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; GenBank registration: OR076048.
</materialsCitation>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB61B1E165DFFF542ABFD646BD2FC01" blockId="4.[151,1437,474,2013]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF542ABFD646E76FD05" bold="true" box="[199,319,691,717]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
<typeStatus id="54B2A5BC165DFFF542ABFD646E76FD05" box="[199,319,691,717]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF54323FD646D0FFD04" box="[335,582,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Neoscopelus serranoi</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
<collectionCode id="ED1883DB165DFFF540D9FD646DBFFD05" box="[693,758,691,717]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">MHN</collectionCode>
USC 25200-3 (
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),
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TL,
<date id="FFB73DDE165DFFF546BFFD656AD1FD05" box="[1235,1432,690,717]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" value="2022-10-15">15 October 2022</date>
; Cantabrian Sea,
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, -
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,
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depth, sample ID:
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004; GenBank registration: OR076047;
<taxonomicName id="4C09609D165DFFF542FBFD2C6E91FCDD" authority="IIPB" authorityName="IIPB" box="[151,472,763,789]" family="Neoscopelidae" genus="Neoscopelus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Myctophiformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="microchir">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF542FBFD2C6ED3FCDD" box="[151,410,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Neoscopelus microchir</emphasis>
IIPB
</taxonomicName>
7/2001 to
<collectionCode id="ED1883DB165DFFF54039FD2C6DC3FCDD" box="[597,650,763,789]" country="Spain" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/55k9-48j7" name="Instituto de Ciencias del Mar" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">IIPB</collectionCode>
38/2001,
<date id="FFB73DDE165DFFF54091FD2C6CD6FCDD" box="[765,927,763,789]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" value="1999-04-10">10 April 1999</date>
,
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Bank,
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, -
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,
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;
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF542FBFCC86EF1FCF1" box="[151,440,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Neoscopelus cf microchir</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<collectionCode id="ED1883DB165DFFF540E4FCC86D80FCF1" box="[648,713,799,825]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">MHN</collectionCode>
USC 25200, Porcupine Bank,
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,
<geoCoordinate id="EE3D7DD9165DFFF546AAFCC86A0FFCF1" box="[1222,1350,799,825]" degrees="13.2322" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" precision="5" value="-13.2322">13.2322 W</geoCoordinate>
,
<quantity id="4CF1B6FB165DFFF5473FFCC96AD5FCF1" box="[1363,1436,798,825]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.05" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" unit="m" value="705.0">705 m</quantity>
depth, sample ID: PCB026; GenBank registration: ON774728;
<taxonomicName id="4C09609D165DFFF5410AFC946A79FC95" authority="MHN USC" authorityName="MHN USC" box="[870,1328,835,861]" family="Neoscopelidae" genus="Neoscopelus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Myctophiformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="macrolepidotus">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF5410AFC946BE0FC95" box="[870,1193,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Neoscopelus macrolepidotus</emphasis>
MHN USC
</taxonomicName>
25211-
<quantity id="4CF1B6FB165DFFF547E2FC956FBFFC49" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.209" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" unit="mm" value="1209.0">1, 209 mm</quantity>
TL,
<date id="FFB73DDE165DFFF54343FCB06EAEFC49" box="[303,487,871,897]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" value="2010-08-18">18 August 2010</date>
,
<collectingRegion id="49CDD5FC165DFFF54398FCB06D0CFC49" box="[500,581,871,897]" country="Spain" name="Galicia" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Galicia</collectingRegion>
Bank,
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, -
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,
<quantity id="4CF1B6FB165DFFF541FBFCB06C96FC49" box="[919,991,871,897]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.659999999999999" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" unit="m" value="766.0">766 m</quantity>
depth, sample ID:
<collectionCode id="ED1883DB165DFFF546D7FCB06BB2FC49" box="[1211,1275,871,897]" country="Canada" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/zeys-ppzt" name="Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">NSM</collectionCode>
001; GenBank registration: OR076049;
<collectionCode id="ED1883DB165DFFF543DDFC5C6EBBFC6D" box="[433,498,907,933]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">MHN</collectionCode>
USC 25211-
<quantity id="4CF1B6FB165DFFF540E5FC5D6C48FC6D" box="[649,769,906,933]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.167" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" unit="mm" value="2167.0">2, 167 mm</quantity>
TL,
<date id="FFB73DDE165DFFF54155FC5C6C9DFC6D" box="[825,980,907,933]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" value="2022-06-16">16 June 2022</date>
; Grand Banks,
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, -
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,
<quantity id="4CF1B6FB165DFFF542FBFC786F97FC01" box="[151,222,943,969]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.029999999999999" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" unit="m" value="703.0">703 m</quantity>
depth, ample ID:
<collectionCode id="ED1883DB165DFFF543C5FC786EA0FC01" box="[425,489,943,969]" country="Canada" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/zeys-ppzt" name="Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">NSM</collectionCode>
003; GenBank registration: OR076050 (
