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<figureCitation id="13742A235908277FFF58AB44FEB9CFD5" box="[151,322,889,915]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 16" captionStart-1="FIGURE 17" captionStart-2="FIGURE 18" captionStartId-0="16.[151,255,1683,1707]" captionStartId-1="17.[151,255,720,744]" captionStartId-2="18.[151,255,1577,1601]" captionTargetBox-0="[165,1427,1274,1644]" captionTargetBox-1="[164,1432,232,568]" captionTargetBox-2="[547,1038,312,1522]" captionTargetId-0="figure@16.[151,1436,1265,1660]" captionTargetId-1="figure@17.[151,1436,194,699]" captionTargetId-2="figure@18.[545,1043,271,1555]" captionTargetPageId-0="16" captionTargetPageId-1="17" captionTargetPageId-2="18" captionText-0="FIGURE 16. Holotype of Ophichthus hirritus, MNHN 1989 - 0747, 518 mm, from Seychelle Islands." captionText-1="FIGURE 17. Head of holotype of Ophichthus hirritus, MNHN 1989 - 0747, 518 mm." captionText-2="FIGURE 18. Dentition of holotype of Ophichthus hirritus, MNHN 1989 - 0747, 518 mm." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/195906/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/195907/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/195908/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Figures 16–18</figureCitation>
,
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1989-0747,
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, female with developed ova, from
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Is. (
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,
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), captured by trap in
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by A. Intes on
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.
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.
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229178 (originally
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1989-0747),
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, female with developed ova, collected with the
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;
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1989-0749,
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, mature male, from
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Is. (
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,
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), captured by trap in
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by A. Intes on
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.
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB45908277FFF09AC43FEBDC8DE" bold="true" box="[198,326,1150,1176]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
A moderately elongate, slender species of
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, subgenus
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, with: tail 58– 59% and head 7.9–8.4% of total length; dorsal-fin origin 3 pectoral-fin lengths behind gill opening; pectoral fins rounded; posterior nostril a hole in upper lip covered by a flap; head pores inconspicuous, SO 1+4, IO 4+2, POM 3+5; teeth conical, stout and numerous, not enlarged, biserial anteriorly and uniserial posteriorly on vomer, biserial on maxillary and biserial anteriorly on mandible; coloration uniform brown, paler ventrally, fins pale. Mean vertebral formula 19/62/171, total vertebrae 171–172 (n=3).
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Counts and measurements (in mm) of the
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.
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Total length 518; head 40.9; trunk 173.1; tail 304; predorsal distance 73; pectoral-fin length 9.1; pectoral-fin base 3; body depth at gill openings ~13.5; body width at gill openings ~12; body depth at anus ~13; body width at anus ~11.5; snout 6.7; tip of snout to rictus 12.1; eye diameter 4.7; interorbital distance 4.7; gill-opening height ~4.5; isthmus width ~8. Vertebral formula 19/63/172.
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Body moderately elongate (
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), compressed throughout, depth at gill openings
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TL. Branchial basket slightly wider and deeper than body. Head and trunk short
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TL; head
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TL, 4.0–
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trunk. Snout rounded when viewed from above. Snout bisected on underside by a groove flanking anteriormost tooth. Lower jaw included; jaws slightly hooked such that jaw teeth are exposed and lips do not meet when mouth is closed. Mouth not elongate, rictus about one-half eye length behind rear margin of eye. Eye
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upper jaw and
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head, its center well behind middle of upper jaw. Tube of anterior nostril short, hardly capable of being deflected forward. Lips without barbels. Posterior nostril a hole above upper lip, entirely covered by a flap that does not extend to edge of mouth. Dorsal-fin origin approximately 3 pectoral-fin lengths behind gill opening. Median fins low. Pectoral fins rounded, less than jaw in length. Pectoral-fin base in upper half of gill opening.
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Head pores (
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) small, inconspicuous. Single median interorbital and temporal pores. Supraorbital pores 1+4, infraorbital pores 4+2, lower jaw pores 5, preopercular pores 3. Lateral-line pores present but difficult to discern.
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Teeth (
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) stout, conical, and numerous, not enlarged. Intermaxillary with a rosette of 7–9 teeth surrounding a central tooth, followed by 3, then 2 pairs, then a nearly uniserial row of 15 vomerine teeth descending in size. Maxillary dentition irregularly biserial comprising 18–20 pairs. Mandibular teeth close set, an irregular row of 3–5 teeth followed by 15–17 uniserial teeth. Larger
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has irregularly triserial teeth in jaws and on vomer, rather than the more regular biserial and uniserial dentition of the
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and smaller
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.
