</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF8421DBFDF505" box="[1065,1159,1036,1060]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">3.7</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA818421DA0AF505" box="[1303,1392,1036,1060]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">4.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF358419DA0AF56D" box="[163,1392,1076,1100]" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF358419DD50F56D" box="[163,554,1076,1100]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Preanal length</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD348419DCF3F56D" box="[674,905,1076,1100]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">47.7</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF8419DBFDF56D" box="[1065,1159,1076,1100]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">56.7</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA818419DA0AF56D" box="[1303,1392,1076,1100]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">55.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF358471DA0AF555" box="[163,1392,1116,1140]" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF358471DD50F555" box="[163,554,1116,1140]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Tail length</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD348471DCF3F555" box="[674,905,1116,1140]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">52.3</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF8471DBFDF555" box="[1065,1159,1116,1140]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">43.3</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA818471DA0AF555" box="[1303,1392,1116,1140]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">44.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF3584A9DA0AF5BD" box="[163,1392,1156,1180]" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF3584A9DD50F5BD" box="[163,554,1156,1180]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Predorsal length</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD3484A9DCF3F5BD" box="[674,905,1156,1180]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">2.7</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF84A9DBFDF5BD" box="[1065,1159,1156,1180]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">1.5</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA8184A9DA0AF5BD" box="[1303,1392,1156,1180]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">1.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF358480DA0AF5E4" box="[163,1392,1197,1221]" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF358480DD50F5E4" box="[163,554,1197,1221]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Body depth at gill opening</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD348480DCF3F5E4" box="[674,905,1197,1221]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">1.1</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF8480DBFDF5E4" box="[1065,1159,1197,1221]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">1.1</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA818480DA0AF5E4" box="[1303,1392,1197,1221]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">1.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF3584F8DA0AF5CC" box="[163,1392,1237,1261]" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF3584F8DD50F5CC" box="[163,554,1237,1261]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Body width at gill opening</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD3484F8DCF3F5CC" box="[674,905,1237,1261]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">0.7</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF84F8DBFDF5CC" box="[1065,1159,1237,1261]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">1</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA8184F8DA0AF5CC" box="[1303,1392,1237,1261]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF3584D0DA0AF434" box="[163,1392,1277,1301]" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF3584D0DD50F434" box="[163,554,1277,1301]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Body depth at mid-anus</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD3484D0DCF3F434" box="[674,905,1277,1301]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">0.8</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF84D0DBFDF434" box="[1065,1159,1277,1301]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">1.1</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA8184D0DA0AF434" box="[1303,1392,1277,1301]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">1.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF358508DA0AF41C" box="[163,1392,1317,1341]" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF358508DD50F41C" box="[163,554,1317,1341]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Body width at mid-anus</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD348508DCF3F41C" box="[674,905,1317,1341]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">0.6</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF8508DBFDF41C" box="[1065,1159,1317,1341]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">1</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA818508DA0AF41C" box="[1303,1392,1317,1341]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">1.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF358560DA0AF447" box="[163,1392,1357,1382]" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF358560DA0AF447" box="[163,1392,1357,1382]" colspan="4" colspanRight="3" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">As % ofHL</th>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF35855BDA0AF4AF" box="[163,1392,1398,1422]" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF35855BDD50F4AF" box="[163,554,1398,1422]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Predorsal length</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD34855BDCF3F4AF" box="[674,905,1398,1422]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">58.4</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF855BDBFDF4AF" box="[1065,1159,1398,1422]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">40.7</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA81855BDA0AF4AF" box="[1303,1392,1398,1422]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">45.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF3585B3DA0AF497" box="[163,1392,1438,1462]" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF3585B3DD50F497" box="[163,554,1438,1462]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Snout length</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD3485B3DCF3F497" box="[674,905,1438,1462]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">10.9</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF85B3DBFDF497" box="[1065,1159,1438,1462]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">13.1</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA8185B3DA0AF497" box="[1303,1392,1438,1462]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">11.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF3585EBDA0AF4FE" box="[163,1392,1478,1503]" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF3585EBDD50F4FE" box="[163,554,1478,1503]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Eye diameter</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD3485EBDCF3F4FE" box="[674,905,1478,1503]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">5.0</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF85EBDBFDF4FE" box="[1065,1159,1478,1503]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">5.1</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA8185EBDA0AF4FE" box="[1303,1392,1478,1503]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">5.4</td>
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<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF3585C3DD50F726" box="[163,554,1518,1543]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Upper-jaw length</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD3485C3DCF3F726" box="[674,905,1518,1543]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">19.8</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF85C3DBFDF726" box="[1065,1159,1518,1543]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">25.4</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA8185C3DA0AF726" box="[1303,1392,1518,1543]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">20.9</td>