<tableCitation id="C68B2EA5165DFFF541CBFC786CB2FC01" box="[935,1019,943,969]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="5.[151,239,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 1. Morphometric and meristic data of Neoscopelus serranoi sp. nov. based on the examination of 35 specimens from the NE Atlantic (holotype and 34 paratypes) compared with specimens of Neoscopelus microchir from the Western Pacific based on Matsubara (1943) (holotype and 37 paratypes)." pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Table 1</tableCitation>
, Appendix 2).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB61B1E165DFFF542ABFC056E30FBFD" blockId="4.[151,1437,474,2013]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF542ABFC056E9FFC24" bold="true" box="[199,470,978,1004]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Material comparative.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C09609D165DFFF5438DFC046C76FC25" authority="MHN USC" authorityName="MHN USC" box="[481,831,979,1005]" family="Neoscopelidae" genus="Neoscopelus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Myctophiformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="macrolepidotus">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF5438DFC046DFBFC25" box="[481,690,979,1005]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">N. macrolepidotus</emphasis>
MHN USC
</taxonomicName>
25211-
<quantity id="4CF1B6FB165DFFF541CCFC056B50FC25" box="[928,1049,978,1005]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.209" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" unit="mm" value="1209.0">1, 209 mm</quantity>
TL,
<date id="FFB73DDE165DFFF5463AFC046A5BFC25" box="[1110,1298,979,1005]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" value="2010-08-18">18 August 2010</date>
,
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, -
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,
<quantity id="4CF1B6FB165DFFF54348FC206E24FBD9" box="[292,365,1015,1041]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.659999999999999" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" unit="m" value="766.0">766 m</quantity>
depth;
<taxonomicName id="4C09609D165DFFF543AFFC206C53FBD9" authority="MHN USC" authorityName="MHN USC" box="[451,794,1015,1041]" family="Neoscopelidae" genus="Neoscopelus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Myctophiformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="macrolepidotus">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF543AFFC206DDBFBD9" box="[451,658,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">N. macrolepidotus</emphasis>
MHN USC
</taxonomicName>
25211-
<quantity id="4CF1B6FB165DFFF5411FFC216CA5FBD9" box="[883,1004,1014,1041]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.167" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" unit="mm" value="2167.0">2, 167 mm</quantity>
TL,
<date id="FFB73DDE165DFFF54649FC206BF6FBD9" box="[1061,1215,1015,1041]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" value="2022-06-16">16 June 2022</date>
,
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,
<geoCoordinate id="EE3D7DD9165DFFF54744FC206A37FBD9" box="[1320,1406,1015,1041]" degrees="49.496" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" precision="55" value="-49.496">
-
<quantity id="4CF1B6FB165DFFF54743FC206A37FBD9" box="[1327,1406,1015,1041]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.9496" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" unit="m" value="49.496">49.496</quantity>
</geoCoordinate>
m depth (Appendix 3).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3134895165DFFF742ABFBE96B23FF1D" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="493" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8BB61B1E165DFFF542ABFBE96CFFFB21" blockId="4.[151,1437,474,2013]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF542ABFBE96E0BFB90" bold="true" box="[199,322,1086,1112]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
The new species belongs to the genus
<taxonomicName id="4C09609D165DFFF5417CFBE86CD7FB91" box="[784,926,1087,1113]" family="Neoscopelidae" genus="Neoscopelus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Myctophiformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF5417CFBE86CD7FB91" box="[784,926,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Neoscopelus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as defined by
<bibRefCitation id="EF9866EF165DFFF54622FBE86A56FB91" author="Nafpaktitis, B. G." box="[1102,1311,1087,1113]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" refId="ref11273" refString="Nafpaktitis, B. G. (1977) Family Neoscopelidae. In: Gibbs, R. H., Berry, F. H., Bohlke, J. E., Cohen, D. M., Collette, B. B., Eschmeyer, W. N., Mead, G. W., Merriman, D., Pietsch, T. W. &amp; Parr, A. E. (Eds.), Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Vol. 7. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, pp. 1 - 12." type="book" year="1977">Nafpaktitis (1977)</bibRefCitation>
by having a body fusiform and compressed; head conical and large; large jaws, extended to the back of the orbit; dentary, premaxilla, palatine, and mesopterygoid with villiform teeth; large eyes, its diameter contained 5 times or less in the head length; elongate pectorals, extending posteriorly beyond the anus; adipose fin present; ventrolateral rows of photophores and a series of light organs on the periphery of the tongue.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB61B1E165DFFF542ABFB256C50FAB1" blockId="4.[151,1437,474,2013]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF542ABFB256E99FAC4" bold="true" box="[199,464,1266,1292]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Differential diagnosis.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C09609D165DFFF543B5FB246D86FAC4" authorityName="Bañón &amp; Barros-García &amp; Arronte &amp; Rábade &amp; Rio &amp; Baldó &amp; Carlos" authorityYear="2024" box="[473,719,1267,1293]" family="Neoscopelidae" genus="Neoscopelus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Myctophiformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="serranoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF543B5FB246D86FAC4" box="[473,719,1267,1293]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Neoscopelus serranoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF540B4FB246C7DFAC5" bold="true" box="[728,820,1267,1293]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24E7A77165DFFF540B4FB246C7DFAC5" box="[728,820,1267,1293]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is morphologically very similar to
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF546A0FB246A15FAC5" box="[1228,1372,1267,1293]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">N. microchir</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from which it differs subtly.