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<paragraph id="8BF036A659172760FF09A945FEA5CD9A" blockId="16.[151,1437,152,476]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Color in ethanol uniform brown, paler on tip of chin, throat and belly. Anterior nostrils pale. Lips with a faint brown edging along posterior half. All fins pale. A large indistinct white spot surrounds anus. Peritoneum pale.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF036A659172760FF58AA31FDE6CE02" blockId="16.[151,1436,524,580]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="B93BEAB459172760FF58AA31FEF6CE62" bold="true" box="[151,269,524,548]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Counts and proportions (in thousandths) of the holotype and two paratypes of
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<emphasis id="B93BEAB459172760FBA7AA30FAC7CE62" box="[1128,1340,525,548]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Ophichthus hirritus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20857CF59172760FA8BAA31FA67CE62" box="[1348,1436,524,548]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B93BEAB459172760FA8BAA31FA67CE62" bold="true" box="[1348,1436,524,548]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
TL = total length. HL = head length.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BF036A659172760FF50AAB7FBB5C8E7" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
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<tr id="357F34E45917D88FFF58AA5DFA67CEE7" box="[151,1436,608,673]" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76AE5D985917D88FFF58AA5DFE52CEE7" box="[151,425,608,673]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">TL (mm)</th>
<th id="76AE5D985917D88FFD6BAA5DFD1ACEE7" box="[676,737,608,673]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Mean ---</th>
<th id="76AE5D985917D88FFC3FAA5DFA67CEE7" box="[1008,1436,608,673]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Range 518–534</th>
</tr>
<tr id="357F34E45917D88FFF58AA88FA67CE8A" box="[151,1436,693,716]" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76AE5D985917D88FFF58AA88FE52CE8A" box="[151,425,693,716]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">HL/TL</th>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFD6BAA88FD1ACE8A" box="[676,737,693,716]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">81</td>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFC3FAA88FA67CE8A" box="[1008,1436,693,716]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">79–84</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357F34E45917D88FFF58AADDFA67CF67" box="[151,1436,736,801]" gridrow="2" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76AE5D985917D88FFF58AADDFE52CF67" box="[151,425,736,801]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Head and trunk/TL Tail/TL</th>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFD6BAADDFD1ACF67" box="[676,737,736,801]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">416 584</td>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFC3FAADDFA67CF67" box="[1008,1436,736,801]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">412–422 578–588</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357F34E45917D88FFF58AB08FA67CF0A" box="[151,1436,821,844]" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76AE5D985917D88FFF58AB08FE52CF0A" box="[151,425,821,844]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Depth at gill opening/TL</th>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFD6BAB08FD1ACF0A" box="[676,737,821,844]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">27</td>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFC3FAB08FA67CF0A" box="[1008,1436,821,844]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">26–29</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357F34E45917D88FFF58AB5DFA67CFE7" box="[151,1436,864,929]" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76AE5D985917D88FFF58AB5DFE52CFE7" box="[151,425,864,929]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Dorsal-fin origin/TL Pectoral-fin length/HL</th>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFD6BAB5DFD1ACFE7" box="[676,737,864,929]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">147 241</td>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFC3FAB5DFA67CFE7" box="[1008,1436,864,929]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">139–161 219–283</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357F34E45917D88FFF58AB88FA67CF8A" box="[151,1436,949,972]" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76AE5D985917D88FFF58AB88FE52CF8A" box="[151,425,949,972]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Upper jaw/HL</th>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFD6BAB88FD1ACF8A" box="[676,737,949,972]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">312</td>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFC3FAB88FA67CF8A" box="[1008,1436,949,972]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">296–335</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357F34E45917D88FFF58ABDDFA67C867" box="[151,1436,992,1057]" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76AE5D985917D88FFF58ABDDFE52C867" box="[151,425,992,1057]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Snout/HL Eye/HL</th>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFD6BABDDFD1AC867" box="[676,737,992,1057]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">201 94</td>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFC3FABDDFA67C867" box="[1008,1436,992,1057]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">164–225 93–95</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357F34E45917D88FFF58AC08FA67C80A" box="[151,1436,1077,1100]" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76AE5D985917D88FFF58AC08FE52C80A" box="[151,425,1077,1100]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Predorsal vertebrae</th>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFD6BAC08FD1AC80A" box="[676,737,1077,1100]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">19</td>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFC3FAC08FA67C80A" box="[1008,1436,1077,1100]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">18–21</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357F34E45917D88FFF58AC5DFA67C8E7" box="[151,1436,1120,1185]" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76AE5D985917D88FFF58AC5DFE52C8E7" box="[151,425,1120,1185]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Preanal vertebrae Total vertebrae</th>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFD6BAC5DFD1AC8E7" box="[676,737,1120,1185]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">62 171</td>