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<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF35863ADA0AF70E" box="[163,1392,1559,1583]" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF35863ADD50F70E" box="[163,554,1559,1583]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Gill-opening length</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD34863ADCF3F70E" box="[674,905,1559,1583]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">12.3</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF863ADBFDF70E" box="[1065,1159,1559,1583]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">10.2</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA81863ADA0AF70E" box="[1303,1392,1559,1583]" gridcol="3" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">10.9</td>
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<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF358612DA0AF776" box="[163,1392,1599,1623]" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF358612DD50F776" box="[163,554,1599,1623]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Interorbital width</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD348612DCF3F776" box="[674,905,1599,1623]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">7.2</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF8612DBFDF776" box="[1065,1159,1599,1623]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">10.6</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA818612DA0AF776" box="[1303,1392,1599,1623]" gridcol="3" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">8.6</td>
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<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF35864ADA0AF75E" box="[163,1392,1639,1663]" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF35864ADD50F75E" box="[163,554,1639,1663]" gridcol="0" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Isthmus width</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD34864ADCF3F75E" box="[674,905,1639,1663]" gridcol="1" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">7.4</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF864ADBFDF75E" box="[1065,1159,1639,1663]" gridcol="2" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">14</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA81864ADA0AF75E" box="[1303,1392,1639,1663]" gridcol="3" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">15.4</td>
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<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF3586A2DA0AF789" box="[163,1392,1679,1704]" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF3586A2DD50F789" box="[163,554,1679,1704]" gridcol="0" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Body depth at gill opening</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD3486A2DCF3F789" box="[674,905,1679,1704]" gridcol="1" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">23.6</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF86A2DBFDF789" box="[1065,1159,1679,1704]" gridcol="2" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">30.5</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA8186A2DA0AF789" box="[1303,1392,1679,1704]" gridcol="3" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">29.0</td>
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<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF358695DA0AF7F1" box="[163,1392,1720,1744]" gridrow="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF358695DD50F7F1" box="[163,554,1720,1744]" gridcol="0" gridrow="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Body width at gill opening</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD348695DCF3F7F1" box="[674,905,1720,1744]" gridcol="1" gridrow="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">14.2</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF8695DBFDF7F1" box="[1065,1159,1720,1744]" gridcol="2" gridrow="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">26.3</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA818695DA0AF7F1" box="[1303,1392,1720,1744]" gridcol="3" gridrow="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">23.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF3586CDDA0AF7D9" box="[163,1392,1760,1784]" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF3586CDDD50F7D9" box="[163,554,1760,1784]" gridcol="0" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Body depth at mid-anus</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD3486CDDCF3F7D9" box="[674,905,1760,1784]" gridcol="1" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">16.3</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF86CDDBFDF7D9" box="[1065,1159,1760,1784]" gridcol="2" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">28.4</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA8186CDDA0AF7D9" box="[1303,1392,1760,1784]" gridcol="3" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">31.3</td>
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<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF358725DA0AF601" box="[163,1392,1800,1824]" gridrow="31" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF358725DD50F601" box="[163,554,1800,1824]" gridcol="0" gridrow="31" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Body width at mid-anus</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD348725DCF3F601" box="[674,905,1800,1824]" gridcol="1" gridrow="31" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">13.4</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF8725DBFDF601" box="[1065,1159,1800,1824]" gridcol="2" gridrow="31" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">27.1</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA818725DA0AF601" box="[1303,1392,1800,1824]" gridcol="3" gridrow="31" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">28.6</td>
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<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF35871DDA0AF669" box="[163,1392,1840,1864]" gridrow="32" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF35871DDD50F669" box="[163,554,1840,1864]" gridcol="0" gridrow="32" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Pectoral-fin length</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD34871DDCF3F669" box="[674,905,1840,1864]" gridcol="1" gridrow="32" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">2.6</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF871DDBFDF669" box="[1065,1159,1840,1864]" gridcol="2" gridrow="32" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">7.6</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA81871DDA0AF669" box="[1303,1392,1840,1864]" gridcol="3" gridrow="32" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">5.0</td>
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<tr id="878134C7FFF40007FF358777DA0AF653" box="[163,1392,1882,1906]" gridrow="33" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<th id="C4505DBBFFF40007FF358777DD50F653" box="[163,554,1882,1906]" gridcol="0" gridrow="33" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">Pectoral-fin base</th>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FD348777DCF3F653" box="[674,905,1882,1906]" gridcol="1" gridrow="33" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">5.4</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FBBF8777DBFDF653" box="[1065,1159,1882,1906]" gridcol="2" gridrow="33" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">3.8</td>
<td id="C4505DBBFFF40007FA818777DA0AF653" box="[1303,1392,1882,1906]" gridcol="3" gridrow="33" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">2.3</td>
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Counts and measurements are shown in
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. Body extremely elongate (
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), subcylindrical, tail laterally compressed posteriorly, its depth at gill opening 8391 times in TL. Skin generally smooth, with weak longitudinal wrinkles dorsally; tail shorter than head and trunk, preanal length
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TL. Head small, skin with many longitudinal wrinkles except snout; dorsal contour smoothly curved; branchial basket convex, well-expanded, its deepest depth 2.42.7 times in HL.