<taxonomicName id="4C09609D165DFFF543CEFAC06DD1FAF8" authorityName="Bañón &amp; Barros-García &amp; Arronte &amp; Rábade &amp; Rio &amp; Baldó &amp; Carlos" authorityYear="2024" box="[418,664,1303,1329]" family="Neoscopelidae" genus="Neoscopelus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Myctophiformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="serranoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF543CEFAC06DD1FAF8" box="[418,664,1303,1329]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Neoscopelus serranoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF540CDFAC06DB5FAF9" bold="true" box="[673,764,1303,1329]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24E7A77165DFFF540CDFAC06DB5FAF9" box="[673,764,1303,1329]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
differs from
<typeStatus id="54B2A5BC165DFFF541FBFAC06C8EFAF9" box="[919,967,1303,1329]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">type</typeStatus>
specimens of
<taxonomicName id="4C09609D165DFFF54603FAC06BB7FAF9" box="[1135,1278,1303,1329]" family="Neoscopelidae" genus="Neoscopelus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Myctophiformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="microchir">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF54603FAC06BB7FAF9" box="[1135,1278,1303,1329]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">N. microchir</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to
<bibRefCitation id="EF9866EF165DFFF542FBFAEC6E29FA9D" author="Matsubara, K." box="[151,352,1339,1365]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" pagination="37 - 82" refId="ref10823" refString="Matsubara, K. (1943) Ichthyological annotations from the depth of the Sea of Japan, I-VII. Journal of the Sigenkagaku Kenkyusyo, 1, 37 - 82." type="journal article" year="1943">Matsubara (1943)</bibRefCitation>
, in having a shorter anal-fin base (25.734 vs 33.743.7% HL) and a shorter pelvic fin (40.459.6, mean±95% IC=50.1±1.78 vs 61.365.8% HL). (
<tableCitation id="C68B2EA5165DFFF540D8FA886C41FAB1" box="[692,776,1375,1401]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="5.[151,239,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 1. Morphometric and meristic data of Neoscopelus serranoi sp. nov. based on the examination of 35 specimens from the NE Atlantic (holotype and 34 paratypes) compared with specimens of Neoscopelus microchir from the Western Pacific based on Matsubara (1943) (holotype and 37 paratypes)." pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Table 1</tableCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB61B1E165DFFF542ABFA546EBCFA09" blockId="4.[151,1437,474,2013]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
It differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C09609D165DFFF54307FA546D70FA55" box="[363,569,1411,1437]" family="Neoscopelidae" genus="Neoscopelus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Myctophiformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="macrolepidotus">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF54307FA546D70FA55" box="[363,569,1411,1437]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">N. macrolepidotus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a shorter anal-fin base (25.734 vs 37.944.4 % HL), and more LO photophores (2024 vs 1215).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB61B1E165DFFF542ABFA1C6B66F9E5" blockId="4.[151,1437,474,2013]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
It differs from
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF5431AFA1C6EBBFA2C" box="[374,498,1483,1508]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">N. porosus</emphasis>
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in having a greater eye (20.328.8 vs 17.421.6% HL), longer pre-anal distance (72.279 vs 64.571.2% SL), shorter anal-fin base (25.734 vs 44.851.8 % HL), fewer gillrakers (1415 vs 17 22), and fewer LO photophores (2024 vs 3540) (
<bibRefCitation id="EF9866EF165DFFF540BFF9C46C06F9E5" author="Arai, R." box="[723,847,1555,1581]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" pagination="465 - 471" refId="ref7997" refString="Arai, R. (1969) A new iniomous fish of the genus Neoscopelus from Suruga Bay, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, 12 (3), 465 - 471." type="journal article" year="1969">Arai, 1969</bibRefCitation>
;
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Wada
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF541CCF9C46C9BF9E5" box="[928,978,1555,1581]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">et al</emphasis>
., 2021
</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB61B1E165DFFF542ABF9E16A11F9BD" blockId="4.[151,1437,474,2013]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF542ABF9E16EABF998" bold="true" box="[199,482,1590,1616]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Morphological revision.</emphasis>
A revision of the morphological characters reported in the ichthyological literature for the two Atlantic species,
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF543DCF98C6D37F9BD" box="[432,638,1627,1653]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">N. macrolepidotus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF540D8F98C6C0BF9BD" box="[692,834,1627,1653]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">N. microchir</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is presented in the
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and