<td id="76AE5D985917D88FFC3FAC5DFA67C8E7" box="[1008,1436,1120,1185]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">61–63 171–172</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF036A659172760FF58AEAEFB36CAED" blockId="16.[151,1229,1683,1707]" box="[151,1229,1683,1707]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="B93BEAB459172760FF58AEAEFEDDCAED" bold="true" box="[151,294,1683,1707]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">FIGURE 16.</emphasis>
Holotype of
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D2559172760FE7BAEA9FD7ECAED" box="[436,645,1684,1707]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hirritus">
<emphasis id="B93BEAB459172760FE7BAEA9FD7ECAED" box="[436,645,1684,1707]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Ophichthus hirritus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, MNHN 1989-0747, 518 mm, from Seychelle Islands.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BF036A659172760FF09AEEEFC62CAA8" blockId="16.[151,1437,1747,2035]" box="[198,921,1747,1774]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="B93BEAB459172760FF09AEEEFEFBCAAB" bold="true" box="[198,256,1747,1773]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Size.</emphasis>
Largest known is a
<quantity id="4CB79B4359172760FE23AEE9FDB5CAA8" box="[492,590,1748,1774]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" unit="mm" value="530.0">530 mm</quantity>
female with developed ova.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C355652D59172760FF09AEC4FAFBCB55" box="[198,1280,1785,1811]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BF036A659172760FF09AEC4FAFBCB55" blockId="16.[151,1437,1747,2035]" box="[198,1280,1785,1811]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="B93BEAB459172760FF09AEC4FEA8CB55" bold="true" box="[198,339,1785,1811]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Etymology.</emphasis>
From the Latin
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D2559172760FDDEAEC4FD92CB54" box="[529,617,1785,1810]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hirritus">
<emphasis id="B93BEAB459172760FDDEAEC4FD92CB54" box="[529,617,1785,1810]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">hirritus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, to snarl like a dog, in reference to its facial appearance.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C355652D59172760FF09AF23FB3DCB7F" box="[198,1222,1822,1849]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BF036A659172760FF09AF23FB3DCB7F" blockId="16.[151,1437,1747,2035]" box="[198,1222,1822,1849]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="B93BEAB459172760FF09AF23FE9CCB7E" bold="true" box="[198,359,1822,1848]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known from three specimens trapped in
<quantity id="4CB79B4359172760FC83AF22FC6CCB7F" box="[844,919,1823,1849]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" unit="m" value="600.0">600 m</quantity>
off the
<collectingCountry id="F358763659172760FC3DAF22FB9FCB7F" box="[1010,1124,1823,1849]" name="Seychelles" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Seychelle</collectingCountry>
Islands.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C355652D59172760FF09AF7EFAF3CBB5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BF036A659172760FF09AF7EFAF3CBB5" blockId="16.[151,1437,1747,2035]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="B93BEAB459172760FF09AF7EFEC4CB1B" bold="true" box="[198,319,1859,1885]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Remarks.</emphasis>
The new species is most similar to
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D2559172760FD2EAF79FB69CB18" authority="Seale (1917)" authorityName="Seale" authorityYear="1917" box="[737,1170,1860,1886]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Ophichthidae" genus="Ophichthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anguilliformes" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="serpentinus">
<emphasis id="B93BEAB459172760FD2EAF79FC0DCB1B" box="[737,1014,1860,1885]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Ophichthus serpentinus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFDE4B5759172760FC32AF79FB69CB18" author="Seale" box="[1021,1170,1860,1886]" pageId="16" pageNumber="39" refString="Seale, A. (1917) New species of apodal fishes. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, 61, 79 - 94." type="journal article" year="1917">Seale (1917)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
but differs in having a longer head (11.9–12.6
<emphasis id="B93BEAB459172760FE7AAF54FE2ECBC4" box="[437,469,1897,1922]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">vs.</emphasis>
<quantity id="4CB79B4359172760FE12AF54FD8FCBC5" box="[477,628,1897,1923]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.8480999999999996" metricValueMax="3.9624" metricValueMin="3.7338" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" unit="in" value="15.149999999999999" valueMax="15.6" valueMin="14.7">14.7–15.6 in</quantity>
TL), a slightly more posterior dorsal-fin origin, slightly more total vertebrae (171–172
<emphasis id="B93BEAB459172760FE48AFB2FE5CCBEE" box="[391,423,1935,1960]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">vs.</emphasis>
162–167), and in having 3 rather than 2 preopercular pores. The new species differs from many of its deepwater congeners in having a rounded pectoral fin, a short upper jaw, a posterior eye location relative to the rictus, and in that its anal-fin base is pale rather than darkened posteriorly.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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