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Snout stout and broad, tip weakly pointed and relatively pointed from dorsal view (
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), its length
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HL; interorbital space narrow, its width 1.62.1 times eye diameter and
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HL; numerous papillae present on snout, interorbital space, temporal and lips, rather dense in
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but scattered in
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; anterior nostril tubular, extending downward; posterior nostril a hole covering by a compressed thin skin, its opening towards posteroventrally; upper lip with several fleshy thorn-shaped barbels (
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), one between nostrils, very minute barbels along with the barbel in left side of
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; and two posterior to posterior nostril (three in left side of
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); rictus relatively short, behind posterior margin of eye; lower jaw short, distance from tip of snout to anterior end of lower jaw slightly longer than eye diameter; gill opening lateral, located at ventral half of body.
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Sensory pores small but conspicuous (
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); supraorbital pores 1 (ethmoid)+3; infraorbital pores 3+3, 1 between nostrils, 2 below eye along upper jaw, and 3 behind eye in a vertical row; mandibular pores 5, the last pore slightly behind rictus; preopercular pores 2; interorbital pore 1; supratemporal pore 3 (single mid-temporal pore). Lateral line nearly completed, pores conspicuous, 0 pore before dorsal-fin origin, 8 anterior to gill opening, 118 anterior to anus and total
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(0, 9, 114 and 195, respectively, in
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<emphasis id="0BC5EA97FFF7FFFEFF01869EDE6EF7EA" bold="true" box="[151,276,1715,1739]" pageId="6" pageNumber="109">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Drawings showing the head pores and tooth pattern of
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Hibino, Yamashita &amp; Sakurai
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,
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, from the holotype (A, B) and paratype, FRLM 52251, 516 mm TL, collected with holotype (C). A, head pores; B, tooth pattern on upper jaw (left) and lower jaw (center); C, upper jaw (right). Arrows indicate the interorbital pore (left) and med-temporal pore (right).
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All teeth small, conical, and relatively pointed; teeth on maxilla in
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arranged uniserial, in
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partly biserial but generally uniserial (
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); dentary teeth biserial; 5 intermaxillary teeth arranged as chevron; vomerine teeth biserial in
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, mid-part of vomer partly triserial in
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.
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<paragraph id="390E3685FFF7FFFFFF5187FCDE28F1D8" blockId="6.[151,1436,1893,2028]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1437,151,609]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="110" pageId="6" pageNumber="109">Dorsal and anal fins very low, ending at near tip of tail, end of anal fin slightly behind that of dorsal fin; dorsalfin origin before middle of head, right behind the mid-temporal pore and before the first lateral-line pore; pectoral fin extremely minute, flap-like, located at anterior corner of gill opening, its length 13.120.4% HL and base height 26.244.1% HL.</paragraph>
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Color when fresh condition (after refrigeration;
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): body purplish pale brown, darker dorsally; head yellowish, snout and lower jaw deep, tip of snout yellowish brown; fins dusky white. Color in preserved condition: purplish and yellowish color faded. Body pale brown, darker dorsally; head slightly paler than body, in
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tip of snout dark brown and pale dusky white band between tip of snout and eye; fins dusky white.
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<emphasis id="0BC5EA97FFF6FFFFFF5181BEDE34F08C" bold="true" box="[199,334,403,429]" pageId="7" pageNumber="110">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific name
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is derived from the
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locality.
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<emphasis id="0BC5EA97FFF6FFFFFF51819BDE1BF0F1" bold="true" box="[199,353,438,464]" pageId="7" pageNumber="110">Distribution.</emphasis>
Only known from the
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collected from shore of Okinawa-jima Island, Ryukyu Islands,
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.
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<emphasis id="0BC5EA97FFF6FFFFFF5181D3DEFCF338" bold="true" box="[199,390,510,537]" pageId="7" pageNumber="110">Ecological note.</emphasis>
The present specimens were collected as stranded specimens caused by the extremely low temperatures by a serous cold wave coming from the Arctic (
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Hibino
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2021
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). In the
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locality, several species of
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,
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,
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, Syganidae, etc., were also collected at the same time.
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