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, respectively.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB61B1E165DFFF542ABF9A96C31F929" blockId="4.[151,1437,474,2013]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF542ABF9A96E8BF950" bold="true" box="[199,450,1662,1688]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Species Delimitation.</emphasis>
The results of the DNA-based species delimitation analyses are summarised in
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,
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,
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and Appendix 4. All analyses have confirmed hidden diversity within the
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF54644F9746BFFF975" box="[1064,1206,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Neoscopelus</emphasis>
species
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except for a single individual of
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF54314F9106EB8F928" box="[376,497,1735,1760]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">N. porosus</emphasis>
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(GBGCA 11195-15) from
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.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB61B1E165DFFF542ABF93C6D4BF814" blockId="4.[151,1437,474,2013]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
The new
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF54346F93C6E13F8CD" box="[298,346,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">COI</emphasis>
sequences labelled as
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF54020F93C6C75F8CC" box="[588,828,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Neoscopelus serranoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF5412CF93C6CDEF8CD" bold="true" box="[832,919,1771,1797]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24E7A77165DFFF5412CF93C6CDEF8CD" box="[832,919,1771,1797]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
were all assembled into an independent MOTU in four of the six analyses (BIN, ASAP, bPTP and mPTP) including four individuals mined from the repositories and assigned to
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF5433BF8E46EA1F885" box="[343,488,1843,1869]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">N. microchir</emphasis>
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(MFLE001-12 from
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, KF489668KF489669 from
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Southern Indian Ocean and PORCU026-22 from Northeast Atlantic) (
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,
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). GMYC and mGMYC further subdivide this cluster in two groups, one with eighteen
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF540F4F8AC6CC5F85C" box="[664,908,1915,1941]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Neoscopelus serranoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF541F8F8AC6CA6F85D" bold="true" box="[916,1007,1915,1941]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24E7A77165DFFF541F8F8AC6CA6F85D" box="[916,1007,1915,1941]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
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one
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF54634F8AC6B3AF85C" box="[1112,1139,1915,1940]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">N.</emphasis>
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microchir (MFLE001-12) sequences and the second with eight
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF54059F8486C60F870" box="[565,809,1951,1977]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Neoscopelus serranoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF5415CF8486CC3F871" bold="true" box="[816,906,1951,1977]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24E7A77165DFFF5415CF8486CC3F871" box="[816,906,1951,1977]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
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three
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165DFFF54193F8486B53F870" box="[1023,1050,1951,1976]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">N.</emphasis>
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microchir sequences (KF489668 KF489669 and PORCU026-22).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165CFFF442FBFF406E43FF67" bold="true" box="[151,266,151,175]" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Morphometric and meristic data of
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165CFFF440E0FF406C3DFF67" box="[652,884,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Neoscopelus serranoi</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165CFFF44117FF4F6C98FF78" bold="true" box="[891,977,152,176]" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24E7A77165CFFF44117FF4F6C98FF78" box="[891,977,152,176]" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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based on the examination of 35 specimens from the NE Atlantic (holotype and 34 paratypes) compared with specimens of
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165CFFF44184FF6C6B94FF1B" box="[1000,1245,187,211]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Neoscopelus microchir</emphasis>
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from the Western Pacific based on
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(holotype and 37 paratypes).
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165CFFF4401BFED06CE7FED7" bold="true" box="[631,942,263,287]" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165CFFF4401BFED06C1EFED7" bold="true" box="[631,855,263,287]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Neoscopelus serranoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24E7A77165CFFF44131FED06CE7FED7" box="[861,942,263,287]" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165CFFF44618FED06A2DFED7" bold="true" box="[1140,1380,263,287]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Neoscopelus microchir</emphasis>
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<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FEE76A32FE80" box="[1301,1403,304,328]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Paratypes</td>
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<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFE8F6EE2FEB8" box="[163,427,344,368]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Total length (mm)</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FE8F6D25FEB8" box="[526,620,344,368]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">236</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FE8F6C3BFEB8" box="[676,882,344,368]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">187323(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FE8F6B5BFEB8" box="[941,1042,344,368]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">247±5.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFE576A32FE50" box="[163,1403,384,408]" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFE576EE2FE50" box="[163,427,384,408]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Standard length (mm)</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FE576D25FE50" box="[526,620,384,408]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">192</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FE576C3BFE50" box="[676,882,384,408]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">150259(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FE576B5BFE50" box="[941,1042,384,408]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">198±4.9</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FE576B8FFE50" box="[1128,1222,384,408]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">146.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFE7F6A32FE08" box="[163,1403,424,448]" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFE7F6A32FE08" box="[163,1403,424,448]" colspan="6" colspanRight="5" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165CFFF442CFFE7E6FB0FE08" box="[163,249,424,448]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">As % SL</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFE076A32FE21" box="[163,1403,464,489]" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFE076EE2FE21" box="[163,427,464,489]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Head length</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FE076D25FE21" box="[526,620,464,489]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">29.7</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FE076C3BFE21" box="[676,882,464,489]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">29.734.5(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FE076B5BFE21" box="[941,1042,464,489]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">31.8±0.2</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FE076B8FFE21" box="[1128,1222,464,489]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">30.3</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FE076A32FE21" box="[1301,1403,464,489]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">28.233</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFE2E6A32FDD9" box="[163,1403,505,529]" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFE2E6EE2FDD9" box="[163,427,505,529]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Pre-dorsal-fin length</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FE2E6D25FDD9" box="[526,620,505,529]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">41.1</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FE2E6C3BFDD9" box="[676,882,505,529]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">4148(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FE2E6B5BFDD9" box="[941,1042,505,529]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">43.2±0.3</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FE2E6B8FFDD9" box="[1128,1222,505,529]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">41.5</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FE2E6A32FDD9" box="[1301,1403,505,529]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">39.844.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFDF66A32FDF1" box="[163,1403,545,569]" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFDF66EE2FDF1" box="[163,427,545,569]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Pre-anal-fin length</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FDF66D25FDF1" box="[526,620,545,569]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">76.6</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FDF66C3BFDF1" box="[676,882,545,569]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">72.279(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FDF66B5BFDF1" box="[941,1042,545,569]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">75.9±0.3</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FDF66B8FFDF1" box="[1128,1222,545,569]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">73.5</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FDF66A32FDF1" box="[1301,1403,545,569]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">70.476.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFD9E6A32FDA9" box="[163,1403,585,609]" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFD9E6EE2FDA9" box="[163,427,585,609]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Pre-pectoral-fin length</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FD9E6D25FDA9" box="[526,620,585,609]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">31.8</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FD9E6C3BFDA9" box="[676,882,585,609]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">29.931.1(3)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FD9E6B8FFDA9" box="[1128,1222,585,609]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">31.6</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FD9E6A32FDA9" box="[1301,1403,585,609]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">29.835</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFDA66A32FD42" box="[163,1403,625,650]" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFDA66EE2FD42" box="[163,427,625,650]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Pre-pelvic-fin length</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FDA66D25FD42" box="[526,620,625,650]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">44.3</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FDA66C3BFD42" box="[676,882,625,650]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">40.447.5(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FDA66B5BFD42" box="[941,1042,625,650]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">45±0.3</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FDA66B8FFD42" box="[1128,1222,625,650]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">42</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FDA66A32FD42" box="[1301,1403,625,650]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">41.547.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFD4D6A32FD7A" box="[163,1403,666,690]" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFD4D6EE2FD7A" box="[163,427,666,690]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Pre-adipose length</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FD4D6D25FD7A" box="[526,620,666,690]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">79.7</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FD4D6C3BFD7A" box="[676,882,666,690]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">78.384.8(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FD4D6B5BFD7A" box="[941,1042,666,690]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">81.1±0.2</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FD4D6B8FFD7A" box="[1128,1222,666,690]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">80</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FD4D6A32FD7A" box="[1301,1403,666,690]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">76.982.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFD156A32FD12" box="[163,1403,706,730]" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFD156EE2FD12" box="[163,427,706,730]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Body depth (maximum)</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FD156D25FD12" box="[526,620,706,730]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">22.9</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FD156C3BFD12" box="[676,882,706,730]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">18.928.1(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FD156B5BFD12" box="[941,1042,706,730]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">24.3±0.4</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FD156B8FFD12" box="[1128,1222,706,730]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">22.3</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FD156A32FD12" box="[1301,1403,706,730]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">21.727.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFD3D6A32FCCA" box="[163,1403,746,770]" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFD3D6EE2FCCA" box="[163,427,746,770]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Interdorsal-adipose length</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FD3D6D25FCCA" box="[526,620,746,770]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">20.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFCC46A32FCE3" box="[163,1403,787,811]" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFCC46A32FCE3" box="[163,1403,787,811]" colspan="6" colspanRight="5" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165CFFF442CFFCC46FB7FCE2" box="[163,254,787,811]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">As % HL</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFCEC6A32FC9B" box="[163,1403,827,851]" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rowspan-4="1">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFCEC6EE2FC9B" box="[163,427,827,851]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Pre-orbital length</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FCEC6D25FC9B" box="[526,620,827,851]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">24.6</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FCEC6C3BFC9B" box="[676,882,827,851]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">18.928.2(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FCEC6B5BFC9B" box="[941,1042,827,851]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">23.9±0.4</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FCEC6A32FC9B" box="[1301,1403,827,851]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">2226.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFCB46A32FCB3" box="[163,1403,867,891]" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFCB46EE2FCB3" box="[163,427,867,891]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Post-orbital length</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FCB46D25FCB3" box="[526,620,867,891]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">52.6</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FCB46C3BFCB3" box="[676,882,867,891]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">46.856.7(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FCB46B5BFCB3" box="[941,1042,867,891]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">51.5±0.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFC5C6A32FC6C" box="[163,1403,907,932]" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFC5C6EE2FC6C" box="[163,427,907,932]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Eye diameter</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FC5C6D25FC6C" box="[526,620,907,932]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">21.1</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FC5C6C3BFC6C" box="[676,882,907,932]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">20.328.8(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FC5C6B5BFC6C" box="[941,1042,907,932]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">24.7±0.4</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FC5C6B8FFC6C" box="[1128,1222,907,932]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">24</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FC5C6A32FC6C" box="[1301,1403,907,932]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">21.227.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFC646A32FC04" box="[163,1403,947,972]" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFC646EE2FC04" box="[163,427,947,972]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Interorbital width</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FC646D25FC04" box="[526,620,947,972]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">29.8</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FC646C3BFC04" box="[676,882,947,972]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">20.734(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FC646B5BFC04" box="[941,1042,947,972]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">24.3±0.4</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FC646B8FFC04" box="[1128,1222,947,972]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">30.3</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FC646A32FC04" box="[1301,1403,947,972]" gridcol="5" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">25.833</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFC0B6A32FC3C" box="[163,1403,988,1012]" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFC0B6EE2FC3C" box="[163,427,988,1012]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Upper jaw length</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FC0B6D25FC3C" box="[526,620,988,1012]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">54.4</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FC0B6C3BFC3C" box="[676,882,988,1012]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">45.760(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FC0B6B5BFC3C" box="[941,1042,988,1012]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">52.7±0.5</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FC0B6B8FFC3C" box="[1128,1222,988,1012]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">51.8</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FC0B6A32FC3C" box="[1301,1403,988,1012]" gridcol="5" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">5156.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFBD36A32FBD4" box="[163,1403,1028,1052]" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFBD36EE2FBD4" box="[163,427,1028,1052]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Dorsal-fin base</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FBD36D25FBD4" box="[526,620,1028,1052]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">59.6</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FBD36C3BFBD4" box="[676,882,1028,1052]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">44.259.6(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FBD36B5BFBD4" box="[941,1042,1028,1052]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">51.6± 0.6</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FBD36B8FFBD4" box="[1128,1222,1028,1052]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">51.8</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FBD36A32FBD4" box="[1301,1403,1028,1052]" gridcol="5" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">45.260.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFBFB6A32FB8C" box="[163,1403,1068,1092]" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFBFB6EE2FB8C" box="[163,427,1068,1092]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Anal-fin base</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FBFB6D25FB8C" box="[526,620,1068,1092]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">31.6</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FBFB6C3BFB8C" box="[676,882,1068,1092]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">25.734(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FBFB6B5BFB8C" box="[941,1042,1068,1092]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">31±0.4</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FBFB6B8FFB8C" box="[1128,1222,1068,1092]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">40</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FBFB6A32FB8C" box="[1301,1403,1068,1092]" gridcol="5" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">33.743.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFB836A32FBA5" box="[163,1403,1108,1133]" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFB836EE2FBA5" box="[163,427,1108,1133]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Pectoral-fin length</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FB836D25FBA5" box="[526,620,1108,1133]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">107</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FB836C3BFBA5" box="[676,882,1108,1133]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">84.4111.7(33)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FB836B5BFBA5" box="[941,1042,1108,1133]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">99.9±1.2</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FB836B8FFBA5" box="[1128,1222,1108,1133]" gridcol="4" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">87</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FB836A32FBA5" box="[1301,1403,1108,1133]" gridcol="5" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">82100</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFBAA6A32FB5D" box="[163,1403,1149,1173]" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rowspan-4="1">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFBAA6EE2FB5D" box="[163,427,1149,1173]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Pelvic-fin length</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FBAA6D25FB5D" box="[526,620,1149,1173]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">59.6</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FBAA6C3BFB5D" box="[676,882,1149,1173]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">40.459.6(34)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E41C1FBAA6B5BFB5D" box="[941,1042,1149,1173]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">50.1±0.9</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FBAA6A32FB5D" box="[1301,1403,1149,1173]" gridcol="5" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">61.365.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFB726A32FB75" box="[163,1403,1189,1213]" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFB726EE2FB75" box="[163,427,1189,1213]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Caudal-peduncle depth</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FB726D25FB75" box="[526,620,1189,1213]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">33.6</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FB726C3BFB75" box="[676,882,1189,1213]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">33.635.1(3)</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FB726B8FFB75" box="[1128,1222,1189,1213]" gridcol="4" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">36.4</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FB726A32FB75" box="[1301,1403,1189,1213]" gridcol="5" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">31.141.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFB196A32FB2D" box="[163,1403,1230,1253]" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFB196A32FB2D" box="[163,1403,1230,1253]" colspan="6" colspanRight="5" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
<emphasis id="B97DC70C165CFFF442CFFB196FBEFB2D" box="[163,247,1230,1253]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Meristic</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFB226A32FAC6" box="[163,1403,1269,1294]" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFB226EE2FAC6" box="[163,427,1269,1294]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Dorsal fin rays</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FB226D25FAC6" box="[526,620,1269,1294]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">14</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FB226C3BFAC6" box="[676,882,1269,1294]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">1314</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FB226B8FFAC6" box="[1128,1222,1269,1294]" gridcol="4" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">13</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FB226A32FAC6" box="[1301,1403,1269,1294]" gridcol="5" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">1213</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFAC96A32FAFE" box="[163,1403,1310,1334]" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFAC96EE2FAFE" box="[163,427,1310,1334]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Anal fin rays</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FAC96D25FAFE" box="[526,620,1310,1334]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">11</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FAC96C3BFAFE" box="[676,882,1310,1334]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">1012</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FAC96B8FFAFE" box="[1128,1222,1310,1334]" gridcol="4" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">12</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FAC96A32FAFE" box="[1301,1403,1310,1334]" gridcol="5" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">1113</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFA916A32FA96" box="[163,1403,1350,1374]" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFA916EE2FA96" box="[163,427,1350,1374]" gridcol="0" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Pectoral fin rays</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FA916D25FA96" box="[526,620,1350,1374]" gridcol="1" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">17</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FA916C3BFA96" box="[676,882,1350,1374]" gridcol="2" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">1618</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FA916B8FFA96" box="[1128,1222,1350,1374]" gridcol="4" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">16</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FA916A32FA96" box="[1301,1403,1350,1374]" gridcol="5" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">1516</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFAB96A32FA4F" box="[163,1403,1390,1415]" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFAB96EE2FA4F" box="[163,427,1390,1415]" gridcol="0" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Pelvic fin rays</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FAB96D25FA4F" box="[526,620,1390,1415]" gridcol="1" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">9</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FAB96C3BFA4F" box="[676,882,1390,1415]" gridcol="2" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">9</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FAB96B8FFA4F" box="[1128,1222,1390,1415]" gridcol="4" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">9</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FAB96A32FA4F" box="[1301,1403,1390,1415]" gridcol="5" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFA416A32FA67" box="[163,1403,1430,1455]" gridrow="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFA416EE2FA67" box="[163,427,1430,1455]" gridcol="0" gridrow="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Branchiostegal rays</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FA416D25FA67" box="[526,620,1430,1455]" gridcol="1" gridrow="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">9</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FA416C3BFA67" box="[676,882,1430,1455]" gridcol="2" gridrow="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFA686A32FA1F" box="[163,1403,1471,1495]" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFA686EE2FA1F" box="[163,427,1471,1495]" gridcol="0" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Gill rakers</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FA686D25FA1F" box="[526,620,1471,1495]" gridcol="1" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">14</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FA686C3BFA1F" box="[676,882,1471,1495]" gridcol="2" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">1415</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FA686B8FFA1F" box="[1128,1222,1471,1495]" gridcol="4" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">16</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FA686A32FA1F" box="[1301,1403,1471,1495]" gridcol="5" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">1418</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFFA306A32FA37" box="[163,1403,1511,1535]" gridrow="31" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFFA306EE2FA37" box="[163,427,1511,1535]" gridcol="0" gridrow="31" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Is phtophores</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062FA306D25FA37" box="[526,620,1511,1535]" gridcol="1" gridrow="31" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">9</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8FA306C3BFA37" box="[676,882,1511,1535]" gridcol="2" gridrow="31" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">89</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604FA306B8FFA37" box="[1128,1222,1511,1535]" gridcol="4" gridrow="31" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">9</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779FA306A32FA37" box="[1301,1403,1511,1535]" gridcol="5" gridrow="31" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">810</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3539195C165C000E42CFF9D86A32F9EF" box="[163,1403,1551,1575]" gridrow="32" pageId="5" pageNumber="492" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="76E87020165C000E42CFF9D86EE2F9EF" box="[163,427,1551,1575]" gridcol="0" gridrow="32" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">LO photophores</th>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4062F9D86D25F9EF" box="[526,620,1551,1575]" gridcol="1" gridrow="32" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">22</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E40C8F9D86C3BF9EF" box="[676,882,1551,1575]" gridcol="2" gridrow="32" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">2124</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4604F9D86B8FF9EF" box="[1128,1222,1551,1575]" gridcol="4" gridrow="32" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">24</td>
<td id="76E87020165C000E4779F9D86A32F9EF" box="[1301,1403,1551,1575]" gridcol="5" gridrow="32" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">2026</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB61B1E165CFFF442ABF9AC6A71F915" blockId="5.[151,1437,1659,2010]" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
For the remaining
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165CFFF443F4F9AB6D6FF95D" box="[408,550,1659,1685]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">N. microchir</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the DNA analyses revealed three independent MOTUs consistently supported by all analyses; the first with eleven individuals from
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, the second with six sequences from
<collectingCountry id="F31E5B8E165CFFF446B4F9486A0BF971" box="[1240,1346,1695,1721]" name="Australia" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Australia</collectingCountry>
, and the third with four individuals, three of them from the
<collectingCountry id="F31E5B8E165CFFF440A3F9146C5BF915" box="[719,786,1731,1757]" name="China" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">China</collectingCountry>
Sea and the last (AP002921) of unknown origin.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB61B1E165CFFF742ABF9306B23FF1D" blockId="5.[151,1437,1659,2010]" lastBlockId="6.[151,1436,151,213]" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="493" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">
Several MOTUs have also been found in
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165CFFF440DFF93F6CCCF8C9" box="[691,901,1767,1793]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">N. macrolepidotus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, ranging from three to five depending on the analysis. The sequences assigned to
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165CFFF44059F8DB6C4DF8ED" box="[565,772,1803,1829]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">N. macrolepidotus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are mostly subdivided into two large groups supported by all the analyses (
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,
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). The first comprises eight individuals of the Indo-Pacific area and one from the Gulf of Mexico (MG856810). The second group includes between 10 and 12 individuals distributed worldwide. Both groups represent 85% of the
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<emphasis id="B97DC70C165CFFF443B3F8AF6DE7F859" box="[479,686,1911,1937]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">N. macrolepidotus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
individuals used in the present study. Similarly, a single sequence from the Indian Ocean (FOAQ886-22) is always clustered individually. On the other hand, there are two sequences (FMVIC257-08 from
<collectingCountry id="F31E5B8E165CFFF443E3F8686EBFF811" box="[399,502,1983,2009]" name="Australia" pageId="5" pageNumber="492">Australia</collectingCountry>
and AP012238) that are included in one of the majority MOTU in three analyses (ASAP, mPTP and mGMYC) and are considered as two independent MOTUs for bPTP. BIN and GMYC included AP012238 in a shared cluster but considered FMVIC257-08 as an independent species.
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